Eminent ENT Surgeon, Padma Shri awardee Dr S Kameswaran passes away at the age of 98
Chennai: Eminent ENT Surgeon and Padma Shri awardee Dr Shanmugam Kameswaran passed away at the age of 98 on Saturday.
The recipient of the prestigious Dr B C Roy award, Dr Kameswaran was born in 1923. He pursued his early education in Loyola College and Madras Medical College.
He trained in the United Kingdom where he got his FRCS from Edinburgh and Glasgow.
He was the former director of the Institute of Otorhinolaryngology at the Madras Medical College and mentored generations of ENT surgeons from various parts of the country. He also served as director of University of Madras's Basic Medical Sciences at Taramani.
Dr Kameswaran was also a member of the three-member committee that was responsible for laying the foundation for starting Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University. Moreover, he was also the Director of Basic Medical Sciences at the University of Madras.
He was a surgeon to former President R. Venkataraman, and a short-term consultant to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
He received numerous awards and accolades including Padmashri and Dr. B.C. Roy award.
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