TN Surgeon Dr Jayalal takes charge as the new national president of IMA
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Delhi: Surgeon Dr Jayalal took charge as the new national president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) for the year 2000-2021 at its 95th annual National conference which was held recently. While taking charge, the doctor announced his aim to fight against mixopathy, pointing that the association would continue opposing the move of the government to promote " khichadi medicine" in the country.
Dr Jayalal is an associate professor of surgery at Tirunelveli Medical College. The annual conference of the Indian Medical Association and installation of Dr. J. A. Jayalal as the new national president of IMA for the year 2020-2021 took place on 28/12/20 at ITC Chola.
He is a government medical practitioner from the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu with a great reputation. He has also served as state honorary general secretary for IMA Tamilnadu State and further as the National Coordinator for the academic wings of IMA. Dr. Jayalal rose from a humble background as the son of a staff nurse to become a well-known laparoscopic surgeon in the southern part of India. He has mostly used his expertise for the benefit of the poor by working in government hospitals currently a professor of surgery at Kanyakumari medical college. He is a multi-faceted person with an MBA from Canada and a PhD from the University of Pondicherry. He's also a Rotarian. He chairs the UNESCO Bioethics in India.
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