33 Doctors awarded by TN Medical Council for exceptional service during COVID, Details

Written by Sanchari Chattopadhyay Published On 2021-07-31T09:30:00+05:30 | Updated On 9 Dec 2022 12:08 PM IST

33 Doctors awarded by TN Medical Council for exceptional service during COVID, Details

Chennai: 33 doctors have recently been awarded by Tamil Nadu Medical Council for their dedication and exceptional services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The occasion was graced by Governor Banwarilal Purohit, who gave the awards on Thursday.

K Senthil, President of the TN Medical Council told Medical Dialogues that Tamil Nadu Medical Council thought of honoring the healthcare professionals who extended their services day and night in order to contain the pandemic. Initially, the program was supposed to be in Raj Bhawan but it could not happen due to the pandemic.

"The efforts of the doctors must be appreciated for working round-the-clock to save lives since the pandemic broke out. In the process, many had succumbed to the virus. We were supposed to award 5 doctors in each category and there were 6 categories. But ultimately 33 doctors received the honour", Senthil added.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that Tamil Nadu Medical Council had called for the nominations for the "Medical Council Awards 2020" from eligible doctors coming under various categories who served during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nominations were supposed to be sent by the eligible doctors or by their proposers for recognition of their service during Covid-19 pandemic. There were a total of 6 categories with 5 awards each. The last date for the nomination was 15th February 2021.

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The list of awardee included well-recognized personalities like Dr.R.Narayana Babu, Director of Medical Education, Dr. T.S.Selvavinayagam, Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine,Chennai, Dr. S. Gurunathan, Director of Medical and Rural Health Services, Dr K Kolandaswamy, Former Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Dr.R.Shanthimalar, Director of Medical Education(OSD) of Chengalpattu Medical College, Dr. R.Jayanthi, Govt. Medical College of Omandurar, Dr.R.Balaji Nathan, Dean, Govt. Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College of Salem, Dr.E.Theranirajan, Dean, Madras Medical College, Dr.A. Rathinavel, Dean, Madurai Medical College, Dr.J.Sangumani, Dean, Govt.Medical College of Virudhunagar, Dr.A.Nirmala, Dean, Coimbatore Medical College, Dr.J.V.Peter, Director, Christian Medical College, Dr.P.Balaji, Dean, Govt.Stanley Medical College, Dr.K.Narayanasamy, Director, King Institute of Guindy, Dr.M.Natarajan, Prof.& Head of Medicine, Govt. Rajaji Hospital in Madurai, Dr.Saveetha Rajesh, Director, Saveetha Medical College.

Further, Dr.P.V.Vijayaraghavan, Vice Chancellor, Sri Ramachandra University, Dr.Prabhdeep Kaur, Deputy Director, ICMR Chenai, Dr S.Ragunanthanan, Prof. & Head of Medicine, Govt. Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital, Dr.Kaveri Krishnasamy, Director FAC, King Institute, Dr.A.K.Ravikumar, Hony.State Secretary-IMA TNSB, Dr.K.Ramu, Joint Director of Health Services, Thanjavur, Dr.S.Senthilkumar, Deputy Director Health Services, Coimbatore, Dr.G.Rameshkumar, Deputy Director of Health Services, Coimbatore, Dr.N.Mythily, Professor & HOD, Dept. of Microbiology, Coimbatore Medical College, Dr.J.SuriaKumar, Associate Professor, Govt. Medical College of Dindigul, Dr.K.H.Salim, Covid Hospital, Pudukkottai, Dr.M.ThiraviamMohanSenior Medical Officer, Dr.Jeyasekharan Hospital & Nursing Home in Nagercoil, Dr.K.Gomathi, Associate Professor, King Institute, Guindy, Dr.S.Srinivasan, Registrar, Institute of Child Health, Dr.M.Jagadeesan, City Health Officer i/c,Greater Chennai Corporation, Dr.Anburajan, and Dr.Boopathy have also received the award.

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Sanchari Chattopadhyay

Sanchari Chattopadhyay has pursued her M.A in English and Culture Studies from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal. She likes observing cultural specificities and exploring new places.