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| occupation = Professor Emeritus of [[St Stephen's Hospital, Delhi]]
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'''Balu Sankaran''' was a professor, scientist and recipient of the [[Padma Shri]] and [[Padma Vibushan]] awards. He helped establish an artificial limbs manufacturing corporation and a rehabilitation institute.

==Biography==
Sankaran was born in [[Tamil Nadu]] on 4 September 1926. He graduated with a medical degree from [[Stanley Medical College]] in [[Chennai]] in 1948. He travelled to United States and [[England]] and received training from [[Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center]] during 1951–1955 and [[Manchester Royal Infirmary]] in 1955.<ref name="helping leprosy patients"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Biography|url=http://www.indiainteractive.com/sankaran.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Padma Vibhushan for Khushwant, Nariman |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/26/stories/2007012623790100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501050051/http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/26/stories/2007012623790100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2007|date=26 January 2007|work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

== Career ==
After he returned to India from Manchester UK. Dr. Balu Sankaran taught few months in the Department of Anatomy at KMC Manipal before joining AIIMS Delhi.
Sankaran began his career as an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery in [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences]] (AIIMS) in 1956. After 7 years as an Assistant Professor, he was promoted to Associate Professor in 1963 and continued with [[AIIMS]] till 1967. While working in AIIMS, he conducted basic medical research as a [[Rockefeller Foundation]] fellow at [[University of Chicago]] in United States. After his stint at AIIMS, he accepted a position as Professor in [[Maulana Azad Medical College]] till 1970. He served as a Director of Central Institute of Orthopedics during 1970 till 1978. He was offered to serve as the Director of [[World Health Organization]] in [[Geneva]] in 1981 and remained with WHO till 1987. He also served as the Chairman of the Rehabilitation Council of India between 1992 and 1994.

While working as a Director of Central Institute of Orthopedics, He helped set up the [[Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India]] at [[Kanpur]] in 1972 and helped establish [[National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research]] at [[Olatpur]] near [[Bhubaneshwar]] in 1975 and remained Chairman of the Corporation till 1981. He worked as a Professor Emeritus at [[St Stephen's Hospital, Delhi]].<ref name="springer biography">{{cite web|title=Biography|url=https://www.springer.com/medicine/surgery/journal/12593?detailsPage=aboutTheEditor|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203005048/http://www.springer.com/medicine/surgery/journal/12593?detailsPage=aboutTheEditor|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-03|work=Springer}}</ref>

== Death ==
He died on 20 June 2012 after a brief illness.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/noted-orthopaedic-surgeon-balu-sankaran-passes-away/article3551567.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Noted orthopaedic surgeon Balu Sankaran passes away | date=21 June 2012}}</ref>

== Awards ==
He received [[Padma Shri]] award in 1972 for the trauma care and rehabilitation provided to soldiers injured in [[Bangladesh Liberation War|1971 Bangladesh war]], while stationed at [[Safdarjung Hospital]]. He also received [[Padma Vibushan]] award for medicine in year 2007.<ref name="helping leprosy patients">{{cite news|title=An institution to help leprosy affected patients is his vision |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/11/stories/2007021118100200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104041144/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/11/stories/2007021118100200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2012|date=11 February 2007|work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official|http://www.artlimbs.com/|Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India official website}}
*[http://nirtar.nic.in/ National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research]

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Medicine}}
{{Padma Vibhushan Awards}}

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