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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Mahipathi Madhwacharya Joshi&#039;&#039;&#039; (born 1935) is an Indian ophthalmologist and the founder of &#039;&#039;M. M. Joshi Eye Institute&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;Padma Nayanalaya&#039;&#039;), a 75-bedded super-specialty eye hospital, located in [[Hubli]] and [[Dharwad]], and the largest in the region.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;M M Joshi Eye Institute in Dharwad&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.askme.com/dharwad/outlets/m-m-joshi-eye-institute-dharwad-belgaum-road-krishinagar-u2091873584l39267485 | title=M M Joshi Eye Institute in Dharwad | publisher=Ask Me | date=2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818132100/https://www.askme.com/dharwad/outlets/m-m-joshi-eye-institute-dharwad-belgaum-road-krishinagar-u2091873584l39267485 | archive-date=18 August 2016 | url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The first post graduate private practitioner in the state of [[Karnataka]], he is one of the founders of &#039;&#039;Karnataka Ophthalmic Society&#039;&#039; and a recipient of [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]], the second highest civilian award of the Government of Karnataka.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;M.M. Joshi, Venkateshkumar among winners&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/mm-joshi-venkateshkumar-among-winners/article8153628.ece | title=M.M. Joshi, Venkateshkumar among winners | &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;publisher&lt;/del&gt;=The Hindu | date=26 January 2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2016, for his contributions to medicine.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Padma Awards&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards_25012016.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | accessdate=3 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085913/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards_25012016.pdf | archive-date=3 August 2017 | url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Mahipathi Madhwacharya Joshi&#039;&#039;&#039; (born 1935)&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{Citation needed|date=January 2025|reason=BLP}} &lt;/ins&gt;is an Indian ophthalmologist and the founder of &#039;&#039;M. M. Joshi Eye Institute&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;Padma Nayanalaya&#039;&#039;), a 75-bedded super-specialty eye hospital, located in [[Hubli]] and [[Dharwad]], and the largest in the region.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;M M Joshi Eye Institute in Dharwad&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.askme.com/dharwad/outlets/m-m-joshi-eye-institute-dharwad-belgaum-road-krishinagar-u2091873584l39267485 | title=M M Joshi Eye Institute in Dharwad | publisher=Ask Me | date=2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818132100/https://www.askme.com/dharwad/outlets/m-m-joshi-eye-institute-dharwad-belgaum-road-krishinagar-u2091873584l39267485 | archive-date=18 August 2016 | url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The first post graduate private practitioner in the state of [[Karnataka]], he is one of the founders of &#039;&#039;Karnataka Ophthalmic Society&#039;&#039; and a recipient of [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]], the second highest civilian award of the Government of Karnataka.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;M.M. Joshi, Venkateshkumar among winners&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/mm-joshi-venkateshkumar-among-winners/article8153628.ece | title=M.M. Joshi, Venkateshkumar among winners | &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;work&lt;/ins&gt;=The Hindu | date=26 January 2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2016, for his contributions to medicine.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Padma Awards&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards_25012016.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | accessdate=3 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085913/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards_25012016.pdf | archive-date=3 August 2017 | url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Biography ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Biography ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;M. M. Joshi was born on 10 May 1935 in the village of Nimbal in [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur district]] of the south Indian state of [[Karnataka]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Founder&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.mmjoshieyeinstitute.com/founder.html | title=Founder | publisher=M M Joshi Eye Clinic | date=2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After securing a post graduate degree (MS) in ophthalmology, he started his private practice in [[Hubli]], the first post graduate ophthalmologist from Karnataka to enter private practice, and in 1967, founded M. M. Joshi Eye Institute. The institution has over the years grown to become a two-location (Hubli and Dharwad) super specialty hospital group and is a post graduate institute in ophthalmology.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;M M Joshi Eye Institute in Dharwad&quot; /&amp;gt; Under the egis of his institute, Joshi is involved in organizing free eye camps&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Cataract Surgery for screened patients at M.M. Joshi Eye Institute, Hubli under CSR - Kaiga Site&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.npcil.nic.in/pdf/news_05jun2014_02.pdf | title=Cataract Surgery for screened patients at M.M. Joshi Eye Institute, Hubli under CSR - Kaiga Site | publisher=Nuclear Power Corporation of India | date=20 May 2014 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Blinded by greed&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.iijnm.org/mastersproject2015/navalgund-blinded-by-greed-2015.html | title=Blinded by greed | publisher=Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media | date=2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and [[Continuing medical education]] programs.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;CME on ophthalmology draws 170 participants&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/10/12/stories/2004101201230300.htm | title=CME on ophthalmology draws 170 participants | date=12 October 2004 | work=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=30 July 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; he is reported to have established the first [[eye bank]] in the state of Karnataka and is known to have initiated the first eye donation program in the state.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;M.M. Joshi, Venkateshkumar among winners&quot; /&amp;gt; He is one of the founders of &#039;&#039;Karnataka Ophthalmic Society&#039;&#039; and it was the only professional body in ophthalmology in the state when it was established in 1980. The Government of Karnataka honored him with [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]] in 1989 and he received the national civilian honor of the [[Padma Shri]] in 2016.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Padma Awards&quot; /&amp;gt; Joshi, a recipient of an honorary doctorate from [[Karnataka University]], also received the National Award of [[FIE Foundation]] in 1997 and Lifetime Achievement Award of the All India Ophthalmic Society in 2015.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;M.M. Joshi, Venkateshkumar among winners&quot; /&amp;gt; The Karnataka Ophthalmic Society have instituted an annual award, &#039;&#039;Dr. M.M. Joshi Best Paper Award&#039;&#039;, in his honor for recognizing innovations in ophthalmology.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Orations &amp;amp; Awards&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://kos.drgiri.org/index.php/orations-awards | title=Orations &amp;amp; Awards | publisher=Karnataka Ophthalmic Society | date=2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Dr Padmamalini Mahendradas&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.narayananethralaya.org/doctors/dr-padmamalini/ | title=Dr Padmamalini Mahendradas | publisher=Narayana Netthralaya | date=2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;M. M. Joshi was born on 10 May 1935&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{Citation needed|date=January 2025|reason=BLP}} &lt;/ins&gt;in the village of Nimbal in [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur district]] of the south Indian state of [[Karnataka]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Founder&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.mmjoshieyeinstitute.com/founder.html | title=Founder | publisher=M M Joshi Eye Clinic | date=2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| archive-date=19 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119200838/http://mmjoshieyeinstitute.com/founder.html | url-status=dead &lt;/ins&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After securing a post graduate degree (MS) in ophthalmology, he started his private practice in [[Hubli]], the first post graduate ophthalmologist from Karnataka to enter private practice, and in 1967, founded M. M. Joshi Eye Institute. The institution has over the years grown to become a two-location (Hubli and Dharwad) super specialty hospital group and is a post graduate institute in ophthalmology.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;M M Joshi Eye Institute in Dharwad&quot; /&amp;gt; Under the egis of his institute, Joshi is involved in organizing free eye camps&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Cataract Surgery for screened patients at M.M. Joshi Eye Institute, Hubli under CSR - Kaiga Site&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.npcil.nic.in/pdf/news_05jun2014_02.pdf | title=Cataract Surgery for screened patients at M.M. Joshi Eye Institute, Hubli under CSR - Kaiga Site | publisher=Nuclear Power Corporation of India | date=20 May 2014 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Blinded by greed&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.iijnm.org/mastersproject2015/navalgund-blinded-by-greed-2015.html | title=Blinded by greed | publisher=Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media | date=2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| archive-date=2 February 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001102/http://www.iijnm.org/mastersproject2015/navalgund-blinded-by-greed-2015.html | url-status=dead &lt;/ins&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and [[Continuing medical education]] programs.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;CME on ophthalmology draws 170 participants&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/10/12/stories/2004101201230300.htm | title=CME on ophthalmology draws 170 participants | date=12 October 2004 | work=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=30 July 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; he is reported to have established the first [[eye bank]] in the state of Karnataka and is known to have initiated the first eye donation program in the state.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;M.M. Joshi, Venkateshkumar among winners&quot; /&amp;gt; He is one of the founders of &#039;&#039;Karnataka Ophthalmic Society&#039;&#039; and it was the only professional body in ophthalmology in the state when it was established in 1980. The Government of Karnataka honored him with [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]] in 1989 and he received the national civilian honor of the [[Padma Shri]] in 2016.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Padma Awards&quot; /&amp;gt; Joshi, a recipient of an honorary doctorate from [[Karnataka University]], also received the National Award of [[FIE Foundation]] in 1997 and Lifetime Achievement Award of the All India Ophthalmic Society in 2015.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;M.M. Joshi, Venkateshkumar among winners&quot; /&amp;gt; The Karnataka Ophthalmic Society have instituted an annual award, &#039;&#039;Dr. M.M. Joshi Best Paper Award&#039;&#039;, in his honor for recognizing innovations in ophthalmology.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Orations &amp;amp; Awards&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://kos.drgiri.org/index.php/orations-awards | title=Orations &amp;amp; Awards | publisher=Karnataka Ophthalmic Society | date=2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;| archive-date=24 December 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224085552/http://kos.drgiri.org/index.php/orations-awards | url-status=dead &lt;/ins&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Dr Padmamalini Mahendradas&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.narayananethralaya.org/doctors/dr-padmamalini/ | title=Dr Padmamalini Mahendradas | publisher=Narayana Netthralaya | date=2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== See also ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== See also ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Living people]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Living people]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:20th-century Indian &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;medical doctors]]&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:20th-century Indian surgeons]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mahipathi Madhwacharya Joshi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (born 1935) is an Indian ophthalmologist and the founder of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;M. M. Joshi Eye Institute&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Padma Nayanalaya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), a 75-bedded super-specialty eye hospital, located in [[Hubli]] and [[Dharwad]], and the largest in the region.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;M M Joshi Eye Institute in Dharwad&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.askme.com/dharwad/outlets/m-m-joshi-eye-institute-dharwad-belgaum-road-krishinagar-u2091873584l39267485 | title=M M Joshi Eye Institute in Dharwad | publisher=Ask Me | date=2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818132100/https://www.askme.com/dharwad/outlets/m-m-joshi-eye-institute-dharwad-belgaum-road-krishinagar-u2091873584l39267485 | archive-date=18 August 2016 | url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The first post graduate private practitioner in the state of [[Karnataka]], he is one of the founders of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Karnataka Ophthalmic Society&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and a recipient of [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]], the second highest civilian award of the Government of Karnataka.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;M.M. Joshi, Venkateshkumar among winners&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/mm-joshi-venkateshkumar-among-winners/article8153628.ece | title=M.M. Joshi, Venkateshkumar among winners | publisher=The Hindu | date=26 January 2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2016, for his contributions to medicine.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Padma Awards&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards_25012016.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | accessdate=3 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085913/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards_25012016.pdf | archive-date=3 August 2017 | url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Biography ==&lt;br /&gt;
M. M. Joshi was born on 10 May 1935 in the village of Nimbal in [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur district]] of the south Indian state of [[Karnataka]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Founder&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.mmjoshieyeinstitute.com/founder.html | title=Founder | publisher=M M Joshi Eye Clinic | date=2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After securing a post graduate degree (MS) in ophthalmology, he started his private practice in [[Hubli]], the first post graduate ophthalmologist from Karnataka to enter private practice, and in 1967, founded M. M. Joshi Eye Institute. The institution has over the years grown to become a two-location (Hubli and Dharwad) super specialty hospital group and is a post graduate institute in ophthalmology.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;M M Joshi Eye Institute in Dharwad&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; Under the egis of his institute, Joshi is involved in organizing free eye camps&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Cataract Surgery for screened patients at M.M. Joshi Eye Institute, Hubli under CSR - Kaiga Site&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.npcil.nic.in/pdf/news_05jun2014_02.pdf | title=Cataract Surgery for screened patients at M.M. Joshi Eye Institute, Hubli under CSR - Kaiga Site | publisher=Nuclear Power Corporation of India | date=20 May 2014 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Blinded by greed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.iijnm.org/mastersproject2015/navalgund-blinded-by-greed-2015.html | title=Blinded by greed | publisher=Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media | date=2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and [[Continuing medical education]] programs.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;CME on ophthalmology draws 170 participants&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/10/12/stories/2004101201230300.htm | title=CME on ophthalmology draws 170 participants | date=12 October 2004 | work=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=30 July 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; he is reported to have established the first [[eye bank]] in the state of Karnataka and is known to have initiated the first eye donation program in the state.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;M.M. Joshi, Venkateshkumar among winners&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; He is one of the founders of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Karnataka Ophthalmic Society&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and it was the only professional body in ophthalmology in the state when it was established in 1980. The Government of Karnataka honored him with [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]] in 1989 and he received the national civilian honor of the [[Padma Shri]] in 2016.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Padma Awards&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; Joshi, a recipient of an honorary doctorate from [[Karnataka University]], also received the National Award of [[FIE Foundation]] in 1997 and Lifetime Achievement Award of the All India Ophthalmic Society in 2015.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;M.M. Joshi, Venkateshkumar among winners&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; The Karnataka Ophthalmic Society have instituted an annual award, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dr. M.M. Joshi Best Paper Award&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, in his honor for recognizing innovations in ophthalmology.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Orations &amp;amp; Awards&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://kos.drgiri.org/index.php/orations-awards | title=Orations &amp;amp; Awards | publisher=Karnataka Ophthalmic Society | date=2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dr Padmamalini Mahendradas&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.narayananethralaya.org/doctors/dr-padmamalini/ | title=Dr Padmamalini Mahendradas | publisher=Narayana Netthralaya | date=2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Eye bank]]&lt;br /&gt;
{{portal|India|Medicine}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== External links ==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWUU7d782Hw | title=Dr. M. M. Joshi awarded the &amp;quot;PADMA SHRI&amp;quot; Award | publisher=M. M. Joshi Eye Institute | work=[[YouTube]] video | date=5 April 2016 | accessdate=30 July 2016}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:20th-century surgeons]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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