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'''Taraprasad Das''' (born 1 April 1950) is an [[India]]n [[ophthalmologist]], who specializes in diseases of the [[retina]] and [[vitreous membrane]]. He is currently the Vice-Chairman of the L.V.Prasad Eye Institute. He is professor of ophthalmology at the [[Sun Yet-sen University of Medical Sciences]] in [[Guangzhou]], China.<ref name="patientcare.lvpei">{{cite web|url=http://patientcare.lvpei.org/eye-hospital/doctordetails.php?doctor=tpdas |title=Taraprasad Das |publisher=L V Prasad Eye Institute |access-date=2014-01-18}}</ref>

== Education ==
Das received his Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from [[Sambalpur University]] in 1978, and a Diploma in ophthalmic medicine and surgery (DOMS) from [[Kanpur University]] in 1980.<ref name="patientcare.lvpei" />
He received his master's degree in Ophthalmology (MS) from Madurai Kamraj University in 1988. He is fellowship trained in diseases of Retina and Vitreous under Professor P Namperumalsamy. He received his Fellowship Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) from Glasgow.

== Awards and honours ==
An elected fellow of the [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]],<ref name="List of Fellows - NAMS">{{cite web | url=http://www.nams-india.in/downloads/fellowsmembers/ZZ.pdf | title=List of Fellows - NAMS | publisher=National Academy of Medical Sciences | date=2016 | access-date=19 March 2016}}</ref> he was conferred Doctorate of Science ([[Honoris Causa]]) by [[Ravenshaw University]] in year 2011. The Government of India honoured him with the [[Padma Shri]] award in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-26/bhubaneswar/36563458_1_padma-honours-padma-vibhushan-padma-shri |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616173641/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-26/bhubaneswar/36563458_1_padma-honours-padma-vibhushan-padma-shri |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2013 |title=Three from Odisha get Padma honours |date=26 January 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2014-01-18}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Medicine}}
{{Padma Award winners of Odisha}}
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