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Prasad returned to India in 1947 and joined [[Patna Medical College and Hospital]] in 1948 as a lecturer at the department of medicine and became a professor in 1962.<ref name="Fruitful and purposeful life" /> During his tenure there, he started the department of pediatrics and, later, developed the children's ward into a hospital with a capacity of 250 beds.<ref name="Lala Suraj Nandan Prasad is dead" /> He also served the [[Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences]], Patna as an honorary director.<ref name="Obituary">{{cite web | url=http://www.nams-india.in/docs_pdfs/obit.pdf | title=Obituary | publisher=National Academy of Medical Sciences | date=2015 | access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref> In the early sixties, Prasad joined with George Coelho and his associate pediatrics to merge the Association of Pediatricians of India and the Indian Pediatric Society under one umbrella with a new identity in 1964<ref name="IAP History" /> and Prasad was made the founder president of the new organization, the [[Indian Academy of Pediatrics]].<ref name="Past Presidents" /> He took superannuation from Patna Medical College on 31 December 1971<ref name="Lala Surajnandan Prasad" /><ref name="Fruitful and purposeful life" /> but continued his activities by associating himself with the various medical committees.<ref name="Ethical Committee">{{cite web | url=http://www.rmrims.org.in/PDFs/ANN-Rept-2001-02pdf.pdf | title=Ethical Committee | publisher=Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences | date=2015 | access-date=7 June 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | Prasad returned to India in 1947 and joined [[Patna Medical College and Hospital]] in 1948 as a lecturer at the department of medicine and became a professor in 1962.<ref name="Fruitful and purposeful life" /> During his tenure there, he started the department of pediatrics and, later, developed the children's ward into a hospital with a capacity of 250 beds.<ref name="Lala Suraj Nandan Prasad is dead" /> He also served the [[Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences]], Patna as an honorary director.<ref name="Obituary">{{cite web | url=http://www.nams-india.in/docs_pdfs/obit.pdf | title=Obituary | publisher=National Academy of Medical Sciences | date=2015 | access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref> In the early sixties, Prasad joined with George Coelho and his associate pediatrics to merge the Association of Pediatricians of India and the Indian Pediatric Society under one umbrella with a new identity in 1964<ref name="IAP History" /> and Prasad was made the founder president of the new organization, the [[Indian Academy of Pediatrics]].<ref name="Past Presidents" /> He took superannuation from Patna Medical College on 31 December 1971<ref name="Lala Surajnandan Prasad" /><ref name="Fruitful and purposeful life" /> but continued his activities by associating himself with the various medical committees.<ref name="Ethical Committee">{{cite web | url=http://www.rmrims.org.in/PDFs/ANN-Rept-2001-02pdf.pdf | title=Ethical Committee | publisher=Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences | date=2015 | access-date=7 June 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | ||
Prasad, who presented over 50 research papers<ref name="Fruitful and purposeful life" /> at various medical conferences,<ref name="1979 Symposium on Recent Advances in Clinical Practice">{{cite web | url=http://www.brsingh-irms.org/academics.html | title=1979 Symposium on Recent Advances in Clinical Practice | publisher=B.R.Singh Hospital & Centre For Medical Education & Research | date=2015 | access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref> was a fellow of the [[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh]] (1964), [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] (1964) and the [[Indian Academy of Pediatrics]] (1974).<ref name="Lala Surajnandan Prasad" /><ref name="Obituary" /> A former vice president of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, Prasad was appointed as the Professor Emeritus of the [[Patna Medical College and Hospital]] in 1974.<ref name="Lala Surajnandan Prasad" /><ref name="Obituary" /> The same year, the [[Government of India]] included him the [[Indian honours system|Republic Day honours]] list for the civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Shri" /> He died on 22 April 2009 at his Patna residence at the age of 95, leaving behind five sons and three daughters, his wife Sakuntala Devi preceding him in death.<ref name="Lala | Prasad, who presented over 50 research papers<ref name="Fruitful and purposeful life" /> at various medical conferences,<ref name="1979 Symposium on Recent Advances in Clinical Practice">{{cite web | url=http://www.brsingh-irms.org/academics.html | title=1979 Symposium on Recent Advances in Clinical Practice | publisher=B.R.Singh Hospital & Centre For Medical Education & Research | date=2015 | access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref> was a fellow of the [[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh]] (1964), [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] (1964) and the [[Indian Academy of Pediatrics]] (1974).<ref name="Lala Surajnandan Prasad" /><ref name="Obituary" /> A former vice president of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, Prasad was appointed as the Professor Emeritus of the [[Patna Medical College and Hospital]] in 1974.<ref name="Lala Surajnandan Prasad" /><ref name="Obituary" /> The same year, the [[Government of India]] included him the [[Indian honours system|Republic Day honours]] list for the civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Shri" /> He died on 22 April 2009 at his Patna residence at the age of 95, leaving behind five sons and three daughters, his wife Sakuntala Devi preceding him in death.<ref name="Lala Suraj Nandan Prasad is dead" /><ref name="Lala Surajnandan Prasad" /><ref name="Fruitful and purposeful life" /> A healthcare centre in his honour has been established in Patna under the name, Dr. Lala Suraj Nandan Prasad Memorial Clinic.<ref name="Lala Suraj Nandan Prasad Memorial Clinic">{{cite web | url=https://www.here.com/india/patna/hospital-health-care-facility/dr-lala-suraj-nandan-prasad-memorial-clinic--356jx7ps-2009e0b94817011eaa1097855f52a880?x=ep&map=25.6118,85.15252,16,normal | title=Lala Suraj Nandan Prasad Memorial Clinic | publisher=Here | date=2015 | access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref> | ||
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