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''' | '''K.V. Thiruvengadam''' [[FRCPE]] is an Indian [[physician]] and medical teacher, and the son of Krishna Varadachari. | ||
He graduated from the [[Stanley Medical College]] in [[Chennai]] (Madras) in 1950. He was the recipient of the [[Padma Shri]] award (1981) for his contributions in the medical field.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/advsearch_awards.php?&award_year=1981&state=&field=&p_name=Thiruvengadam&award=PS |title=Search Awardees |work=My India, My Pride |publisher=[[Government of India]] |access-date=27 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Thiruvengadam health care award for D.K. Srinivasan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/thiruvengadam-health-care-award-for-dk-srinivasan/article3033527.ece|access-date=13 July 2020|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 December 2006|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> During his academic career, Thiruvengadam was declared the best outgoing medical student of the Stanley Medical College and the [[University of Madras]] in 1950. He was awarded a number of prizes and medals including the Government Gold Medal of the Stanley Medical College, and the [[Raja of Panagal]] Medal for the best outgoing medical student of the University of Madras. | He graduated from the [[Stanley Medical College]] in [[Chennai]] (Madras) in 1950. He was the recipient of the [[Padma Shri]] award (1981) for his contributions in the medical field.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/advsearch_awards.php?&award_year=1981&state=&field=&p_name=Thiruvengadam&award=PS |title=Search Awardees |work=My India, My Pride |publisher=[[Government of India]] |access-date=27 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Thiruvengadam health care award for D.K. Srinivasan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/thiruvengadam-health-care-award-for-dk-srinivasan/article3033527.ece|access-date=13 July 2020|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 December 2006|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> During his academic career, Thiruvengadam was declared the best outgoing medical student of the Stanley Medical College and the [[University of Madras]] in 1950. He was awarded a number of prizes and medals including the Government Gold Medal of the Stanley Medical College, and the [[Raja of Panagal]] Medal for the best outgoing medical student of the University of Madras. | ||
Thiruvengadam served for 31 years in the Madras Medical Service as a medical teacher. He has undergone training in [[chest disease]]s under The [[Colombo Plan]] in [[Brompton Hospital]], [[London]] and the MRC Unit at [[Cardiff]], from 1958 to 1959. He has been recognized as a medical teacher by the [[Medical Council of India]], with the [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award]] for eminent medical teacher, and he has been regent for the International College of Chest Physicians for India. His services as a medical teacher have been recognized with distinguished service awards by the [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute|Ramachandra Medical College]], and by the Diabetic Association of India. The National Board of Examination honoured him for his services as a medical teacher in 2000. The Indian Chest Society awarded Thiruvengadam the "Distinguished Chest Physician" award. He is also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of Madras Neuro Trust.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.madrasneurotrust.org/lifetime-achivement.html |title=MADRAS NEURO TRUST |website=www.madrasneurotrust.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220013643/http://www.madrasneurotrust.org/lifetime-achivement.html |archive-date=2017-02-20}} </ref> | |||
He has been on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]], the Indian Pharmacopoeia Committee, the Board of Studies of the [[The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University|Dr. M.G.R. Medical University]], and other institutions. As the chief of the Medicinal Chemistry Research unit of the [[Madras Medical College]], he and his colleagues have conducted studies on indigenous medicines, especially [[Ayurvedic]] preparations. He has given a number of endowment orations, and has a large number of publications to his credit, particularly in chest diseases. He has been Chairman of a session on Antibiotics at [[Geneva]] in 1970 under the auspices of the International College of Chest Physicians. | He has been on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]], the Indian Pharmacopoeia Committee, the Board of Studies of the [[The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University|Dr. M.G.R. Medical University]], and other institutions. As the chief of the Medicinal Chemistry Research unit of the [[Madras Medical College]], he and his colleagues have conducted studies on indigenous medicines, especially [[Ayurvedic]] preparations. He has given a number of endowment orations, and has a large number of publications to his credit, particularly in chest diseases. He has been Chairman of a session on Antibiotics at [[Geneva]] in 1970 under the auspices of the International College of Chest Physicians. | ||
DThiruvengadam has been a physician, in consultation practice in internal medicine, chest diseases, [[asthma]] and [[allergy|allergies]] for nearly 45 years. He is the recipient of the "For the sake of Honour" award of the [[Rotary Club]] of Madras, the "Vocational Excellence Award" of the Rotary Club of Madras Marina <ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/article2983249.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Physician honoured | date=11 March 2012}}</ref> and "The cathedral Excellence" award of the [[Lions Club]], for his academic work. He was elected Fellow of the [[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh]] in 1982, and Fellow of the [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]] in 1972.<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 received the Star of Stanley Award as a distinguished alumnus and teacher of Stanley Medical College in 2001. The [[MGR Medical University]] awarded him the [[honorary degree|Honorary Doctorate of Sciences]] in 1996. Dr. K.V. Thiruvengadam was also a student of K.S. Sanjivi, founder of the Voluntary Health Services (VHS).{{cn|date=October 2022}} | |||
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K.V. Thiruvengadam FRCPE is an Indian physician and medical teacher, and the son of Krishna Varadachari.
He graduated from the Stanley Medical College in Chennai (Madras) in 1950. He was the recipient of the Padma Shri award (1981) for his contributions in the medical field.[1][2] During his academic career, Thiruvengadam was declared the best outgoing medical student of the Stanley Medical College and the University of Madras in 1950. He was awarded a number of prizes and medals including the Government Gold Medal of the Stanley Medical College, and the Raja of Panagal Medal for the best outgoing medical student of the University of Madras.
Thiruvengadam served for 31 years in the Madras Medical Service as a medical teacher. He has undergone training in chest diseases under The Colombo Plan in Brompton Hospital, London and the MRC Unit at Cardiff, from 1958 to 1959. He has been recognized as a medical teacher by the Medical Council of India, with the Dr. B. C. Roy Award for eminent medical teacher, and he has been regent for the International College of Chest Physicians for India. His services as a medical teacher have been recognized with distinguished service awards by the Ramachandra Medical College, and by the Diabetic Association of India. The National Board of Examination honoured him for his services as a medical teacher in 2000. The Indian Chest Society awarded Thiruvengadam the "Distinguished Chest Physician" award. He is also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of Madras Neuro Trust.[3]
He has been on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Indian Council of Medical Research, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Committee, the Board of Studies of the Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, and other institutions. As the chief of the Medicinal Chemistry Research unit of the Madras Medical College, he and his colleagues have conducted studies on indigenous medicines, especially Ayurvedic preparations. He has given a number of endowment orations, and has a large number of publications to his credit, particularly in chest diseases. He has been Chairman of a session on Antibiotics at Geneva in 1970 under the auspices of the International College of Chest Physicians.
DThiruvengadam has been a physician, in consultation practice in internal medicine, chest diseases, asthma and allergies for nearly 45 years. He is the recipient of the "For the sake of Honour" award of the Rotary Club of Madras, the "Vocational Excellence Award" of the Rotary Club of Madras Marina [4] and "The cathedral Excellence" award of the Lions Club, for his academic work. He was elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1982, and Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences in 1972.[5] He received the Star of Stanley Award as a distinguished alumnus and teacher of Stanley Medical College in 2001. The MGR Medical University awarded him the Honorary Doctorate of Sciences in 1996. Dr. K.V. Thiruvengadam was also a student of K.S. Sanjivi, founder of the Voluntary Health Services (VHS).[citation needed]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Search Awardees". My India, My Pride. Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ↑ "Thiruvengadam health care award for D.K. Srinivasan". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 14 December 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ↑ "MADRAS NEURO TRUST". www.madrasneurotrust.org. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017.
- ↑ "Physician honoured". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "List of Fellows - NAMS" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.