Veer Singh Mehta: Difference between revisions

'''Veer Singh Mehta''' (born 5 December 1949 in [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]), is a notable Indian [[neurosurgeon]] {{According to whom|date=February 2021}}. He received his education and training at [[SMS Medical College]] [[Jaipur]] and later at [[AIIMS]]. Mehta is a pioneer in surgery for brachial plexus injuries in India and is 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=March 19, 2016}}</ref>  The [[Government of India]] awarded him [[Padma Shri]] in 2005.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref> Noted neurosurgeon [[B. K. Misra]] was his junior at [[AIIMS Delhi]].<ref>http://www.neurosocietyindia.org/site/Past-president/Basant%20Kumar%20Misra,%20President%20NSI%202008.pdf</ref>