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{{Short description|Indian Medical doctor}}
{{Indian patronymic|Sundaravadanan|Bangalore Madavaraya Mudaliar}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = B. M. Sundaravadanan
| image = Images - 2021-12-05T175236.712.jpg
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=no|1900|12|05}}
| birth_place = [[North Arcot District]], [[Madras Presidency]]
| death_date = {{Death date|1995|12|28}}
| death_place = [[Chennai]], India
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| birth_name = Bangalore Madavaraya Mudaliar Sundaravadanan
| occupation = Surgeon
| yearsactive =
| spouse = Lakshmibai Sundaravadanan
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| awards =
| office1 = Founder and Vice Chair of Association of Surgeons of India
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| office2 = Founder and President of The Kilpauk Benefit Saswatha Nithi Limited
| term_start2 = 1938
| term_end2 = 1991
| office3 = Chairman of Tamil Nadu Medical Council
| term_start3 = 1970
| term_end3 = 1976
| alma_mater = [[Madras Medical College]], Chennai
| term1 = 1938
}}

'''B. M. Sundaravadanan''' was an Indian surgeon,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dinamani.com/editorial-articles/special-stories/2021/sep/13/special-article-mudaliars-who-maketh-madras-3697360.html |title=சென்னை உருவாக்கத்தில் முதலியார்கள்! |trans-title=Others in the creation of Chennai! |first=Vaishali |last=Vijayakumar |date=13 September 2021 |website=Dinamani |language=ta |access-date=2021-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205093102/https://www.dinamani.com/editorial-articles/special-stories/2021/sep/13/special-article-mudaliars-who-maketh-madras-3697360.html |archive-date=2021-12-05}}</ref> educationalist and a philanthropist from [[Madras]]. He was an alumnus of the [[Madras Medical College]] and the First Honorary surgeon of Madras Medical College.<ref name="kbsnidhi">{{Cite web |url=http://www.kbsnidhi.com/about.php |title=Founders: Dr.B.M.Sundaravadanan |website=The Kilpauk Benefit Saswatha Nidhi Limited |access-date=2021-12-05 }}</ref> He also served as the chairman<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tamilnadumedicalcouncil.org/info/presidents |title=Presidents |access-date=2021-12-05 |website=Tamil Nadu Medical Council}}</ref> of the Tamil Nadu Medical Council.

Sundaravadanan was one of the first medical practitioners to start their hospital in [[EVR Periyar Salai]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/ph-road-remains-doctors-dream-destination/article5767689.ece |title=P.H. Road remains doctors' dream destination |last=M. |first=Serena Josephine |date=2014-03-10 |language=en-IN |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2021-12-05 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> which is now regarded as the "Med street" of Chennai.

Sundaravadanan was born in a [[Thuluva Vellala]] Mudaliar family of Madras. MM road (Madhavaraya Mudaliar Road) in Frazer town of Bangalore City is named after his father Madhavaraya Mudaliar. He was also the President of Tuluva Vellala Association<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tuluvavellala.org/former-presidents/ |title=Former Presidents |website=Tuluva Vellala Association |access-date=2021-12-05 |language=en-US}}</ref> and associated educational institutions. Sundaravadanan was also the founder of Dr. B. M. Sundaravadanan Trust schools<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/downtown/Lions-Club-empowers-students-with-English-training/article14176275.ece |title=Lions Club empowers students with English training |last=Thomas |first=Liffy |date=2016-03-26 |language=en-IN |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=2021-12-05 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> at [[Shenoy Nagar]], [[Chennai]].

Sundaravadanan, along with [[A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar|Dr Arcot Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar]], was one of the founders of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI).<ref>{{cite book |url=https://asiindia.org/wp-content/uploads/asi-hand-book-2021.pdf |title=Handbook 2021 |location=Chennai |publisher=The Association of Surgeons of India}}</ref> The Association of Surgeons of India has named the Best Teacher Award<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.themeditube.com/editorialboard/general-surgery/editor/profile48 |title=Prof. Sivapatham Vittal - Advisory Chair - General Surgery |website=The MediTube.com |access-date=2021-12-05}}</ref> after Sundaravadanan. [[Sivapatham Vittal]] was one of the recipients of Dr. B. M. Sundaravadanan Best Teacher Award. Sundaravadanan was also the founder president of The Kilpauk Benefit Saswatha Nithi Limited.<ref name="kbsnidhi"/>

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