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| occupation = Professor Emeritus of [[St Stephen's Hospital, Delhi]]<br />
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| spouse = Sukanya<br />
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'''Balu Sankaran''' was a professor, scientist and recipient of the [[Padma Shri]] and [[Padma Vibushan]] awards. He helped establish an artificial limbs manufacturing corporation and a rehabilitation institute.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Sankaran was born in [[Tamil Nadu]] on 4 September 1926. He graduated with a medical degree from [[Stanley Medical College]] in [[Chennai]] in 1948. He travelled to United States and [[England]] and received training from [[Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center]] during 1951–1955 and [[Manchester Royal Infirmary]] in 1955.<ref name="helping leprosy patients"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Biography|url=http://www.indiainteractive.com/sankaran.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Padma Vibhushan for Khushwant, Nariman |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/26/stories/2007012623790100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501050051/http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/26/stories/2007012623790100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2007|date=26 January 2007|work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
After he returned to India from Manchester UK. Dr. Balu Sankaran taught few months in the Department of Anatomy at KMC Manipal before joining AIIMS Delhi.<br />
Sankaran began his career as an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery in [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences]] (AIIMS) in 1956. After 7 years as an Assistant Professor, he was promoted to Associate Professor in 1963 and continued with [[AIIMS]] till 1967. While working in AIIMS, he conducted basic medical research as a [[Rockefeller Foundation]] fellow at [[University of Chicago]] in United States. After his stint at AIIMS, he accepted a position as Professor in [[Maulana Azad Medical College]] till 1970. He served as a Director of Central Institute of Orthopedics during 1970 till 1978. He was offered to serve as the Director of [[World Health Organization]] in [[Geneva]] in 1981 and remained with WHO till 1987. He also served as the Chairman of the Rehabilitation Council of India between 1992 and 1994.<br />
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While working as a Director of Central Institute of Orthopedics, He helped set up the [[Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India]] at [[Kanpur]] in 1972 and helped establish [[National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research]] at [[Olatpur]] near [[Bhubaneshwar]] in 1975 and remained Chairman of the Corporation till 1981. He worked as a Professor Emeritus at [[St Stephen's Hospital, Delhi]].<ref name="springer biography">{{cite web|title=Biography|url=https://www.springer.com/medicine/surgery/journal/12593?detailsPage=aboutTheEditor|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203005048/http://www.springer.com/medicine/surgery/journal/12593?detailsPage=aboutTheEditor|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-03|work=Springer}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died on 20 June 2012 after a brief illness.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/noted-orthopaedic-surgeon-balu-sankaran-passes-away/article3551567.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Noted orthopaedic surgeon Balu Sankaran passes away | date=21 June 2012}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
He received [[Padma Shri]] award in 1972 for the trauma care and rehabilitation provided to soldiers injured in [[Bangladesh Liberation War|1971 Bangladesh war]], while stationed at [[Safdarjung Hospital]]. He also received [[Padma Vibushan]] award for medicine in year 2007.<ref name="helping leprosy patients">{{cite news|title=An institution to help leprosy affected patients is his vision |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/11/stories/2007021118100200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104041144/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/11/stories/2007021118100200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2012|date=11 February 2007|work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official|http://www.artlimbs.com/|Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India official website}}<br />
*[http://nirtar.nic.in/ National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research]<br />
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