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{{Short description|Indian neurologist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = C. U. Velmurugendran
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| birth_name = C. Uthamaroyan Velmurugendran
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|05|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| death_date = 9.3.2025
| death_place = Choolaimedu, Chennai
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| occupation = Neurologist<br>medical writer
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| known for = Neurology
| spouse = P.A.Pattavarthini
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| children = Dr.V.Krithika
V.Jayashree
Dr.C.V.Shankar Ganesh
| parents = DR CS. Uthamaroyan
Rajakantheswari
| website = {{Url||Website}}
| awards = [[Padma Shri]]
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'''C. U. Velmurugendran''' was an Indian neurologist, medical writer and the chairman and head of the Department of Neurology at the [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute]], [[Chennai]].<ref name="Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute">{{cite web | url=http://www.sriramachandra.edu.in/university/team.php?did=55 | title=Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute | publisher=Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute | date=2016 | access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Surgeons urged to take precaution to prevent rupture of aneurysm">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/surgeons-urged-to-take-precaution-to-prevent-rupture-of-aneurysm/article1209073.ece | title=Surgeons urged to take precaution to prevent rupture of aneurysm | work=The Hindu | date=26 February 2008 | access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref> He was an honorary professor at the [[Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences]], [[Tirupati]] and has contributed chapters to books including ''Diseases of the Spinal Cord'', published in 2012.<ref name="Diseases of the Spinal Cord">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1nagBwAAQBAJ&q=%22Diseases+of+the+Spinal+Cord%22+Velmurugendran&pg=PA255 | title=Diseases of the Spinal Cord | publisher=Springer Science & Business Media | date=2012 | isbn=9781447133537 | access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2008, for his contributions to medicine.<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=2016 |access-date=3 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref>

== Biography ==
Born to DR C.S. Uthamaroyan in the south Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]], Velmurugendran graduated in medicine ([[MB BS]]) from [[University of Madras]] and followed it up with the degrees of MD and DM from the same institution,{.Prof & Head, Neurology Dept: Inst of Neurology, Madras Medical College & Govt Gen Hospital, Chennai 1985-98, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Inst, Chennai 1999-2016; Prof Emeritus, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical Univ, Chennai 1999-; Hon Prof, Sri Venkateswara Inst of Medical Scs, Tirupati 2002-; <ref name="The Madras Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College, Chennai">{{cite journal | url=http://www.neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2015;volume=63;issue=6;spage=940;epage=946;aulast=Ramesh | title=The Madras Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College, Chennai |author1=Vengalathur Ganesan Ramesh |author2=Kesavamurthy Bhanu |author3=Ranganathan Jothi | journal=Neurology India | year=2015 | volume=63 | issue=6 | pages=940–946 | doi=10.4103/0028-3886.170058| pmid=26588630 | doi-access=free | url-access=subscription }}</ref> Moving to the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) and after working for one year during 1974–75, he joined the faculty of Neurosciences at the [[Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University]] in 1975. He continued there till 1999 to superannuate as the Professor Emeritus and joined the [[Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute]].{{cn|date=September 2016}} In between, he also served as the Faculty Selection Committee of the [[Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], (1994) and [[Banares Hindu University]] (1996–1998). A recipient of the degree of Doctor of Science ([[honoris causa]]) from the [[Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University]], he is the founder of a sheltered workshop for chronic epileptic patients in Chennai{{cn|date=September 2016}} and has organized several medical conferences, including the ''International Congress of Child Neurology 2016'' at Chennai.<ref name="International Congress of Child Neurology">{{cite web | url=http://www.madrasneurotrust.org/pdf/brochure-final.pdf | title=International Congress of Child Neurology | publisher=Madras Neuro Trust | date=2015 | access-date=10 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401081253/http://www.madrasneurotrust.org/pdf/brochure-final.pdf | archive-date=1 April 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He was elected as a fellow of the [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]] in 2006,<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> and was awarded the civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]] by the Government of India in 2008.<ref name="Padma Awards" /> 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 |access-date=16 August 2020 |archive-date=7 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907203315/http://www.madrasneurotrust.org/lifetime-achivement.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* {{cite book | title=Diseases of the Spinal Cord | publisher=Springer Science & Business Media | author=Edmund Critchley, Andrew Eisen (Editors) | year=2012 | pages=453 | isbn=9781447133537}}

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Pt.debotosh dey at 15:20, 25 May 2025