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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Krishna Mohan Pathi<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1939|09|06}}<br />
| birth_place = Sukunda village, [[Ganjam district]], [[Odisha]],India<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| citizenship = India<br />
| education = MBBS, MS<br />
| alma_mater = [[Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital]]<br>[[Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital]]<br />
| occupation = [[Orthopedic surgeon]]<br />
| organization = Bharadwaj Gurukul Ashram<br />
| known_for = Treating the poor patients for free of cost<br />
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]], 2021<br />
}}<br />
'''Dr. Krishna Mohan Pathi''' (born 6 September, 1939) is an Indian [[orthopedic surgeon]] from [[Odisha]], India, who is known for his work in [[Odisha]]'s tribal areas. He treats the poor for free of cost.<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news |last1=Patnaik |first1=Sunil |title=Doctor heals poverty cut - For three decades, Pathi has been treating people free of cost |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/doctor-heals-poverty-cut-for-three-decades-pathi-has-been-treating-people-free-of-cost/cid/492726 |publisher=[[Telegraph India]] |date=August 19, 2010}}</ref> He is the founder of Bharadwaj Gurukul Ashram, a charitable organization that helps the poor and needy with medical treatment for the last three decades, as of 2021. On January 26, 2021, the [[Government of India]] conferred him India's fourth-highest civilian award the [[Padma Shri]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Meet 81-Year-Old Dr Krishna Mohan Pathi Who Is Treating Poor Free Of Cost |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-meet-81-year-old-dr-krishna-mohan-pathi-who-is-treating-poor-free-of-cost/372547 |publisher=[[Outlook India]] |date=January 29, 2021}}</ref><ref name=Indianexpress>{{cite news |last1=Panigrahy |first1=Sisir |title=2021 Padma Awards: Odisha's octogenarian doctor Dr Krishna Mohan Pathi is healing the poor for free |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2021/jan/28/2021-padma-awards-odishas-octogenarian-doctordr-krishna-mohan-pathi-is-healing-the-poor-for-free-2256010.html |publisher=[[New Indian Express]] |date=January 28, 2021}}</ref><br />
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He was born on September 6, 1939 ([[Krishna Janmashtami]]), in Sukunda village near [[Berhampur]] in [[Ganjam district]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ଚାଲିଛି, ଥକିନି |url=http://epaper.prameyanews.com/m/464811/601f00fc31c3e |website=epaper.prameyanews.com |publisher=Prameya |access-date=7 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207092435/http://epaper.prameyanews.com/m/464811/601f00fc31c3e |archive-date=7 February 2021 |language=Odia}}</ref><br />
He holds an MBBS from [[Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital|S.C.B. Medical College and Hospital]]. Later, he did his MS from [[England]]. As a Commonwealth Medical Fellow, he went to [[England]] in 1972 and worked at [[Radcliffe Infirmary]], [[Oxford]], [[Liverpool]] and [[Birmingham]]. <br />
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Later, Pathi returned to India and worked in [[Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research]] (VIMSAR), [[Burla, India|Burla]] and [[Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital]], Brahmapur. When he was retired, he returned to his home village and started serving the poor for free. For over 30 years, he has been conducting bone marrow tests of the underprivileged. He has established a charitable organization called Bharadwaj Gurukul Ashram.<ref>{{cite news |title=Doctor, Padma Shri Awardee, Messiah For the Poor: Who is Odisha's Krishna Mohan Pathi? |url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/doctor-padma-shri-awardee-messiah-for-the-poor-who-is-odishas-krishna-mohan-pathi-3358910.html |publisher=[[News 18]] |date=January 29, 2021}}</ref> <br />
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== Recognition ==<br />
* In 2021, he was awarded [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref name=Indianexpress/><br />
* He was featured in the [[Limca Book of Records]] in 1990 when he made a patient eat after 20 years. At that time he was a Professor and the Head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at [[MKCG Medical College and Hospital]] in 1988.<ref name=Telegraph/><ref>Limca Book of Records, 1990, Sciences and Medicine section, Page 87-88</ref><br />
== See also ==<br />
* [[List of Padma Shri award recipients (2020–2029)]]<br />
==References==<br />
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{{Padma Award winners of Odisha}}<br />
{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Medicine}}<br />
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