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'''Lavu Narendranath''' is an Indian orthopedic surgeon, medical researcher and the director of [[Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences]], [[Hyderabad]].<ref name="L. Narendranath new Nims head">{{cite web | url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130902/news-current-affairs/article/l-narendranath-new-nims-head | title=L. Narendranath new Nims head | newspaper=Deccan Chronicle | date=2 September 2013 | access-date=27 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208232821/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130902/news-current-affairs/article/l-narendranath-new-nims-head | archive-date=8 December 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Career ==
After graduating in medicine and securing a master's degree (MS),<ref name="Practo profile">{{cite web | url=https://www.practo.com/Hyderabad/doctor/dr-l-narendranath-orthopedist-118842 | title=Practo profile | publisher=Practo | date=2015 | access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> he joined NIMS and worked there till his superannuation as Associate Dean on 31 August 2013,<ref name="Government brings in a Padma Shri to get NIMS back on track">{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Government-brings-in-a-Padma-Shri-to-get-NIMS-back-on-track/2013/09/01/article1761872.ece | title=Government brings in a Padma Shri to get NIMS back on track | newspaper=Indian Express | date=1 September 2013 | access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> but was asked to continue as the director of the institution.<ref name="Dr L Narendranath appointed director of NIMS, Hyderabad">{{cite web | url=http://pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=77452&sid=1 | title=Dr L Narendranath appointed director of NIMS, Hyderabad | publisher=Pharma Biz | date=3 September 2013 | access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> His appointment was unsuccessfully challenged in court<ref name="Appointment of Nims director questioned">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Appointment-of-Nims-director-questioned/articleshow/28253521.cms | title=Appointment of Nims director questioned | newspaper=Times of India | date=2 January 2014 | access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> but he has been serving the institution since then and major developments are reported during his tenure.<ref name="Telangana Deputy CM Targets NIMS Director">{{cite web | url=http://www.greatandhra.com/politics/gossip/telangana-deputy-cm-targets-nims-director-63244.html | title=Telangana Deputy CM Targets NIMS Director | publisher=Great Andhra | date=20 January 2015 | access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> He has worked along with [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], renowned scientist and former [[President of India]], in a project for the development of ultra low weight [[prosthetic limb]]s for polio-affected persons and amputees.<ref name="Dr L Narendranath appointed director of NIMS, Hyderabad" /> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2005, for his contributions to Indian 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=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref>

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