Surgeon
Lalit Mohan Banerjee was an Indian surgeon, medical academic and the first medical professional to receive the degree of Master of Surgery from the University of Calcutta.[1] He was a professor of surgery at R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital of the Calcutta University[2][3] and the personal surgeon to the President of India.[4] He was one of the founders of the Association of Surgeons of India and was its third president (1941–1942).[5] It was during this period, he had an opportunity to operate on Rabindranath Tagore, the renowned poet and Nobel Laureate.[4] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1955, for his contributions to medical science.[6] A road in Sodepur has been named after him as Dr. L. M. Banerjee Road'.[7]
References
- ↑ Asoke Kumar Bagchi. National Medical Journal of India(2005).
- ↑ Who's Who in Orthopedics{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Springer Science & Business Media(17 September 2004). ISBN 978-1-85233-786-5
- ↑ History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization: pt. 1. Science, technology, imperialism and war{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Pearson Education India(1999). ISBN 978-81-317-2818-5
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 R.G.Kar Medical College, Kolkata—A Premiere Institute of India. Indian J Surg.({Template:Year).
- ↑ Past Presidents. Association of Surgeons of India(2016).
- ↑ Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India(2016).
- ↑ Dr. L.M. Banerjee Road. Pinda.in(2016).
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