Arjunan Rajasekaran | |
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| Born | (1935-11-17)17 November 1935 (age 90) |
| Occupation(s) | Urologist Andrologist |
| Years active | Since 1971 |
| Known for | Male infertility |
| Awards | Padma Shri Dr. B. C. Roy Award Urology Gold Medal Distinguished Teacher Award Eminent Medical Luminary Award |
Arjunan Rajasekaran (born 1935) is an Indian urologist and one of the pioneers of male infertility therapy in India.[1][2] He is a former professor and head of the Department of Urology at theMadras Medical College, the founder ofMadras Andrology and Assisted Reproduction Research Centre, a Chennai-based male infertility clinic, and a recipient ofDr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category.[3] He heads theNational Board of Examinations as its president, the highest academic position in the medical sector in India. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of thePadma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to medical science.[4]
A. Rajasekaran was born on 17 November 1935 inNellikuppam inSouth Arcot of the south Indian state ofTamil Nadu.[3] After graduating in medicine fromStanley Medical College, Chennai, he started his career at a Primary Health Centre inVadalur village as a village doctor. Later, he did his MCh in Urology atMadras Medical College and joined theGovernment Royapettah Hospital in 1971 where he established its first infertility clinic.[5] The next year, he moved toKilpauk Medical College as a professor of urology and worked there till 1988 when he was appointed as the professor and head of the Department of Urology of Madras Medical College in 1988, a position he till he superannuated in 1998.[6] It was during his tenure as the head of the department that Percutaneous renal surgery and Ureterorenoscopy were introduced in the hospital. In 1991, while he was working at Madras Medical College, he foundedMadras Andrology and Assisted Reproduction Research Centre in Chennai, a dedicated facility for treating male infertility, reported to be the first of its kind in India.[7]
Rajasekaran is a former president of the Urological Society of India (1992–93) and serves as a visiting professor at various universities. He has earlier served as the president of theNational Board of Examinations for two terms[8] and is its incumbent president.[9] He has chaired the faculty selection committee ofAll India Institute of Medical Sciences and is a member ofMedical Council of India,National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, andIndian Council of Medical Research.[10] He has delivered several award orations, published medical articles and has contributed toThe Infertility Manual published in 2004.[11] He is a fellow of theRoyal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a recipient ofhonoris causa doctorate fromTamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (1998).[3] He receivedDr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian medical award, in 1998 from the Medical Council of India. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of thePadma Shri in 2008.[4] He is also a recipient of Urology Gold Medal, Distinguished Teacher Award (2000) and Eminent Medical Luminary Award (2006).[3]
