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K.V. ThiruvengadamFRCPE is an Indianphysician and medical teacher, and the son of Krishna Varadachari.
He graduated from theStanley Medical College inChennai (Madras) in 1950. He was the recipient of thePadma Shri award (1981) for his contributions in the medical field.[1][2] During his academic career, Thiruvengadam was declared the best outgoing medical student of the Stanley Medical College and theUniversity of Madras in 1950. He was awarded a number of prizes and medals including the Government Gold Medal of the Stanley Medical College, and theRaja of Panagal Medal for the best outgoing medical student of the University of Madras.
Thiruvengadam served for 31 years in the Madras Medical Service as a medical teacher. He has undergone training inchest diseases under TheColombo Plan inBrompton Hospital,London and the MRC Unit atCardiff, from 1958 to 1959. He has been recognized as a medical teacher by theMedical Council of India, with theDr. B. C. Roy Award for eminent medical teacher, and he has been regent for the International College of Chest Physicians for India. His services as a medical teacher have been recognized with distinguished service awards by theRamachandra Medical College, and by the Diabetic Association of India. The National Board of Examination honoured him for his services as a medical teacher in 2000. The Indian Chest Society awarded Thiruvengadam the "Distinguished Chest Physician" award. He is also a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of Madras Neuro Trust.[3]
He has been on the Scientific Advisory Committee of theIndian Council of Medical Research, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Committee, the Board of Studies of theDr. M.G.R. Medical University, and other institutions. As the chief of the Medicinal Chemistry Research unit of theMadras Medical College, he and his colleagues have conducted studies on indigenous medicines, especiallyAyurvedic preparations. He has given a number of endowment orations, and has a large number of publications to his credit, particularly in chest diseases. He has been Chairman of a session on Antibiotics atGeneva in 1970 under the auspices of the International College of Chest Physicians.
DThiruvengadam has been a physician, in consultation practice in internal medicine, chest diseases,asthma andallergies for nearly 45 years. He is the recipient of the "For the sake of Honour" award of theRotary Club of Madras, the "Vocational Excellence Award" of the Rotary Club of Madras Marina[4] and "The cathedral Excellence" award of theLions Club, for his academic work. He was elected Fellow of theRoyal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1982, and Fellow of theNational Academy of Medical Sciences in 1972.[5] He received the Star of Stanley Award as a distinguished alumnus and teacher of Stanley Medical College in 2001. TheMGR Medical University awarded him theHonorary Doctorate of Sciences in 1996. Dr. K.V. Thiruvengadam was also a student of K.S. Sanjivi, founder of the Voluntary Health Services (VHS).[citation needed]