Kadiyala Ramachandra | |
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| Born | (1919-11-06)6 November 1919 Tamil Nadu, India |
| Died | February 2007(2007-02-00) (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Awards | Padma Shri Johnstone Gold Medal T. M. Nair Gold Medal The Raja of Panagal Prize Dr. Rangachari Prize |
Kadiyala Ramachandra (1919-2007) was an Indian medical doctor, poet,[1] a former superintendent of theGovernment General Hospital, Chennai and a former head of the department of medicine atMadras Medical College.[2] His efforts were reported behind the establishment of the Department of Oncology & Cancer Chemotherapy and the Rheumatic Care Unit at the General Hospital.[2] He was a recipient of the fourth highest Indian civilian award ofPadma Shri in 1974.[3]
Ramachandra was born on 6 November 1919 in the Indian state ofTamil Nadu and did his early studies atDoveton Corrie Boys School andLoyola College, Chennai before graduating in medicine from theMadras Medical College in 1949.[2] He worked as the superintendent of theGovernment General Hospital in Chennai and during his tenure there, the hospital started two new departments, the Department of Oncology & Cancer Chemotherapy and the Rheumatic Care Unit. He also worked as a professor and the head of the department of medicine at his alma mater,Madras Medical College, served as a member of the senate and the syndicate of theUniversity of Madras and headed the committee of post graduate examinations.[2] After superannuation, the university appointed him as its Professor Emeritus.[2]
Ramachandra published 52 scientific papers and delivered several lectures of which Curzon Endowment Lectures (1968) and Dr. K. Kudumbiah's Endowment lecture (1971)[4] were notable. His research on the use of Indian herbs in the treatment of Bronchial Asthma were reported in the Indian news and he delivered a talk series on health issues which was broadcast by theAll India Radio.[2] He was known to have written a treatise on the History of Medicine which was published by theUniversity of Madras.[2] His literary publication,Poems of Introspection is an anthology of 53 poems which was released in 2003.[1]
Ramachandra was a recipient of Johnstone Gold Medal, T. M. Nair Gold Medal, The Raja of Panagal Prize and the Dr Rangachari Prize in Medicine.[2] TheGovernment of India awarded him the civilian honour ofPadma Shri in 1974.[3] He died in February 2007, at the age of 87.[2]
