Mohan Mishra | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1937-05-19)19 May 1937 |
| Died | 6 May 2021(2021-05-06) (aged 83) Laheriasarai,Darbhanga, Bihar |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse | Manjula Mishra |
| Children | Matangi, Muktakeshi, Narottam, Udbhatt |
| Awards | Padma Shri Dr Rajendra Prasad Oration Award Delhi Administration Award Wishing Shelf Award |
Mohan Mishra (19 May 1937 - 6 May 2021)[1] was an Indian physician, known for his studies onVisceral leishmaniasis, (Kala Azar) and its treatment usingAmphotericin B, regarded by many as a pioneering attempt.[2][3][4] TheGovernment of India honoured him, in 2014, with the award ofPadma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of medicine.[5]
Mohan Mishra was born in Koilakh, in theMadhubani district of the Indian state ofBihar on 19 May 1937.[4] After securing his medical credentials, Dr. Mishra started his career as a resident medical officer atDarbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in 1962 where he continued till 1995. During his stint at the DMCH, he took a sabbatical in 1970 to secure MRCP from the UK. In 1979, Mishra became the Professor of the General Medicine department. Another higher degree of FRCP was obtained in 1984 from Edinburgh and two years later, in 1986, he became the Head of the Department of General Medicine at the DMCH.[2][3] He also secured an FRCP from London in 1988. Dr. Mishra retired in 1995, voluntarily ending his career at the DMCH.[4]
Mishra's studies onVisceral leishmaniasis are considered by many as his most notable contribution.[2]Leishmaniasis, the second largest parasitic killer afterMalaria[6] and known locally asKala Azar, was a common disease in the area and, after extensive research[3] funded by theWorld Health Organization, Dr. Mishra proposed the use ofAmphotericin B (Fungizone) to combat the disease through an article he published inLancet in 1991.[4] The proposal is regarded as a pioneering one[3] and the drug is the one most commonly used the world over to treat Kala Azar.[4]
Mishra is also credited with research on arsenic in drinking water. His studies on the subject, assisted by his son, Narottam Mishra[7] who is an information scientist at theKameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University, have been successful in finding a cost-effective way to eliminate arsenic from drinking water by using food-gradealum.[3][4]
He has shown that Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), a herb traditionally used inIndia, can be effective in the treatment ofDementias. This study is registered in aWHO Primary Registry (ISRCTN18407424).[8][9]
His study was presented as an eposter at the Innovation in Medicine 2018 RCP annual conference, London 25–26 June 2018 (RCP18-EP-196: BRAHMI (Bacopa monnieri Linn) in the Treatment of Dementias- A Pilot Study) and it has been published in Future Healthcare Journal.[10]
Dr. Mishra is the author ofA Textbook of Clinical Medicine, published by the Oxford University Press[3][4] andClinical Methods in Medicine a guide on clinical examination of patients.[3][11]
He has also written several non fiction books such as:[3][4]
Mishra has also written many articles in international scientific journals such asLancet andBritish Medical Journal.[3]
Mohan Mishra lived in Bengali Tola inLaheriasarai, the twin city ofDarbhanga, in North Bihar[4] engaging himself with social activities such as free medical camps in remote villages in theDarbhanga,Jhanjharpur andMadhubani districts.[3][4]
Mohan Mishra has served on two expert committees on Kala Azar set up by theGovernment of Bihar and theGovernment of India and has been an expert member of theUnion Public Service Commission (UPSC).[3][4] He has also served as the Inspector of theMedical Council of India for the master's degree examinations ofAssam University,Silchar andTamil University,Tanjavur.[3] His research paper presentations at various national and international scientific conferences included the annual conferences of the Association of Physicians of India and theWorld Congress of Cardiology, held in 1986 at Washington DC.[3]
Mohan Mishra is a recipient of the Dr Rajendra Prasad Oration award which theRajendra Prasad Memorial Research Institute, Patna conferred on him for his studies on Kala Azar.[3] He has been honoured by the Delhi Administration for his literary work on theIndian freedom movement. His book,India Through Alien Eyes, won theWishing Shelf Award in 2012.[3][4] The Government of India awarded him thePadma Shri, in 2014, by including him in theRepublic day honours.[4][5]
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