Rabindra Nath Chaudhuri | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1901 |
| Died | (1981-08-06)6 August 1981 (aged 79–80) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician Medical Academic |
| Years active | 1934–1981 |
| Known for | Tropical Medicine |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan RCPE ANB Prize ICMR Kamala Menon Medical Research Award |
Rabindra Nath Chaudhuri (1901 – 6 August 1981) was an Indian physician, medical academic and the director of theCalcutta School of Tropical Medicine.[1]
Born inWest Bengal in 1901, he graduated in medicine from theUniversity of Calcutta before securing his MRCP degree from theRoyal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the degree of TDD from Wales.[2]
He started his career as an assistant professor at the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine in 1934 where he became a professor in 1945 and the director of the institution in 1950 before superannuating in 1966. He also served at Carmichael Hospital for Tropical Diseases as a Superintendent and Senior Physician.[3]
Chaudhuri is known to have done extensive research on diseases such asCholera,Malaria,Amoebiasis andHypoproteinemia and was credited with contributions tochemotherapy andchemoprophylaxis of malaria.[2] He sat in theAsiatic Society as a member, edited the Indian Medical Gazette and was a member of theIndian National Science Academy during 1968–70.
He was also associated with the Indian Medical Association, the Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists, the International Congress of Tropical Medicine and Malaria and the Indian Association for the Advancement of Medical Education as a member, presided over the Medical and Veterinary Section of theIndian Science Congress and served theRoyal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene as its vice president during 1973–74. He was a founder fellow of theNational Academy of Medical Sciences[4] and an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy and theRoyal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London.[2]
The Government of India awarded Chaudhuri the third-highest civilian honour of thePadma Bhushan, in 1960, for his contributions to medical science.[5] He also received the ANB Prize of theRoyal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1968 and the Kamala Menon Medical Research Award of theIndian Council of Medical Research in 1977.[2] He died on 6 August 1981, at the age of 80.[2]
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