Lalit Mohan Banerjee was an Indian surgeon, medical academic and the first medical professional to receive the degree of Master of Surgery from the University of Calcutta.[1] He was a professor of surgery at R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital of the Calcutta University[2][3] and the personal surgeon to the President of India.[4] He was one of the founders of the Association of Surgeons of India and was its third president (1941–1942).[5] It was during this period, he had an opportunity to operate on Rabindranath Tagore, the renowned poet and Nobel Laureate.[4] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1955, for his contributions to medical science.[6] A road in Sodepur has been named after him as Dr. L. M. Banerjee Road.[7]
Lalit Mohan Banerjee | |
|---|---|
| Born | West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Known for | Medical academics |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
References
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- ^ Seyed B. Mostofi (17 September 2004). Who's Who in Orthopedics. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 294–. ISBN 978-1-85233-786-5.
- ^ Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya (1999). History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization: pt. 1. Science, technology, imperialism and war. Pearson Education India. pp. 503–. ISBN 978-81-317-2818-5.
- ^ a b Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti; Ramanuj Mukherjee; Samik Kumar Bandyopadhyay; Sasanka Nath; Saibal Kumar Mukherjee (October 2011). "R.G.Kar Medical College, Kolkata—A Premiere Institute of India". Indian J Surg. 73 (5): 390–393. doi:10.1007/s12262-011-0327-1. PMC 3208697. PMID 23024555.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "Past Presidents". Association of Surgeons of India. 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Dr. L.M. Banerjee Road". Pinda.in. 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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