1. Ernest Joachim Joseph Borges FRCS was an Indian oncologist and cancer surgeon known for his contributions to the field of oncology in India.
16 Facts About Ernest Borges
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Ernest Borges pioneered cancer treatment in India during a period when radiation therapy and chemotherapy were in their early stages of development, while surgery remained the predominant option for cancer patients.
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Ernest Borges served as the Director and Superintendent of Tata Memorial Hospital from 1967 to 1969.
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Ernest Joachim Joseph Borges was born in Bombay in 1909 to Cajetan Francis Borges and Inez de Nazare.
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Ernest Borges pursued his medical degree from Grant Medical College and furthered his studies by obtaining an MS degree with distinction from the University of Bombay.
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Ernest Borges went on to pursue a Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in England.
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Ernest Borges was trained at Memorial Hospital in New York.
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Ernest Borges joined Tata Memorial Hospital in Bombay, where he served as a chief surgeon for nearly three decades.
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Ernest Borges was instrumental in establishing Tata Memorial Hospital as a premier institution for cancer treatment in India.
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Ernest Borges served as president for three terms at the St Luke's Medical Guild, an organization of Catholic medical professionals established by the then Archbishop of Bombay.
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Ernest Borges was the editor of the medical journal, the Catholic Medical Bulletin, which was published by the Archdiocese of Bombay.
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Ernest Borges served as the President of the Indian Federation of Catholic Medical Guilds since 1964.
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Ernest Borges was elected as the vice president of the International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations in 1966.
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Ernest Borges died on 3 March 1969, at the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai.
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Ernest Borges received the Knighthood of the Order of St Gregory the Great from the Pope and was honored with the Order of the Privy Chamberlain, Cape, and Sword for his dedicated service to suffering humanity.
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Ernest Borges was the recipient of the Charles Morehead Prize in Clinical Medicine.