Himmatrao Saluba Bawaskar is an Indian physician from Buldhana, Maharashtra.
10 Facts About Himmatrao Bawaskar
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Himmatrao Bawaskar is known for his research on treatment for scorpion stings.
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Himmatrao Bawaskar has conducted research in the fields of snake bites, cardiovascular diseases, and hypothyroidism.
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In 2022, Bawaskar was awarded India's third highest civil award, the Padma Shri.
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Himmatrao Bawaskar was born to Saluba and Rakhmabai in Dehed village He completed his schooling in Buldhana and worked in the farms, restaurants, temples, bookshops, the brick kiln, and held odd jobs to support his education.
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Himmatrao Bawaskar completed his studies at Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur.
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Himmatrao Bawaskar compiled the findings and further tests were carried out at the Haffkine Institute in Mumbai.
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Himmatrao Bawaskar tried existing methods of symptomatic treatments with atropine, beta-blockers, chlorpromazine, and aminophylline.
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Himmatrao Bawaskar has conducted research in the fields of snake bite envenoming, cardiovascular diseases and hypothyroidism.
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Himmatrao Bawaskar has written opinion pieces on ethics, corruption in medicine, public healthcare, violence against doctors, and state of medical research in India.