Natesan Rangabashyam, popularly known NR, was an Indian surgical gastroenterologist and medical academic, known for his pioneering efforts in the fields of surgical gastroenterology and proctology in India.
10 Facts About Natesan Rangabashyam
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Natesan Rangabashyam was known to have established the department of Surgical Gastroenterology at Madras Medical College and introduced the first MCh course in Surgical Gastroenterology in India.
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Natesan Rangabashyam introduced Vagotomy and was known to have performed his first Hepatectomy there.
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Natesan Rangabashyam stayed in Thanjavur for 5 years and moved to Chennai in 1969 to join Stanley Medical College as a consultant surgeon and served the institution for 6 years till he moved to Madras Medical College in 1975 as the honorary professor of surgery and the head of the newly formed department of surgical gastroenterology.
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Natesan Rangabashyam served as the honorary surgeon to R Venkataraman, the eighth President of India, and as a consultant surgeon at the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.
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Natesan Rangabashyam delivered keynote addresses in many international medical conferences and contributed chapters to two medical texts, Oxford Textbook of Surgery and Recent Advances in Surgery.
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Natesan Rangabashyam was involved with the activities of the Association of Surgeons of India as its secretary and, later, as president and headed the Indian Society of Gastroenterology as its president in 1983.
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Natesan Rangabashyam was instrumental in establishing the headquarters of ASI in Chennai which was a commendable feat by itself and the ASI continues to be active in spite of the internet era.
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Natesan Rangabashyam, a member of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, was an elected fellow of the International College of Surgeons, the International Academy of Proctology and the American College of Surgeons.
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Natesan Rangabashyam was a recipient of BC Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category, which he received twice.