Subramanian Kalyanaraman was born on 1934 and is an Indian neurosurgeon and a former head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.
16 Facts About Subramanian Kalyanaraman
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Subramanian Kalyanaraman was known for his pioneering techniques in stereotactic surgery and is an elected fellow of a number of science and medical academies including the National Academy of Medical Sciences and the Indian Academy of Sciences.
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Subramanian Kalyanaraman moved to Chennai for his medical studies at Stanley Medical College from where he completed MBBS in 1956 and MS in 1959.
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Subramanian Kalyanaraman received the fellowship of the International College of Surgeons in 1964, the same year as he was awarded a PhD in neurosurgery by the Royal College of Edinburgh, thus becoming the first Indian to receive a PhD in neurosurgery.
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Subramanian Kalyanaraman became a professor in 1968 and served the institution till his superannuation in 1991, heading the Department of Neurosurgery from 1986.
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Subramanian Kalyanaraman continues his medical practice at Anuradha Clinic, a private consultative facility attached to his residence in Kilpauk Garden Colony.
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Subramanian Kalyanaraman is married to Pattammal and the couple has two children.
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Subramanian Kalyanaraman, meanwhile, pioneered many streotactic innovations and the simultaneous use of two stereotactic equipment, viz.
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Subramanian Kalyanaraman established the location of pyramidal tract in the white matter structure of the cerebrum of the brain known as internal capsule, which assisted in the treatment of diseases such as Parkinsonism.
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Subramanian Kalyanaraman has documented his researches by way of several articles in per-reviewed journals and his work has been cited by a number of authors and researchers.
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Subramanian Kalyanaraman is one of the founders of Madras Neuro Trust, a non-governmental organization promoting theoretical and clinical research in Neurology, was its founder treasurer, and serves as a member of its Board of Trustees.
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Subramanian Kalyanaraman organized the first Continuing medical education program in India in 1977 when he coordinated a CME program for the Neurological Society of India and was a member of the organizing committee of NSICON 2016 of the Neurological Society of India as well as the Neuro Update Chennai 2017, organized by Madras Neuro Trust in January 2017.
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Subramanian Kalyanaraman served as the convener of CME programs of Neurological Society of India from 1977 to 1984 and headed the Core Group for Educational promotion of NSI and National Board of Examinations in 2008.
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Subramanian Kalyanaraman has served as a visiting faculty at many universities in India and abroad and has delivered a number of keynote or invited lectures.
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Subramanian Kalyanaraman received the Acharya Seva Ratnam Award in 2003 and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Madras Neuro Trust in 2007.
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Subramanian Kalyanaraman is a fellow of the Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences and a member of Indian Cancer Society, International Medical Sciences Academy, International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, Society of British Neurological Surgeons, World Society for Stereotaxic and Functional Neurosurgery and Indian Association of Occupational Health.