S. S. Badrinath
S. S. Badrinath | |
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Born | Sengamedu Srinivasa Badrinath 24 February 1940 Madras, Madras Presidency, British India |
Died | 21 November 2023 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | (aged 83)
Education | Madras Medical College |
Spouse | Vasanthi Badrinath |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Ophthalmology, vitreo-retinal surgery |
Sengamedu Srinivasa Badrinath (24 February 1940 – 21 November 2023) was an Indian ophthalmologist who was the founder and chairman emeritus of
Early life
Sengamedu Srinivasa Badrinath was born in Triplicane, a suburb of Chennai, India. His father, S. V. Srinivasa Rao, an engineer, was employed in the Madras Government Service. His mother, Lakshmi Devi, was the daughter of an advocate from Nerur, Tamil Nadu. Both of his parents died while he was still in his teens, and he completed his medical studies with the insurance money obtained following the death of his father. Beginning his education late at age 7 due to a childhood illness, Badrinath studied at PS High School, Mylapore, and Sri Ramakrishna Mission High School, Chennai. He completed his collegiate studies at Loyola College between 1955 and 1957.[4][5]
Medical career
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Badrinath graduated from the
Sankara Nethralaya
In 1978, Badrinath, along with a group of philanthropists, founded the Medical & Vision Research Foundations in Madras in 1978. Sankara Nethralaya, a charitable not-for-profit eye hospital is a unit of the Medical Research Foundation.[7]
On average, 1200 patients are seen and 100 surgeries are performed every day.[8] From its inception in 1978, Sankara Nethralaya has offered fellowship programmes in Vitreo-Retinal Surgery, Cornea, Oculoplasty, Glaucoma, Uvea, and General Ophthalmology to holders of postgraduate degrees and diplomas in Ophthalmology. The institute also offers training programmes for graduates in Ophthalmology.[9]
Death
S. S. Badrinath died on 21 November 2023, at the age of 83.[5][10]
Awards and honours
- 1996: Padma Bhushan[11]
- 1983: Padma Shri[3]
- 1991: Dr. B. C. Roy National Award[11]
- 1992: Paul Harris Fellow Award[12]
- 2009: V. Krishnamurthy Award for Excellence[13]
- 2009: The Madras City Ophthalmological Association Lifetime Achievement Award[11]
- 2014: Lifetime Achievement Award, Vitreo Retinal Society, India[14]
External links
References
- ^ "S.S. Badrinath, founder of Chennai's Sankara Nethralaya passes away". The Hindu. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Sankara Nethralaya. A Mission For Vision » 'Best Eye Hospital' in India". Omlog.org. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ a b "List of Fellows - NAMS" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Know Our Luminaries". Squintmaster.com. 3 June 1967. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Dr Badrinath, founder of Chennai's Sankara Nethralaya, no more". Pushpa Narayan. The Times of India. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Search Results for author Badrinath SS on PubMed.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Sankara Nethralaya". Sankara Nethralaya. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Education". Sankaranethralaya.org. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ S.S. Badrinath, founder of Chennai’s Sankara Nethralaya passes away
- ^ a b c "Chennai's trinity of eye specialists honoured". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "List of Fellows" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Science (India). p. 8.
- ^ "Award for Shankar Netralaya founder". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Life Time Achievement Award – Vitreo Retina Society". Retrieved 22 May 2021.