T. V. Devarajan
Born
Thrissur, Kerala, India
OccupationMedical Doctor
SpouseLakshmi Devarajan
ChildrenSangeetha Devarajan
Parent(s)T. K. Viswanathan
Ranganayaki
AwardsPadma Shri
B. C. Roy Award

T. V. Devarajan, is an Indian medical doctor and general physician. The Government of India honoured him, in 2013, by awarding him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of medicine.[1]

Biography

Devarajan was born in Thrissur, in the south Indian state of Kerala. He graduated in medicine and went on to take the degrees of MD and DSc in general medicine.[2] He was also awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow in 2007.[3][4]

He started his career by joining the faculty of the Madras Medical College, where he taught without drawing a salary[3] for 29 years.[5] Later, he moved to the Aarupadai Veedu Medical College, Kirumambakkam, as a professor, where he still teaches general medicine. He has also been a senior consultant physician at the Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, since 1986.[4]

He is the author of four books, Aids to Clinical Medicine,[6] Medicine in a Nutshell[7] Clinical Medicine Made Easy[8] and Medical Advice for Healthy Life.[9]

Devarajan is also credited with 28 articles[4] such as A Challenging Case of Intra-abdominal Sepsis with Multiorgan Failure: An Emerging Role of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Sepsis,[10] published in various journals. He also assists students in their research activities.[11] He was awarded gold medal for surgery, gynaecology and prize in medicine and ophthalmology as a medical student. He delivered student memorial oration in Madras Medical College and he served as an inspector for national board of examination.

Devarajan, an examiner for a few universities,[4] lives in Chetpet, Chennai, in Tamil Nadu.[12] His daughter, Sangeetha Devarajan, has followed her father's footsteps and is a UK-based gynaecologist and a member of the Royal College of Gynaecologists.[3]

Devarajan is also a member of professional bodies such as the Cardiological Society of India[13] and the Chennai chapter of the Association of Physicians of India.[14] He is also the editor in chief in preparation of a textbook of medicine. He is a jury member for selection of Oscar awards in medicine by BMJ. He is an examiner for MBBS, MD and PhD for many universities.

Awards and recognitions

Devarajan was honoured with Dr. B. C. Roy Award, recognizing him as an eminent teacher, in 2003.[3][4][5][13] In 2013, the Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri.[1][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 PTI (26 January 2013). "List of Padma awardees". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sehat". Sehat. 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "FRCP, The Thindu". The Thindu. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 T. V. Devarajan, L. Vijayasundaram (2008). Medicine in Nutshell. Jaypee Brothers. p. 358. ISBN 9788184481716. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "The Hindu". The Hindu. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Devarajan, Vijayasundaram (2008). Aids to Clinical Medicine (PDF). Jaypee Brothers. ISBN 978-81-8448-171-6. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Medicine in Nutshell, book reference. Jaypee Brothers. 2008. p. 358. ISBN 9788184481716. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  8. ↑ T. V. Devarajan, L. Vijayasundaram (2008). Clinical Medicine Made Easy. Jaypee Brothers. p. 358. ISBN 9788184481716. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Medical Advice for Healthy Life". Indian Express. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "A Challenging Case of Intra-abdominal Sepsis with Multiorgan Failure: An Emerging Role of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Sepsis". Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. January 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "CTRI". CTRI. 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Doctor vista". Doctor vista. 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  13. 1 2 "CSI". CSI. 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "API". API. 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
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