B. N. B. Rao

Basavapatna Narayana Balakrishna Rao (1910–1995) was an Indian surgeon, medical academic, researcher, writer and the president of the Association of Surgeons of India.[1] He was a professor and head of the department of surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. One of the founder fellows of the National Academy of Medical Sciences,[2] he was also an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences.[3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 1971, for his contributions to medical science.[4]

B. N. B. Rao
Born(1910-01-21)21 January 1910
Channapatna, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, India
Died7 March 1995(1995-03-07) (aged 85)
India
OccupationSurgeon
Medical academic
Medical writer
Years active1936–1995
Known forMedical academics
Medical research
Parent(s)Narayana Rao
Rukmini
AwardsPadma Shri

Biography

Balakrishna Rao was born on 21 January 1910 at Channapatna, a town known as a manufacturing centre for lacquered wooden toys, in Ramanagara District of the south Indian state of Karnataka in a Sankethi Brahmin family to Rukmini and Rao Bahadur Narayana Rao, an ophthalmologist and the founder of Minto Eye Hospital, who migrated to Mysore from Palakkad, Kerala.[5] He did his early schooling in Mysore and after graduating in medicine from Mumbai University, he continued his medical studies in England to secure an LRCP, followed by MRCS in 1936.[1] He also completed his FRCS there in 1937 before returning to India to join Mysore State Services as an assistant professor in 1940 and became a professor and head of the department of surgery at Mysore Medical College in 1945. After serving there for two years, he moved to Gajara Raja Medical College, Gwalior in 1947 and served as a professor, head of the department of surgery and a dean till 1964. His next move was to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi where he continued till his superannuation in 1972, after which he served as a Scientist Emeritus of the Indian Council of Medical research till 1975.[1] He also worked at Choithram Hospital and Research Centre, Indore, for two years from 1976 to 1978.[6]

Rao, who was known to have researched on Neurosciences and Renal calculi, published many articles which included Primary carcinoma of the liver in infancy: report of a case,[7] Active immunization against E. coli as a protective measure against haemorrhagic shock[8] and Bilateral Prefrontal Leucotomy in Indian Patients.[9] He served as the honorary surgeon to the President of India for a number of years and was the president of the Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) for two terms during 1962–63.[10] He was one of the founders of the National Academy of Medical Sciences and is on the list of their founder fellows.[11] The Indian Academy of Sciences elected him as their fellow in 1945 and the Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the Padma Shri in 1971.[4] He became a member of the International College of Surgeons in 1993 and, two years later, he died on 7 March 1995, at the age of 85.[3] The Association of Surgeons of India instituted an annual award oration, Dr. Balakrishna Rao Oration, in 2000, in honor of its former president.[12]

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References
  1. "Dr. Basavapattana Narayana Balkrishna Rao (1910 – 1995)". Gajara Raja Medical College Alumni Association. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. "NAMS fellows" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. "IAS Fellows". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  4. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  5. "Prof. B.N Balakrishna Rao on ASI". Association of Surgeons of India. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  6. "Choithram Hospital and Research Centre". Slide Share. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  7. Balakrishna Rao, B. N.; Kapur, B. M. L.; Shah, D. K. (1967). "Primary carcinoma of the liver in infancy: report of a case". Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 34 (12): 437–439. doi:10.1007/BF02756114. PMID 4299045.
  8. I.K. Dhawan; B.N.Balkrishna Rao; L.N. Mohapatra; B. Venkataswamy (1970). "Active immunization against E. coli as a protective measure against haemorrhagic shock". Journal of Surgical Research. 10 (2): 67–72. doi:10.1016/0022-4804(70)90012-0. PMID 4903368.
  9. M.V. Govindaswamy, B.N. Balakrishna Rao (8 April 1944). "Bilateral prefrontal Leucotomy in Indian patients". The Lancet. 243 (6293): 466–468. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(00)58532-8.
  10. "Past Presidents". Association of Surgeons of India. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  11. "Founder fellows" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  12. "Awards And Orations". Association of Surgeons of India. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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