Ajit Kumar Basu

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Born1912
India
Died3 December 1986
OccupationCardiac surgeon
KnownforOpen Heart surgery
Ajit Kumar Basu
Born1912
India
Died3 December 1986
OccupationCardiac surgeon
Known forOpen Heart surgery
AwardsPadma Shri
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

Ajit Kumar Basu (1912–1986)[citation needed] was an Indian cardiac surgeon.[1][2] He was a recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, the highest Indian science award in 1967.[3] He was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[4] He qualified for his FRCS in 1946. He was the first Indian to be appointed examiner of the Royal College and served as its Hunterian Professor.[5]

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