S. Kameswaran
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Shanmugam Kameswaran (1923 – 26 June 2021) was a renowned ENT surgeon of Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Kameswaran was born in 1923. He had his early education in Loyola College, Chennai and Madras Medical College, Chennai. He trained in the UK where he got his FRCS from Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Career
Kameswaran joined as director of the Institute of Otorhinolaryngology at the Madras Medical College. He mentored generations of ENT surgeons from various parts of the country. He also served as director of Institute of Basic Medical Sciences at Taramani of University of Madras. He also served as short term consultant of World Health Organization.
Awards
The government of India honoured Kameswaran with the fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri Award in the year 1990.[1][2] He is also a recipient of B.C. Roy award in the year 1981.[3]