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Indian academic (1926?2012)
Balu Sankaran
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Born
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1926-09-04
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4 September 1926
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Died
| 20 June 2012
(2012-06-20)
(aged 85)
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Occupation
| Professor Emeritus of
St Stephen's Hospital, Delhi
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Spouse
| Sukanya
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Balu Sankaran
was a professor, scientist and recipient of the
Padma Shri
and
Padma Vibushan
awards. He helped establish an artificial limbs manufacturing corporation and a rehabilitation institute.
Biography
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Sankaran was born in
Tamil Nadu
on 4 September 1926. He graduated with a medical degree from
Stanley Medical College
in
Chennai
in 1948. He travelled to United States and
England
and received training from
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
during 1951?1955 and
Manchester Royal Infirmary
in 1955.
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Career
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After he returned to India from Manchester UK. Dr. Balu Sankaran taught few months in the Department of Anatomy at KMC Manipal before joining AIIMS Delhi.
Sankaran began his career as an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery in
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
(AIIMS) in 1956. After 7 years as an Assistant Professor, he was promoted to Associate Professor in 1963 and continued with
AIIMS
till 1967. While working in AIIMS, he conducted basic medical research as a
Rockefeller Foundation
fellow at
University of Chicago
in United States. After his stint at AIIMS, he accepted a position as Professor in
Maulana Azad Medical College
till 1970. He served as a Director of Central Institute of Orthopedics during 1970 till 1978. He was offered to serve as the Director of
World Health Organization
in
Geneva
in 1981 and remained with WHO till 1987. He also served as the Chairman of the Rehabilitation Council of India between 1992 and 1994.
While working as a Director of Central Institute of Orthopedics, He helped set up the
Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India
at
Kanpur
in 1972 and helped establish
National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research
at
Olatpur
near
Bhubaneshwar
in 1975 and remained Chairman of the Corporation till 1981. He worked as a Professor Emeritus at
St Stephen's Hospital, Delhi
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Death
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He died on 20 June 2012 after a brief illness.
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Awards
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He received
Padma Shri
award in 1972 for the trauma care and rehabilitation provided to soldiers injured in
1971 Bangladesh war
, while stationed at
Safdarjung Hospital
. He also received
Padma Vibushan
award for medicine in year 2007.
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