Balasubramaniam Ramamurthi, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian neurosurgeon
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About Balasubramaniam Ramamurthi
- Ramamurthi Balasubramaniam (30 January 1922 – 13 December 2003) was an Indian neurosurgeon, author, editor, a pioneer in neurosurgery in India and often recognized as the Father of Neurosurgery of India.
- He set up the Department of Neurosurgery at the Government General Hospital, Chennai in 1950, the Department of Neurosurgery at the Madras Medical College and founded the Institute of Neurology, Madras in the 1970s.
- He was awarded the Padma Bhushan and the Dhanvantri Award for his contribution to the field of Neurosurgery in India.
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