Govindappa Venkataswamy
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Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy( 1918 – 2006) is the founder of Aravind Eye Hospital group.
G.Venkataswamy was born in 1918 to a farming family in Vadamalapuram village in Tuticorin district of Tamilnadu. He graduated from Stanley Medical College, Chennai.
[edit] Degrees earned
- Bachelor of Arts in chemistry from American College in Madurai in 1938
- Doctor of Medicine from Stanley Medical College in Madras in 1944
- Doctor of ophthalmology at the Government Ophthalmic Hospital in Madras in 1951
[edit] Awards
- Padma Sri
- The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness Organisation Award
- Helen Keller International Award
- WHO Award for Health for All
- Academy International Blindness Prevention Award
- International Social Entrepreneurship Award
- Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Republic.
[edit] References
- http://www.aravind.org/tribute/The%20hindu.htm
- Google's expertise for Aravind's Hospital http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2006/08/07/stories/2006080705840100.htm
- http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1046349
- http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1046349
- http://www.ascrs.org/Awards/Govindappa-Venkataswamy-MD.cfm
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