Janak Raj Talwar

Janak Raj Talwar
Born (1931-01-01)January 1, 1931
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Died November 21, 2002(2002-11-21) (aged 71)
Nationality Indian
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Janak Raj Talwar (born 1931–2002) was an Indian cardiothoracic surgeon who served in many major Indian medical centres such as All All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Holy Family Hospital and Laxmipat Singhania Institute of Cardiology, Kanpur.[1] Born on the New Year's Day of 1931 at Amritsar in the Indian state of Punjab, he earned an MBBS and MS from Government Medical College, Amritsar and started his career at Punjab Medical Service. In 1959, he joined the AIIMS Delhi where he served as an assistant professor and associate professor before moving to Laxmipat Singhania Institute of Cardiology. Subsequently, he served a number of medical institutions.

Talwar was known to have done significant work on the treatment of cold injuries which are resulted from exposure to extreme cold conditions and proposed prophylactic as well as therapeutic measures.[2] Besides, he pioneered thoracic surgery in North India and established specialty departments for the discipline at several hospitals.[1] He received Amir Chand Prize of the Indian Council of Medical Research in 1967. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 1970.[3] He died on 21 November 2002 at the age of 71.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 J. S. Guleria (2017). "Obituary" (PDF). National Databases of Indian Medical Journals.
  2. "Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners" (PDF). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 1999.
  3. "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  4. "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2017.
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