National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) - NAMS (India)

Prof. S. Kameswaran, FAMS
MS, DLO, PhD, D.Sc(Hons), FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Glasg), FACS, FICS.
Prof. S. Kameswaran is a senior highly qualified ENT surgeon. He obtained his MS, DLO
from University of Madras, FRCS from Edinburgh and Glasgow Royal Colleges. He was
awarded Ph.D. by M.K. University Madurai and D.Sc (Hons) by Dr. MGR Medical
University Tamilnadu.
He was elected Emeritus Professor of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)
besides being a corresponding member of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Belgium.
He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Senior Vice President of the
International College of Surgeons and has functioned as WHO short term consultant for the
Republic Maldives. He had occupied during his service time the post of Director of Institute
of ORL Madras Medical College, and later the post of director of PG Institute of Basic
Medical Sciences of the University of Madras.
He had been the President of ENT Surgeons of India, Past President of Speech and Hearing
Association of India, President of Acoustic Society of India, etc. He has been the recipient of
National Award Padma Shri from President of India, Dr. B.C. Roy Award from the MCI,
Basanti Devi Amirchand Award from ICMR, Dr. P.N. Chhuttani Oration Award from the
National Academy of Medical Sciences, and Air Marshal Subroto Memorial Oration Award
from the Aviation School, Bangalore.
He has published over 60 papers in the National and International journals and edited 2
books in ENT. At present he is Patron of Madras ENT Research Foundation, an outstanding
ENT institute in this country.
Area of specialization: Otorhinolaryngology
Address: Door No.5, III Avenue, Indra Nagar, Adayar, Chennai, Tel: (044) Off:
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