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

Prof. N. Rangabashyam, FAMS
PhD, DSc (h.c.) FRCS (Eng, Edin and Gl), FRCP (Ed.), FAMS (S’pore),
FACS
Prof. N. Rangabashyam is a pioneer in the field of Surgical Gastroenterology and Proctology.
He has received wide acclaim for his expertise in the field of GI Surgery in India and abroad.
An experienced academician, he has over 3 decades of teaching experience both at the
undergraduate and post-graduate levels. He served as Former Head of the Department of
Surgical Gastroenterology and Proctology and Clinical Professor of Surgery, Madras
Medical College and Government General Hospital, Madras, and was responsible for setting
up a department for the first time in India and M.Ch (Surgical Gastroenterology). He has
been the President of the Association of Surgeons of India and Indian Society of
Gastroenterology and now the President of the Ostomates India.
He has given several named orations including Sir Stanford Cade Lecture of RCS, London
and Sir A.M. Ismail Oration of the Malaysian College of Surgeons. He received Dr. B.C.
Roy National Award, Hari Om Ashram Award and Dr. R.V. Rajam Oration. He has written a
book in Tamil for the public awareness programme periodically for the public and
contributed articles in various text books of surgery including Oxford Text book of Surgery.
He has been an examiner to most of the Universities in India and the Royal College of
Surgeons of Edinburgh, College of Surgeons, University of Khota Bharu, Malaysia, Kaban
Sang, Nepal and Kuwait. He was convenor of the National Board of Examinations in the
speciality of Gastroenterology and Member of the Council, National Academy of Medical
Sciences. He was National Representative for the Edinburgh and Paris meetings of the
Federation of Surgical Colleges. As a unique honour The Royal College of Physicians
awarded the fellowship for a surgeon. He was elected as a fellow of the Association of
Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and of the Academy of Sciences in India and Academy
of Sciences, Singapore. He is a fellow of the James IV Association. He was awarded the
coveted RCS Edinburgh Gold Medal. He has been conferred the D.Sc (h.c.) from Dr. M.G.R.
Medical University. In June, he received the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of
England. His students trained by him are working as consultants all over India and abroad.
He delivered convocation address at the following places:-
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (A Deemed University), Manipal in 2002, Madras
Medical College, Chennai, -2004, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte, Mangalore,
2004, College of physicians and surgeons of Bombay, Mumbai, 2004. Elected as President of
the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association-Indian Chapter. Recently he received
the Gastroenterology Excellence Award for the year 2003-2004 in recognition of his
contribution to Medical Education in particular to surgical gastroenterology. He is an adhoc
committee member of the Medical Council of India.
Area of specialization: Surgery
Address: 38, Venkatanarayana Road, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tel: (044) 24347474, 24340974,
n_rangabashyam@hotmail.com
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