K. R. Palaniswamy

K. R. Palaniswamy
Born	Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Gastroenterologist Medical academic
Known for	Gastroenterology
Spouse	Mrs padmini palanisamy
Awards	Padma Shri

Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy is an Indian gastroenterologist, medical academic and writer and a senior consultant at Apollo Hospital, Chennai.^[1]^[2] He is a former president (2004–05) of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology^[3] and a patron its Tamil Nadu chapter.^[4] After graduating in medicine from JJM Medical College, Davangere in 1972, he continued his studies to secure an MD in general medicine in 1977 and a DM in gastroenterology in 1981, simultaneously working as a member of faculty. In 1986, while working as an assistant professor, he was deputed to Stanley Medical College, Chennai as a professor where he established the department of gastroenterology.^[3]

Palaniswamy, who has written several articles on gastroenterology,^[5]^[6] served as a member of the Academic Boards of the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences from 1986 to 1996 and Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in 1997 and was a member of the Indian delegation for the Academic Exchange programs to Germany in 1986 and to USSR in 1987. He chaired the Mid-Term ISG Conference of 2014^[7] and serves as a National Faculty of the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT).^[8] A fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science by Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in 2014.^[9] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2007, for his contributions to medical science.^[10] He is married to Padmini and the family lives in Chennai.^[3]

References

^ "Dr Palaniswamy K R". Apollo Hospitals. 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ "Apollo launches Centre for Colorectal Diseases". Indian Express. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "President, President, Indian Society of Gastro Indian Society of Gastroenterology" (PDF). MedIndia. 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ "Patrons". CMC Vellore. 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ Thavaredevarakoppalu Manje Gowda Amruthesh; Paramasivan Piramanayagam; Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy; Rama Mani (2011). "An Unusual Cause for Iron Deficiency Anemia in an Elderly Male" (PDF). Journal of Digestive Endoscopy. 2 (4): 234–35.
^ Mohan K V K; Thyagarajan S P; Murugavel K G; Mathews S; Jayanthi V; Rajanikanth; Srinivas V; Mathiazhagan; Murali A; Palaniswamy K R; Raghuram K; Rajasambandam P; Sunil Mathews (1999). "Significance of recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA 3.0)reactivity pattern in the diagnosis of HCV infection". Biomédicine. 19 (1): 15–21.
^ "Mid-Term ISG Conference, 2014" (PDF). VGM Hospitals. 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ "National Faculty Details". Indian Society of Organ Transplantation. 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ "Awards and Accolades". Apollo Hospitals. 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2016.