L. S. N. Prasad

L. S. N. Prasad
Born 1 January 1914
Bihar Sharif, Bihar, India
Died 22 April 2009
Patna, Bihar, India
Resting place Patna
25°06′00″N 85°01′00″E / 25.10000°N 85.01667°E / 25.10000; 85.01667
Other names Lala Suraj Nandan Prasad
Occupation Pediatrician
Years active 1939 - 2009
Known for Development of pediatrics in Bihar
Spouse(s) Shakuntala Devi
Children Five sons and three daughters
Parent(s) Babu Ram Prasad Lalwas
Awards Padma Shri

Lala Suraj Nandan Prasad (1914-2009) was an Indian pediatrician and a former professor of pediatrics of the Patna Medical College and Hospital whose efforts were reported behind the establishment of the department of pediatrics[1] and the development of the children's ward into a 250 bedded Children's Hospital at the institution.[2][3] He was the founder president of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics when the organization was formed in 1964 though the merger of erstwhile Indian Pediatric Society and the Association of Pediatricians of India.[4] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1974.[5]

Biography

Lala Suraj Nandan Prasad was born on the New Year day of 1914 at Bihar Sharif[2] to Babu Ram Prasad Lalwas, a lawyer.[3] He passed his matriculation from Dumka Zilla School in 1933 standing first in Bhagalpur district, winning Mcpherson Gold Medal and passed MBBS from Patna Medical College and Hospital, then Prince of Wales Medical College, in 1939.[2] After his internship for a year at Danapur, Gopalganj,[2][6] he joined his alma mater in 1940 as a deputy superintendent and worked there till 1945[2] when he moved to England where he completed a diploma in child health.[3] He continued his stay in UK and secured an MRCP from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1946 after which he worked there till 1947, at institutions such as the Hospital for Sick, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and the London Hospital.[3]

Prasad returned to India in 1947 and joined Patna Medical College and Hospital in 1948 as a lecturer at the department of medicine and became a professor in 1962.[6] During his tenure there,he started the department of pediatrics and, later, developed the children's ward into a hospital with a capacity of 250 beds.[2] He also served the Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna as an honorary director.[7] In the early sixties, Prasad joined with George Coelho and his associate pediatrics to merge the Association of Pediatricians of India and the Indian Pediatric Society under one umbrella with a new identity in 1964[1] and Prasad was made the founder president of the new organization, the Indian Academy of Pediatrics.[4] He took superannuation from Patna Medical College on 31 December 1971[3][6] but continued his activities by associating himself with the various medical committees.[8]

Prasad, who presented over 50 research papers[6] at various medical conferences,[9] was a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (1964), American Academy of Pediatrics (1964) and the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (1974).[3][7] A former vice president of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, Prasad was appointed as the Porfessor Emeritus of the Patna Medical College and Hospital in 1974.[3][7] The same year, the Government of India included him the Republic Day honours list for the civilian honour of Padma Shri.[5] He died on 22 April 2009 at his Patna residence at the age of 95, leaving behind five sons and three daughters, his wife Sakuntala Devi preceding him in death.[3][2][6] A healthcare centre in his honour has been established in Patna under the name, Dr. Lala Suraj Nandan Prasad Memorial Clinic.[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "IAP History". Indian Academy of Pediatrics. 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Lala Suraj Nandan Prasad is dead". Bihar Times. 23 April 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Lala Surajnandan Prasad". Slide Share. 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Past Presidents". Indian Academy of Pediatrics. 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Fruitful and purposeful life". Pratap Pharmaceuticals. 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 "Obituary" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ethical Committee" (PDF). Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences. 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  9. ↑ "1979 Symposium on Recent Advances in Clinical Practice". B.R.Singh Hospital & Centre For Medical Education & Research. 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Lala Suraj Nandan Prasad Memorial Clinic". Here. 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
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