T. P. Lahane

T. P. Lahane
Native name तात्याराव लहाने
Born Tatyarao Pundlikrao Lahane
(1957-02-12) February 12, 1957
Makegaon, Latur district, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Ophthalmologist
Known for World record of Cataract surgeries[1]
Title Dean of Grant Medical College and J. J. Hospital, Mumbai
Term 2010
Awards Padma Shri (2008)

Tatyarao Lahane is a Dean of Grant Medical College and J. J. Hospital, Mumbai, and an ophthamologist who set a world record with more than 100,000 cataract surgeries. He was awarded Padma Shri award in 2008, the 4th highest civilian award in India.[2][3]

Early life

Lahane was born in a small village named Makegaon in Latur district of Maharashtra state in farmer's family on 12 February 1957 to father Pudlikrao and mother Anjanabai. He belongs to Denotified Tribes (Vanjhari Samaj).[4] He is one of seven children of the couple.[5] At a young age, both of his kidneys were not functioning and his mother donated one of her kidneys to him.[1]

As an ophthalmologist

Before Lahane took over as Dean of JJ Hospital he was head of the department of ophthalmology. As an ophthalmologist he arranged many cataract camps nationwide and also in JJ Hospital. In 2007 he did his 100,000th cataract surgery in JJ Hospital which was attended by then-Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh. He is credited for modernizing the ophthalmology department of JJ Hospital.[1][6][7]

As a Dean

He became Dean of Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals in 2010. As a dean he is credited for modernizing Out Patient Department of JJ Hospital along with computerizing the system.[8] The residents have alleged that this was done to keep the residents occupied with typing on computers while Dr.Lahane engaged with the patients and dictated.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Most eye operations-world record set by Tatyarao Lahane". Worldrecordacademy.com. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Padma Shri Awardees - Padma Awards - My India, My Pride - Know India: National Portal of India". Archive.india.gov.in. 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  3. ↑ "Mumbai eye surgeon Lahane gets anticipatory bail". The Hindu. 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  4. ↑ "Dr TP Lahane seeks anticipatory bail". dna India. 19 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Haravande, Adinath (27 February 2014). "डॉ. तात्यासाहेब लहाने (Dr. Tatyasaheb Lahane)". Think Maharashtra (in Marathi).
  6. ↑ "'अपोलोचे वंशज - डॉ. तात्याराव लहाने व डॉ. रागिणी पारेख' - चिनूक्स" (in Marathi). Maayboli. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  7. ↑ "लक्षावधींचा दृष्टिदाता : डॉ. तात्याराव लहाने". dainikekmat.com (in Marathi). 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Online weekly from Sakaal Media Group - Pune". Saptahik Sakal. 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  9. ↑ Barnagarwala, Tabassum (8 April 2016). "Strike will end if dean is removed, say JJ Hospital students". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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