NDLI: Government Medical College Trivandrum - Fifty years of Neurosurgery in Kerala state.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Peethambaran, Anil Kumar Chandran, Raj S.
Description	Country affiliation: India Author Affiliation: Peethambaran AK ( Department of Neurosurgery, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.); Chandran RS ( Department of Neurosurgery, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.)
Abstract	The Department of Neurosurgery founded in the Trivandrum Medical College, Kerala, the first teaching hospital in Kerala state, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The history of Neurosurgery in this Institute is synonymous with the history of Neurosurgery in the state as this was the first medical college to start a Neurosurgery department within the state.The students after undergoing their rigorous training in the department, went on to establish advanced neurosurgical centres throughout Kerala and in several other parts of the country. This article traces the illustrious history of the Department of Neurosurgery, Trivandrum Medical College and also of the eminent faculty members and residents, who helped in advancing the standards of Neurosurgery in the region as well as the rest of India. The Department of Neurosurgery was founded in the Trivandrum Medical College, Kerala, the first teaching hospital in Kerala state, in the year 1951, and is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The history of Neurosurgery in this Institute is synonymous with the history of Neurosurgery in the state as this was the first medical college to start a Neurosurgery department within the state.The students after undergoing their rigorous training in the department, went on to establish advanced neurosurgical centres throughout Kerala and in several other parts of the country. This article traces the illustrious history of the Department of Neurosurgery, Trivandrum Medical College and also of the eminent faculty members and residents, who helped in advancing the standards of Neurosurgery in the region as well as the rest of India.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	00283886
Issue Number	2
Journal	Neurology India
Volume Number	65
e-ISSN	19984022
Language	English
Publisher	Medknow Publications
Publisher Date	2017-03-01
Publisher Place	India
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Discipline Neurology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Neurology Neurology (clinical)

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