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Recognition for innovation

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Honour: K. Venkatachalam (centre), president, Rotary Club of Coimbatore East, presenting the ‘Meritorious Service Award for Vocational Excellence’ to V. Anand (second right), ENT Surgeon and Director, MCV Hospitals, Pollachi, at a function organised by the club in Coimbatore on Thursday. –

COIMBATORE: An unambiguous emphasis on the spirit of innovation in medical science ran right through this meeting here on Thursday.

The Rotary Club of Coimbatore East’s event to present ENT Surgeon and MCV Trust Hospital, Pollachi, Director V. Anand with the Meritorious Service Award for Vocational Excellence listed his innovations and described these as models worthy of emulation.

Achievements

Cardiologist K.P. Mishra said Dr. Anand’s achievements would embarrass doctors who had never innovated for the community’s good in their long years of service. Mentioning voice box repair and implant and also cochlear implant as path-breaking achievements of Dr. Anand, the former head of the Department of Cardiology at Apollo Hospital, Chennai, said these were results of hard work and commitment.

“Our formal education is terrible. We hardly learnt anything in medical colleges. But, Dr. Anand made dreams in medical science come true while in practice. Real education lies in what he did from the day he became a doctor,” Dr. Mishra, who was the Guest of Honour at the award ceremony, said.

Chief Guest at the ceremony and Past District Governor of Rotary International District 3189, Mangalore, Surya Prakash Bhat observed: “Real education is not within the four walls of a classroom, but it is got while actually doing the work later.”

Mr. Bhat appreciated the efforts made by Dr. Anand in reaching advances in medical science to society.

Rotary District Director, Vocational Service, V. Rajkumar attributed Dr. Anand’s achievements to his passion for innovation and commitment to serve the people. Dr. Anand was the only Indian who had won the RAF Cooper Award twice and this was a testimony to these qualities.

Mr. Rajkumar recalled the case of a girl from Mumbai who had lost her voice and undergone 26 unsuccessful surgeries across the world. But, she got her voice back after the surgery done by Dr. Anand.

Role model

Calling Dr. Anand a role model, K.G. Hospital Chairman G. Bakthavathsalam stressed the sharing of knowledge, which the ENT surgeon did by teaching others what he had learnt.

Chairman of Vedanayagam Hospital S.V. Kandaswamy said Dr. Anand had many innovations to his credit only because his strength lay in updating his knowledge on the development in his field.

Rotary Assistant Governor V. Lakshmanasamy, president of Rotary Club of Coimbatore East K. Venkatachalam and secretary S. Vasanth Raj were among those who spoke at the ceremony.

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