A portrait of the late N. Rangabashyam, renowned surgical gastroenterologist, was unveiled on Friday as part of the ongoing International College of Surgeons conference in the city.
N. Ram, chairman, Kasturi and Sons, who unveiled the portrait, recalled his decades-long association with the specialist, who set up a department for the speciality at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital.
Mr. Ram said he wanted to record his deep admiration and esteem for the “wonderful man of medicine, who influenced generations of students and left an imprint; somebody whose worth will endure for a long time, particularly as a teacher and colleague.”
According to him, Dr. Rangabashyam was someone who would not compromise on his high standards and wanted India to be recognised internationally in the field of medicine. His wide ranging social and public interest commanded admiration, he said.
Vice-chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University S. Geethalakshmi said as a teacher, he inculcated in his students the values of doing the right thing for the patient.
The three-day conference was inaugurated earlier in the day by Health Minister C. Vijaya Baskar.
