SIRKALI SIRKALI
SIRKALISIRKALI
E.R.HIGH SCHOOL
St.JOSEPH’S COLLEGE
RANK HOLDER
INITIALLY WISHED TO JOIN THE ICS
1938 JOINED MBBS – MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE
BEST OUT GOING STUDENT
JOHNSTONE GOLD MEDAL 1943
Prof N S Narasimha Iyer
Lt Col G R McRobert
Great Surgical Teachers
FRCS IN 6 WEEKS !!!
DELIVERED THE PRESTIGIOUS “MOYNIHAN LECTURE 1991
TRYST WITH NEUROSURGERY
Two roads diverged in the wood and I---
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference
Robert Frost
TRYST WITH NEUROSURGERY
January 1949
Newcastle upon Tyne
U K
G F ROWBOTHAM
VISITS TO CANADA, US AND EUROPE IN 1950
STARTING OF NEUROSURGERY Service
October 24October 24thth 1950 1950VijayadasamiVijayadasamiUnit of Unit of
Prof.Sangam Lal , Prof.Sangam Lal , Professor of Professor of SurgerySurgery
Surgical Milieu in the 50sSurgical Milieu in the 50s
Many amongst the staff of Many amongst the staff of the the
general surgical department general surgical department who who
helped and encouragedhelped and encouraged
Neurosurgery was separated from Neurosurgery was separated from
the Department of the Department of
General Surgery General Surgery
3 years later 3 years later
with the creation of the post of with the creation of the post of Lecturer inLecturer in
NeurosurgeryNeurosurgery
THE MADRAS SCHOOL OF STEREOTAXY
PROUD TO BE A BRIGADIER
1978
1991
FEBRUARY 2003
Hony President of the WFNS with the First Lady
PUBLIC EDUCATION
A SUPERB TEACHER
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
Was the President and Vice-President for many years
Tried hard to get the Royal Colleges to recognise the NBE as equal
RESEARCH
DEEPLY RELIGIOUS
LOVED TO USE HIS CAMERA
HUMOUR