Biography

K. GANAPATHY M.Ch.(Neurosurgery), FACS, FICS, FAMS Ph.D. is a Past President of the Telemedicine Society of India. Former Secretary and Past President of the Neurological Society of India, former Secretary of the Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgery, Past President of the Indian Society of Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery. Formerly Adjunct Professor, at the IIT Madras, & Anna University he is currently Emeritus Professor at the Dr MGR Tamilnadu Medical University, Chennai. Dr. Ganapathy was formerly Honorary Consultant and Advisor in Neurosurgery Armed Forces Medical Services. In 1990 he became the first in South Asia to get a Ph.D. in neuro-imaging. A former examiner & Inspector for the National Board of Examinations Ministry of Health, Govt. of India he was also an overseas examiner to the Universiti Sains Malaysia and the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh. He is Member of the Editorial Board of 4 International and 3 National Journals in Neurosciences and was the first neurosurgeon from South Asia to be formally trained in Stereotactic radiosurgery in 1995 and later in robotic radiosurgery in 2008. He is a reviewer for ATA official journal and other telemedicine journals. A pioneer in introducing Telemedicine in India Dr. Ganapathy has been working relentlessly from 1999, for the growth and development of Telemedicine in India. He was a Member of the National Task Force on Telemedicine.Detailed CV available at http://kganapathy.com

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Research Interest

Telemedicine and Health care