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The Hindu
08-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Orthopaedic surgeon Soundarapandian passes away at 94
S. Soundarapandian, orthopaedist and founder of Soundarapandian Bone and Joint Hospital in Anna Nagar, passed away in Chennai on Wednesday. He was 94. He is survived by wife Kothai, two sons and a daughter. His sons, Sivamurugan and Ravisubramaniam, are also orthopaedists. The funeral will be held at 9 a.m. on Thursday. Dr. Soundarapandian used to treat patients till 2020. It was only during the COVID-19 pandemic that he stopped seeing patients, Mohan Rajan, chairman and medical director of Rajan Eye Care Hospital, said. 'He [Dr. Soundarapandian] was instrumental in developing the Institute of Orthopaedics in the Government General Hospital [RGGGH]. In the 1970s and 1980s there were no private hospitals and all the ortho cases would come only to GH. The RGGGH is one of the gold standard institutions that performed complicated surgeries,' he added. Dr. Soundarapandian was born in Thoothukudi on July 4, 1931, and completed his MBBS degree from the Stanley Medical College and MS General Surgery and MS Orthopeadics from the Madras Medical College (MMC). He went on a commonwealth fellowship programme at Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford. He worked at the MMC as a professor of orthopaedics and eventually headed the department, teaching for over 30 years. He founded the Soundarapandian Bone and Joint Hospital in Anna Nagar in 1982. Dr. Mohan Rajan described him as a 'doyen of orthopaedic surgery. Our teacher, mentor...,who enriched and inspired us all with his vast knowledge and experience in the field of orthopaedics'.
The Hindu
28-04-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Teen Clinic, cardiovascular kidney metabolic clinic launched at RGGGH
The Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) has established a weekly 'Teen Clinic' for the well-being of adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. The clinic established at a cost of Rs. 14 lakh will function from 8 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturdays. Along with the Teen Clinic, Health Minister Ma. Subramanian and Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister P.K. Sekar Babu inaugurated the Centre of Excellence for Diabetology of which a Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic (CKM) Clinic has been set up, and a temporal bone dissection skill lab set up at a cost of Rs. 2.40 crore at RGGGH on Monday. The Teen Clinic will offer a multi-disciplinary approach encompassing general medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, psychiatry, nutrition and dermatology and sexually transmitted infections, a press release said. Located on the fifth floor of Tower 3, the clinic will provide comprehensive services aimed at addressing the physical, emotional and social needs of adolescents. It aims at enhancing adolescent health awareness including on healthy lifestyles, dietary guidance for obesity and avoiding junk food, and educating them on the hazards of substance abuse including alcohol, smoking and drugs, with psychological approaches for de-addiction, personality disorders, anxiety and depression. It also aims to promote early intervention on adolescent female health, focussing on obesity, irregular menstrual cycles, polycystic ovarian syndrome and sexually transmitted diseases. At the Centre of Excellence for Diabetology, new laboratory equipment has been procured. Nerve conduction studies to detect neuropathy, sarcopenia assessment for muscle strength, foot assessment, pulsed electromagnetic field therapy for treating painful diabetic neuropathy and full-fledged ophthalmic assessment for early diagnosis of retinopathy are available. In addition, an adult Type 1 diabetes clinic has been set up. The CKM clinic is meant for patients with diabetes who have developed cardiovascular and renal problems. Three specialists - diabetologist, cardiologist and nephrologist - will be available at the clinic to provide comprehensive care under a single roof. Patients can undergo all investigations and receive drug prescriptions at the clinic, doctors said. Through the temporal bone dissection skill lab, training will be imparted to ENT doctors across the State, the Minister said. Health Secretary P. Senthilkumar, National Health Mission, Tamil Nadu Mission Director Arun Thamburaj, Director of Medical Education and Research J. Sangumani, dean of RGGGH K. Shantharam, director and head of department, Institute of Diabetology P. Dharmarajan and director of ENT Suresh Kumar were present.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Teen clinic and diabetes centre of excellence opened at Rajiv Gandhi GH
Chennai: Every Saturday, six specialists at the newly opened Teen Clinic at Rajiv Gandhi Govt General Hospital attend to adolescents with diverse issues. These range from obesity or anorexia, sexual innocence or pregnancy, infections with STDs, alcohol or drug abuse, addiction to social media or gaming, complaints about pimples or trouble after piercing, stress over family issues or academics, or simply confusion about their changing anatomy. Experts in general medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, psychiatry, nutrition, and dermatology/STIs are available between 8am and noon on Saturdays for these clinics, health minister Ma Subramanian said on Monday after inaugurating the clinic. Doctors from Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram clinics are also involved. You Can Also Check: Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai The team of doctors is dedicated exclusively to students between 10 and 18 years of age, who are referred to the hospital by school health teams. "Most patients who require glasses or surgeries get them done. But there are other requirements for adolescents, including psychological counselling," said general physician Dr T Shanthi, who now handles the clinic. "While children up to the age of 12 go to the ICH, older ones feel awkward to go there. This clinic is an attempt to bridge that gap," she said. Doctors at the centre, set up at 12 lakh, will discuss maintaining menstrual hygiene and sexual health, preventing smoking, substance abuse, and internet addiction, and coping with stress, besides promoting exercise and a healthy diet. The minister also opened a centre of excellence for diabetes at RGGGH. At least 14% of people with diabetes live in Tamil Nadu. An average of 700 outpatients come to RGGGH daily. More than 300 type 1 diabetics are given insulin vials and pens every month. The centre will provide all specialties, including cardiology, nephrology, ophthalmology, neurology, and vascular surgery under one roof at Tower Block 3. This centre was set up with CSR funds from Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited and Novo Nordisk Education Foundation. "Patients diagnosed with diabetes under the Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam scheme or during health camps can go to PHCs for routine tests and to collect medicines," said Dr P Dharmarajan. "The new facility will conduct annual screenings for complications or offer medicines and treatment to slow down complications. We have facilities for treating foot ulcers. Those requiring hospital admissions, intensive care, or surgeries will be referred for inpatient services."
