B. Ramamurthi ((31 January 1922 - 13 December 2003)

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