Occupation Gastroenterologist | Parent(s) Chinnusamy | |
Awards Lifetime Achievement Award International congress on cancer 2016 Website |
Dr. C Palanivelu is well known gastroenterologist in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. He was born to poor farm workers from a village in Tiruchengode
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Innovations
Awards
He has been awarded "Life Time achievement" for his contribution in field of cancer. He also the recipient of the highest honour of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, United Kingdom in appreciation of his scientific contribution in the field of minimal access surgery at global level.
Dr.B.C.Roy National Award : Government of India recognised and bestowed upon him Dr BC Roy National Award under the category of development of specialty medicine namely laparoscopic surgery in 2006 & Eminent Medical Person category in 2016.
International Olympic Silver medal winner : First Indian to win International Olympic Silver Medal for surgery which was held at Phoenix US In 2009. Sages and JSES jointly organised international Olympic surgery in MAS which was held at Phoenix Texas first ever in history of surgery.
Best paper award winner : 6 th World congress of Endoscopic surgeons , Rome , Italy 1998. Best paper award for the papper “Laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy.
First Indian to win Best Video award in EAES : 16th European Best video award and first prize 2500 Euros in 2007. First Indian and only Indian to win award till now.
Best Technique Award International Society for Diseases of Esophagus : During 10th world congress of ISDE International Society for Diseases of Esophagus, Kagoshima Japan 2010.
Honorary Fellowship - Honorio causa : Recipient of Honorary Fellowship of medicine “ Honorary Causa” 2014 by the San American university, Lima PERU, the oldest university in the world formed in the year 1551.
Gold Medal in honor : Kazhaskhan National Association of Medicine “Gold Medal” in honor significant contribution for development of surgery during
Pan Russian countries Medical conference in 2013 at Astana.
Top Two Great Surgeons : First Indian honourd by European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons for Significant contribution to development of Laparoscopic Surgery during World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery at Paris June 2014. 1. Prof Palanivelu India 2. Prof John Hunter US
Charity
Not forgotten his background, he goes to villages regularly to organise free camps and select patients for free operations through GEM Medical Foundation a charitable organisation.