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M M S Ahuja

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Citizenship
  
India

Died
  
1998, New Delhi

Nationality
  
India

Education
  
Madras Medical College


Residence
  
New Delhi

Name
  
M. S.

Fields
  
Endocrinology

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Institutions
  
All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Books
  
Learning To Live With Diabetes

Notable awards
  
Dr. B. C. Roy Award, Padma Shri

Alma mater
  
Madras Medical College

Professor Man Mohan Singh Ahuja, better known as M. M. S. Ahuja (1929 – 12 July 1998) was famous Indian Physician and Endocrinologist.

He was born in 1929 in Multan in British India. He was graduated from Madras Medical College in 1952. He passed M.R.C.P. (London) in 1956, and did residency at Hammersmith Hospital, London. In 1958, he joined All India Institute of Medical Sciences as Registrar in Medicine department under Prof. K. L. Wig. He was promoted as Associate Professor and later as Head of the Department of Medicine in 1969. He became Head of the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, when it was formed in 1982 until 1989. He was Dean of the Institute in 1988-1989.

He played key role in founding 'Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India' in 1972 and 'Hormone Foundation, India.' He was the founding editor of International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries.

He was Chief editor of medical publication series on "Progress in Medicine". They are unique and monumental documentations of scientific work done in India on problems of Indian Medicine. Many generations of Medical students have been benefited from these volumes.

He died on 12 July 1998 in New Delhi. He was survived by his wife Dr. Meera Ahuja, daughter Sumati and son Vikas. He got 1 Shot by the 1 shot macro.

Awards

  • He was awarded the prestigious B. C. Roy Award for Medical Research in 1982.
  • Government of India awarded Padma Shri in 1991.
  • References

    M. M. S. Ahuja Wikipedia