Ajit Kumar Basu

Ajit Kumar Basu (1912–1986) was an Indian cardiac surgeon.[1][2] He was a recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, the highest Indian science award in 1967.[3] He was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[4] He qualified for his FRCS in 1946. He was the first Indian to be appointed examiner of the Royal College and served as its Hunterian Professor.[5]

Ajit Kumar Basu
Born1912
India
Died3 December 1986
OccupationCardiac surgeon
Known forOpen Heart surgery
AwardsPadma Shri
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

References
  1. S. M. Sengupta (1985). "Ajit Kumar Basu". Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 4 (1): 95–96. doi:10.1007/BF02664099.
  2. Arunava Choudhury (July 2009). "Himadri Sarkar: Premature demise of a genius". Indian J. Urol. 25 (3): 288–290. doi:10.4103/0970-1591.56172. PMC 2779946. PMID 19881117.
  3. "Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize". Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  4. "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. "Ajit Kumar Basu (19121986)". dokumen.tips (in Hausa). Retrieved 3 December 2019.


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