T. P. Lahane
Tatyarao Lahane was a Dean of Grant Medical College and J. J. Hospital, Mumbai, and an ophthnmologist who set a world record with more than 162,000 cataract surgeries. He was awarded Padma Shri award in 2008, the 4th highest civilian award in India.[2][3]
Tatyarao P. Lahane born 12 February 1957 | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Occupation | Ophthalmologist |
| Known for | World record of Cataract surgeries[1] |
| Title | Director of DMER, Mumbai, Maharashtra. |
| Term | 2017 |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2008) |
Early life
Dr Lahane was born in a small village named Makegaon Taluka Renapur in Latur district of Maharashtra state in a farmer's family on 12 February 1957 to father Pundlikrao and mother Anjanabai.
He belongs to Denotified Tribes (Vanjari Samaj).[4]
He is one of seven children of the couple.[5]
At a young age, both of his kidneys were not functioning and his mother donated one of her kidneys to him.[1]
As an ophthalmologist
Before Dr Lahane took over as Dean of JJ Hospital he was head of the department of ophthalmology at the hospital.
As an ophthalmologist he has arranged many cataract camps nationwide and also in JJ Hospital. In 2007 he conducted his 100,000th cataract surgery in JJ Hospital, which was attended by then-Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh.
He is credited for modernizing the ophthalmology department of JJ Hospital.[1][6][7]
As a Dean
Dr Lahane became the Dean of Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals in 2010.
As a Dean he is credited for modernising the Out Patient Department of JJ Hospital along with computerising the system.[8]
He pioneered advanced phacoemulsification technology within the government sector of Maharashtra so that every patient could take the benefit of the latest techniques of surgery.
He has also reached all remote places within Maharashtra through surgical camps to treat patients who are unable to travel to hospital for their ailment.
He was promoted to the position of Joint Director in 2017.
At present he is Director, Medical Education & Research, State of Maharashtra, India.
References
- "Most eye operations-world record set by Tatyarao Lahane". Worldrecordacademy.com. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- "Padma Shri Awardees - Padma Awards - My India, My Pride - Know India: National Portal of India". Archive.india.gov.in. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- "Mumbai eye surgeon Lahane gets anticipatory bail". The Hindu. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- "Dr TP Lahane seeks anticipatory bail". dna India. 19 February 2014.
- Haravande, Adinath (27 February 2014). "डॉ. तात्यासाहेब लहाने (Dr. Tatyasaheb Lahane)". Think Maharashtra (in Marathi).
- "'अपोलोचे वंशज - डॉ. तात्याराव लहाने व डॉ. रागिणी पारेख' - चिनूक्स" (in Marathi). Maayboli. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- "लक्षावधींचा दृष्टिदाता : डॉ. तात्याराव लहाने". dainikekmat.com (in Marathi). 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- "Online weekly from Sakaal Media Group - Pune". Saptahik Sakal. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2015.