Caption: Dr. Nairuthya Shivathirthan (centre) receiving the NBE gold medal from Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad at New Delhi on Feb. 1 as Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar looks on.

Mysore, Feb. 4:

City-based well-known gastroenterologist Dr. Nairuthya Shivathirthan was recently presented a Gold Medal for Meritorious Service by the National Board of Examinations, at its 17th convocation on Feb. 1 at Siri Fort Auditorium, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi.

The award and citation was presented to Dr. N. Shivathirthan and others by Union Health & Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, in the presence of Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar.

Dr. Shivathirthan is the son of late K.N. Shivathirthan and Dr. B. Nirmala, proprietor of Karuna Hospitals in Kuvempunagar and Vinayakanagar in city.

Dr. Shivathirthan is presently serving as the IHPBA Fellow in Minimal Access HPB Surgery at the Institute of Mutualiste Montsouris in Paris, France.

Dr. Shivathirthan graduated in MBBS from the Mysore Medical College in July 2000, obtained MS (General Surgery) degree from the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Sept. 2006, became MRCS (Glasgow) and attained DNB (General Surgery) from National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.

“Receiving the prestigious award was a great moment for me. I have fulfilled my mother’s wish. I intend to serve Mysoreans better by bringing home the experience in health care from abroad,” said Dr. Shivathirthan, who happens to be the first Mysorean to win the NBE gold medal.

His mother Dr. Nirmala, a well known gynaecologist of the city, was beaming with pride on her son’s achievement. “Yes, I am very happy. But more than winning medals, it is important that he treats his patients with love and compassion. Along with vidya (education), one should also cultivate vinaya (humility),” she told SOM today.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / February 04th, 2012