Date of publication: 07.02.2005  - Pics. Dayanand Kukkaje

Dr M Shantharam Shetty -

A DOCTOR WITH A 'JOINT' MISSION OF HEALING THE PATIENTS AND FEELING FOR THEM TOO

Born on Arpil 14, 1942, Dr M Shantharam Shetty MS (Ortho) FICS FIAMS, orthopaedic surgeon, who was formerly professor and head of the department of orthopaedics and director of PG studies at the Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore from 1980 to 1997, is now the dean of the K S Hegde Medical Academy (KSHEMA) at Deralakatte in the outskirts of the city.

He had his early education in St Aloysius College and completed his MBBS at Government Medical College, Mysore in 1964. He completed MS (Ortho) at Delhi University in 1970 and became a Fellow of International College of Surgeons in 1976.

Career-graph

• Has presented more than 110 academic papers in international, national and state-level orthopaedic and surgeons' conferences and published most of them
• Awarded the best paper award in a national conference in 1978 at Udaipur.
• Delivered more than 35 lectures, including state and national continuing medical education programmes and delivered 5 orations of different surgical and medical associations.
• Has been a visiting professor to various universities in India and abroad and visited various centres in USA, Germany, Switzerland and UK.
• Was an Indian delegate of AO advance course in Switzerland in 1983 and 2000.
• Was AO fellow in West Germany in 1985
• Ranawat fellowship in 1987 - USA
• Post-graduate examiner in Orthopaedics to various universities since 1975
• Member of senate and academic council of Mangalore University for 3 years - 1984-86
• Chairman Board of Studies, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE - deemed university) Manipal for 3 years 1992-95
• AADO fellow to England and Amsterdam in 1995.
• Chairman - foreign fellowship committee, Indian Orthopaedic Association since 2001
• Has been a Medical Council of India dn the DNB Board inspector

Para Academic

• Has been the project director of the Lions Artificial Limb Centre at Mangalore since 1975 and provided through the Centre more than 60,000 artificial appliances to the physically challenged.
• Has conducted more than 54 medical camps - to various parts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasaragod districts.
• Was the president of Karnataka Orthopaedic Association 1985, president of Canara Orthopaedic Association since 1992 and is the president of Orthopaedic Association of South Indian states 2003-04.
  The Lions International, considering his services to the physically challenged, has been awarded the Intenational President Appreciation Award twice - first in 1985 and then in 1990, and was the Lion of the Year in 1985.
  President of the Lions Vocational Rehabilitation Centre which is training every year mroe than 50 physically challenged and economically backward students, in typewriting.
• Has been actively involved in various cultural and service organizations, has been president of Lions Club, president of Indian Medical Association (IMA), South Kanara branch, and president of DK Physically Challenged Association.
• Recipient of as many as 15 different awards by various organizations including the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 1991 for his meritorious service in the medical field, IMA Award 1999, Rotary Vocational Service Award 2002, Vandana Award (Rotary) for meritorious service in the field of Medicine 2004.
  Now heading the Tejaswini Hospital under the aegis of Shantharam Shetty Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SSIOT) at Pound Garden, Kadri, Mangalore.

Family:

Married to Vasanti S Shetty, with three daughters,