Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi
Udupi, Feb 18: Dr Kumble Premanand Nayak, who belonged to the famous Nayak lineage from Kumble, and who was a renowned orthopadic surgeon settled in USA, breathed his last in that country on February 16. He was 81.
He is survived by wife, Suneethi P Nayak, who happens to be the daughter of the late Dr T M A Pai, and two sons, Dr Naresh Nayak and Sr Suresh Nayak, both of whom are doctors serving in USA, and daughter, Sangeetha Nayak.
Nayak had completed his MBBS and MS degrees through Kasturba Medicla College Manipal, before securing FRCS degree from Canada. He had settled down in Cincinnati, USA, where he was respected to be one of the finest orthopaedic surgeons.