Ajit Kumar Basu

Ajit Kumar Basu
Born 1912
India
Died 3 December 1986
Occupation Cardiac surgeon
Known for Open Heart surgery
Awards Padma Shri
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

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]

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 2779946Freely accessible. PMID 19881117.
  3. ↑ "Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize". Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.


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