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Dr. Kodaganur S. Gopinath, MS, FAMS, FRCS (Edin) is an Indian surgical oncologist, known for his pioneering work on oncological research. He is a recipient of many awards including Dr. B. C. Roy Award, considered to be the premier medical honour in the country. The President of India recognised his services to the field of oncology, by awarding him the fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri, in 2010.
Biography
Kodaganur S. Gopinath was born in Davangere, a small town in Karnataka and had humble beginnings. He had his early schooling at St Paul's Convent School and joined JJM Medical College, Davangere, in 1968, to secure his MBBS degree with third rank, in 1975. Higher studies in general surgery (MS) was done at the King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Mumbai. Later, he obtained FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and FAMS from the National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
On his return from Edinburgh, Dr. Gopinath joined Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore as a surgical oncologist where he stayed till he started the work on the Bangalore Institute of Oncology in 1989. He is the Director of Healthcare Global Enterprise (HCG), one of the world's largest cancer care providers and the Director and Consultant Surgical Oncologist at the Bangalore Institute of Oncology and Ambuja Health Care.
Dr. Gopinath is married to a college lecturer, Kusum, and the couple has a son, Srinivas and a daughter, Sindhura. The family resides in Bangalore. Srinivas is a Thoracic Oncology Fellow at Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai and is recently married. Sindhura is pursuing her PhD in cancer biology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
Legacy
Dr. Gopinath founded the Bangalore Institute of Oncology where he is working as the Director and Consultant Surgical Oncologist. He is known to have done extensive research on oncology with special emphasis on the surgery of head and neck, comparative study of laparoscopic and conventional surgical methods, cancer of the rectum and the impact of yoga on cancer. He is also regarded as a specialist in the treatment of breast cancer.
Positions
2018 - 2020, President International College of Surgeons, Indian Section
2016 - Till Now, Board of Director Asian Oncology Society
2013 - 2016 Editorial Board Annals of Surgical Oncology, USA
2010 - Till Now - Chairman / Editor Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology
2006 – President, Association of Surgeons of India, Chennai
2003–2004 – President, Indian Association of Surgical Oncologists
2000 – till date – President, Ostamates India, Bangalore
2000–2004 – Vice-president, Indian society of oncology
Chairman – Association Surgeons of India, Karnataka chapter
2000–2006 – Joint editor, Indian journal of Surgery
1994–2000 – Governing Council Member – Association of Surgeons of India
1996 – Member – Scientific Advisory Committee (ICMR), New Delhi
Awards and recognitions
Professor B G Jirge Memorial Oration - 2018
Professor S Krishnamurthy Memorial Oration - Tamilnadu - 2018
Professor Balakrishna Rao Oration of Association of Surgeons of India - 2014
Professor K P Bhargav Memorial Award - 2013
Padma Shri – 2010
Honorary FRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Honorary FAMS National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi – 2004
Dr. B. C. Roy Award – 2008
Rajoytsava Award – 2005
Association of Surgeons of India Award
Vikas Rathna Award – the International Friendship Society, New Delhi
Mammadi Saudaver Travelling Fellowship in Oncology – 1987.
Best Citizen Award – Lions Club, Peenya – 2002
Publications
Dr. Gopinath has published several articles related to oncological studies.
KS Gopinath; AK Kattepur (29 May 2014). Images in clinical medicine. Metastasis from thyroid carcinoma.
Rather MI, Swamy S, Gopinath KS, Kumar A (10 January 2014). "Transcriptional repression of tumor suppressor CDC73, encoding an RNA polymerase II interactor, by Wilms tumor 1 protein (WT1) promotes cell proliferation: implication for cancer therapeutics". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289 (2): 968–76. doi:10.1074/jbc.M113.483255. PMC 3887219. PMID 24257751.
Venkatesh T, Nagashri MN, Swamy SS, Mohiyuddin SM, Gopinath KS, Kumar A (2013). "Primary microcephaly gene MCPH1 shows signatures of tumor suppressors and is regulated by miR-27a in oral squamous cell carcinoma". PLOS ONE. 8 (3): e54643. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...854643V. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054643. PMC 3589425. PMID 23472065.
Rather MI, Nagashri MN, Swamy SS, Gopinath KS, Kumar A (4 January 2013). "Oncogenic microRNA-155 down-regulates tumor suppressor CDC73 and promotes oral squamous cell carcinoma cell proliferation: implications for cancer therapeutics". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288 (1): 608–618. doi:10.1074/jbc.M112.425736. PMC 3537059. PMID 23166327.
Jaka RC, Kumar KM, Gopinath KS (May 2009). "Spontaneous expulsion of benign phyllodes". The Breast Journal. 15 (3): 309. doi:10.1111/j.1524-4741.2009.00726.x. PMID 19645792. S2CID 40570877.
Banerjee B; Vadiraj HS; Ram A; Rao R; Jayapal M; Gopinath KS; Ramesh BS; Rao N; Kumar A; Raghuram N; Hegde S; Nagendra HR; Prakash Hande M. (2007). "Effects of an integrated yoga program in modulating psychological stress and radiation-induced genotoxic stress in breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy". Integrative Cancer Therapies. 6 (3): 242–50. doi:10.1177/1534735407306214. PMID 17761637.
References
External links
Bio on the New Indian Express
doi:10.1056/NEJMicm1312669 Reference on NEJM
Reference on Microsoft Academic Search
Book Appointments with Dr Kodaganur S Gopinath