Monday, 22 September 2014

Dr Jacob Chandy- Father of Modern Neurosurgery in India

Prior to 1949, Neurosurgery in India was being practised by General Surgeons.
Dr.Jacob Chandy, after obtaining  his medical degree from Madras Medical College, worked in the Gulf state of Bahrain. He received his neurosurgical training at the Montreal Neurological Institute with Wilder Penfield and in Chicago with Theodore Rasmussen. Dr. Chandy returned to India after completing his training to work at the Christian Medical College in Vellore. Thus, it was in 1949 that Chandy established the first neurosurgery department in India. He is regarded as Father of Indian Neurosurgery. He initiated the first neurosurgical training program in India at the Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu.







The Department of Neurological Sciences at Christian Medical College ( CMC), Vellore,  was started to function in early 1949 under the leadership of Dr. Jacob Chandy who then had the vision to develop the neural sciences as an integration of the clinical and the basic sciences, for the first time in India. This resulted in establishing a department with Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neurochemisty, Neurophysiology, Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology under one roof.
In 1958, formal training in Neurosurgery ( M.S. Neurosurgery) was started at CMC, Vellore. Dr. K.V. Mathai joined as first trainee at CMC, Velore in 1958 and completed formal Neurosurgery training  in 1961.

As Founder President of Neurological Society of India (NSI) in 1951

. On 8th  December, 1951 Neurological Society of India ( NSI) was constituted by Dr Jacob Chandy as Founder President , Dr. B Ramamurthy, Founder Secretary and Founder Treasurer: Dr Baldev Singh ( Father of Modern Neurology in India), S T Narasimhan.
As the Principal (Dean) of the Christian Medical College,Dr. Chandy displayed his skills as a medical educator and administrator. He was source of inspiration for many neurosurgeons even after his retirement from the medical college  Dr. Jacob Chandy passed away in 2007 at the age of 97,  
His son, Dr. Mathew Chandy is also a famous neurosurgeon. Dr.Mathew Chandy was Professor and also the Head of Department of neurosurgery at CMC Vellore, the same Department founded by his great father. He is presently working as senior consultant Neurosurgeon at Apollo Hospital, Dhaka.

Neurosurgery department of CMC, Vellore is among the best neurosurgical center in India. It is a reputed neurosurgical training center. The associated hospital is one of the most respected center and provides services to the patients not only from South India but patients from other states and other countries. Charity, devotion to serve, ability to compete with the most technologically advanced centers make this medical college and hospital a pilgrimage for anyone who aspires to be an ethical Neurosurgeon. 



Sources:
Abraham J, Mathai KV, Rajshekhar V, Narayan RK. Jacob Chandy: pioneering neurosurgeon of India. Neurosurgery. 2010 Sep;67(3):567-75.
http://www.cmch-vellore.edu/static/neuro
Karapurkar AP, Pandya SK.Neurosurgery in India.Neurosurg Rev. 1983;6(3):85-92.
http://www.mni.mcgill.ca/media/stories/sept_2007_chandy/

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