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Taraprasad Das
Born (1950-04-01) 1 April 1950 (age 73)
Odisha
CitizenshipIndian
EducationMBBS, DOMS
Alma materSambalpur University
Kanpur University
OccupationOphthalmologist

Taraprasad Das (born 1 April 1950) is an Indian ophthalmologist, who specializes in diseases of the retina and vitreous membrane. He is currently the Vice-Chairman of the L.V.Prasad Eye Institute. He is professor of ophthalmology at the Sun Yet-sen University of Medical Sciences in Guangzhou, China.[1]

Education

Das received his Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from Sambalpur University in 1978, and a Diploma in ophthalmic medicine and surgery (DOMS) from Kanpur University in 1980.[1] He received his master's degree in Ophthalmology (MS) from Madurai Kamraj University in 1988. He is fellowship trained in diseases of Retina and Vitreous under Professor P Namperumalsamy. He received his Fellowship Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) from Glasgow.

Awards and honours

An elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences,[2] he was conferred Doctorate of Science (Honoris Causa) by Ravenshaw University in year 2011. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri award in 2013.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Taraprasad Das". L V Prasad Eye Institute. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ^ "List of Fellows - NAMS" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Three from Odisha get Padma honours". The Times of India. 26 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
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