Journal of Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Saroj Chooramani Gopal

Biography

Saroj Chooramani Gopal, is an Indian medical doctor, medical educationist and considered as the first woman paediatric surgeon in the country. She was honoured by the Government of India, in 2013, by bestowing on her the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for her contributions to the fields of medicine and medical education.Dr. Saroj Gopal's career started by joining the faculty of the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University in 1973 where she worked till her retirement in 2008 as the Medical Superintendent of the medical college hospital and as the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. That year, she was selected as the Principal and the Vice Chancellor of the King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, becoming the first woman to head the university which for a while during the reign of Mayawati, was under the name, the Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University. She retired from the university in 2011  

Research Interest

Paediatric & Neonatal Surgery, Pediatric Urology & Laparoscopy