Dr. Krishna Mohan Pathi (born 6 September, 1939) is an Indian

orthopedic surgeon Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (American and British English spelling differences, alternative spelling orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgic ...

from

Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...

, India, who is known for his work in

's tribal areas. He treats the poor for free of cost. He is the founder of Bharadwaj Gurukul Ashram, a charitable organization that helps the poor and needy with medical treatment for the last three decades, as of 2021. On January 26, 2021, the

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conferred him India's fourth-highest civilian award the

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

. He was born on September 6, 1939 (

Krishna Janmashtami Krishna Janmashtami (), also known simply as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. In certain Hindu texts, such as the '' Gita Govinda ...

), in Sukunda village near

Berhampur Berhampur (; also known as Brahmapur) is a city on the eastern coastline of Odisha, India. Known as the "Silk City" it is the headquarter of Ganjam district, Ganjam district and home to Odisha's one of the major and the oldest railway station ...

Ganjam district Ganjam is a district in the Indian state of Odisha. Ganjam's total area is 8,206 km² (3,168 mi²). The district headquarters is Chhatrapur. Ganjam is divided into three sub-divisions: Chhatrapur, Berhampur, and Bhanjanagar. As of ...

of the

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. He holds an MBBS from S.C.B. Medical College and Hospital. Later, he did his MS from

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. As a Commonwealth Medical Fellow, he went to

in 1972 and worked at

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and

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. Later, Pathi returned to India and worked in

Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), is a public medical college and hospital in Sambalpur, Odisha, India. Established in 1959, it imparts medical education at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. ...

(VIMSAR), Burla and Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital, Brahmapur. When he was retired, he returned to his home village and started serving the poor for free. For over 30 years, he has been conducting bone marrow tests of the underprivileged. He has established a charitable organization called Bharadwaj Gurukul Ashram.

Recognition

* In 2021, he was awarded

by the

. * He was featured in the

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in 1990 when he made a patient eat after 20 years. At that time he was a Professor and the Head of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at MKCG Medical College and Hospital in 1988.Limca Book of Records, 1990, Sciences and Medicine section, Page 87-88

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1939 births Living people Indian orthopedic surgeons Medical doctors from Odisha Recipients of the Padma Shri in medicine {{India-med-bio-stub

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