About this event
Shaastra Spotlight is proud to present our second pre-Shaastra event- a lecture from Dr. Mathangi Ramakrishnan! Prof.Mathangi Ramakrishnan,is a Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon and scientist doing research in the field of Burns and Scars. She She started her career as a brilliant medical student at Madras Medical College, where she secured the Jhonstone Gold Medal for the best outgoing student and also received the President of India’s medal for best Lady Medical Graduate of 1957. She did her internship in general surgery at Prince George’s Hospital, Maryland, USA and Post-graduation in General Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, England. She trained in Plastic Surgery in the UK before returning to India to join the Tamil Nadu Medical Services in 1963 at Stanley Medical College, Madras, as Assistant Professor of Surgery. She subsequently secured the “MCh” degree in Plastic Surgery at Madras Medical College and became Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery there. Dr.Ramakrishnan treated burns and post-burn sequelae and started doing research in Burn scars in collaboration with the biotechnology division of the Central Leather Research Institute, Madras. She became Professor of Plastic Surgery at Kilpauk Medical College in 1972 and worked there till superannuation in 1992.She established the largest burn care facility in South India at Kilpauk Medical College, with 50 beds.The University of Madras awarded her thefirst Indian PhD in Plastic Surgery in 1978.She made a career in the field of Burns treatment and rehabilitation of burn victims,which is time consuming and challenging.She continued research with CLRI and helped manufacture a cost-effective collagen based burn dressing, for which she jointly received a patent in 1973 with CLRI. This dressing is still used extensively in India and parts of Europe.