Mohan Kameswaran is an Indian otorhinolaryngologist , medical academic and the founder of MERF Institute of Speech and Hearing , a Chennai -based institution providing advanced training in audiology and speech-language pathology. Kameswaran was born in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu and graduated in medicine from Madras Medical College in Medical University.
Medical University as an adjunct professor. In , Kameswaran performed the first auditory brainstem implant surgery in South Asia and five years later, he performed the surgery on a child, becoming the first in Asia to perform the pediatric auditory brainstem implant. The year brought several honours to Kameswaran, starting with the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri , in January, from the Government of India.
In , he was elected as a member of the governing body of the Cochlear Implant Board for the Asia-Pacific region, making him the first Indian to receive the honour. Contents move to sidebar hide.
Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. Indian otorhinolaryngologist and medical academic. The President, Dr. Abdul Kalam presenting Padma Shri to Prof. Mohan Kameswaran, in Tamil Nadu , India. Biography [ edit ]. Awards and honours [ edit ]. Selected articles [ edit ]. See also [ edit ].
References [ edit ]. The Hindu. Retrieved 12 December Mohan Kameswaran — Sehat". Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
