AFVOA Newletter August 2020

Section 6 – eConnect Reviews CV 2 No. 02 / 2020 Page 199 of 237 independent India made a modest start during mid 20 th century, the space research has made enormous strides in the last two decades. Let us now move on to the event of the day. The Speaker today, Prof Dr K Ganapathy, stands out for his sheer versatility and brilliance in his chosen fields of interest among others. The readers are invited to take a sneak preview of the tip of the iceberg here : M Ch ( Neurosurgery) FACS FICS FAMS Ph.D Director, Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation Director, Apollo Tele Health Services Past President, Telemedicine Society of India Past President, Indian Society for Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery Former Secretary and Past President Neurological Society of India Emeritus Professor eHealth Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University Formerly Adjunct Professor IIT Madras & Anna University Madras The inquisitives and the explorers among the members may see here http://www.kganapathy.com/resume.html for a quick review of the man and his achievements. Quite admittedly, the title of his talk as announced by AFVOA did not do justice to his wider coverage. As the father of tele medicine in India, much was said by him on the evolution and growth of this discipline in India.