Brief profile of Prof Rama Kant

Professor (Dr) Rama Kant (download brief CV, complete CV) is the Immediate Past President of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI). He also serves as Vice President of SAARC Surgical Care Society which connect surgeons in SAARC nations. Presently, he serves as the Dean, College of Surgeons of India; Principal, Director and Dean of Career Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS), and also as the Director-Professor at SIPS Super Speciality Hospital in Lucknow; Managing Director of "Piles to Smiles" and "Diabetic Foot" Clinics (PILES TO SMILES and DIABETIC FOOT CLINIC, C-2211, C-block crossing, Indira Nagar, Lucknow: Ph 0522-2358230, 9839073355).

He is the former Professor and Head of the Department of Surgery at Chhattrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU - upgraded King George's Medical College KGMC).

Professor (Dr) Rama Kant was conferred upon the honorary Fellowship by Special Election of the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (FRCSI) on 12 July 2010. The Council of the Royal College of Surgeons at its meeting on 10th June 2010, elected Prof Rama Kant as a Fellow by Special Election in accordance with RCSI Charter bye-laws, and ordinances (see photographs).

Professor (Dr) Rama Kant will receive honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK in June 2012. He was also recently conferred upon honorary Fellowship of Northern Chapter of ASI (FNCASI). 

Professor (Dr) Rama Kant received Fellow of American College of Surgeons (FACS) in the annual convocation of American College of Surgeons (ACS) in September 2012.

Professor (Dr) Rama Kant has also been awarded honorary FCSS by College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka. He also received honorary Fellowship from College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan in November 2012 (FCPSP).

He is the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General's Awardee on tobacco control for the year 2005. He also led the Endocrine Surgery and Nuclear Medicine unit at CSMMU and was the founder-Director of WHO Tobacco Cessation Clinic at CSMMU. He is the former Chief Medical Superintendent of Gandhi Memorial & Associated Hospitals (GM & AH), CSMMU. He was conferred upon the Best Eminent Surgical Teacher Award by Association of Surgeons of India (ASI), UP.

He is the past-President of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) UP (2009-2010) and won the national presidential elections of ASI becoming President-elect ASI 2012. He also won the general elections of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) for governing council membership with thumping majority (2010-2012). He is also the President of following professional and social associations of repute: Lucknow College of Surgeons (LCS), Indian Doctors for Peace and Democracy (IDPD) Lucknow, Indian Society Against Smoking (ISAS), among others. He serves as the senior Adviser to Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons of India (SELSI), UP.

Prof (Dr) Rama Kant was conferred upon the Begum Hazrat Mahal Quami Ekta Award (1995), Olympian Surgeon Award (1996), National Award from Indian Government's Health Ministry (1997), State Government's Award for his Hindi books (1998 and 2000), among other distinguished awards and recognitions. He was also bestowed upon with the Saraswat Samman 2010 on Republic Day eve, and Amritlal Nagar Samman 2010 in recognition of his lifetime contribution to healthcare services in the region.

Prof (Dr) Rama Kant has been the past Secretary of Indian Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Association of Surgeons of India, Jt secretary (scientific)Indian Medical Association (IMA) Lucknow, President of UPMA, among others.