Sharan Patil

Sharan Shivraj Patil is an Indian philanthropist and orthopaedic surgeon.

Life and career

Dr. Sharan Shivraj Patil was born in the district of Raichur in the state of Karnataka, India. His early education took place in Gulbarga at Sharana Basaveshwara Samsthana. In 1979, he moved to Bangalore and attended premedical school training at the MES College Bangalore.

Sharan Patil completed his medical school with an academic distinction from M. R. Medical College Gulbarga, followed by a brief stint at St. Martha's Hospital in Bangalore. He followed it with a post-graduate degree at Kasturba Medical College Manipal and graduated with a diploma in orthopaedics in 1990. In 1991 he graduated with a master of science in orthopaedics and was awarded with a Gold medal.

In 1992, Sharan Patil moved to the United Kingdom for further training in the North West of England. His training included the Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Royal Liverpool University Hospital Hope Hospital, Manchester and Warrington District General Hospital. In December 1995, he was bestowed with Mch. Ortho from Liverpool University.

Sharan Patil returned to India in 1996 and joined Manipal Hospital in Bangalore. He later decided to bring high-quality medical care to poorer citizens, resulting in the birth of Sparsh Hospital.

Contributions

Under Sharan Patil's stewardship, within 16 months, over 3000 major surgeries were performed on the lower-middle and middle class strata of society at Manipal Hospital. Patil's philosophy of providing quality healthcare to the common man without compromise to all earned him accolades from his compatriots and is the driving force for the establishment of Sparsh Hospital. His goal is to dispense top quality health care for all, irrespective of financial status or their race or class in society.

There have been various initiatives taken up by the hospital, including:

• A project called "Resuscitation by Right" for accident victims.
• Sparsh Neighborhood care scheme.
• Regular arthritis camps, disability camps and yashasvini camps, which help make joint replacement surgery affordable.
• Video-linked ambulance service..
• Patil partnered with the Government of Tamil Nadu to establish a primary resuscitation centre on [National Highway 7] at Hosur.
• Instrumental in setting up of Sparsh foundation where in everyone irrespective of economic status. caste, creed, religion or placement in society is accorded quality treatment.
• Club foot eradication program.

Lakshmi Tatma

The story of Lakshmi Tatma, a two-year-old ischiopagus conjoined twin with eight limbs from a remote village in the district of Araria of the state of Bihar, India, brought worldwide attention to Sparsh Hospital.

Patil traveled to Bihar in September 2007 to bring Lakshmi Tatma for treatment at Sparsh Hospitalin Bangalore.

Lakshmi Tatma went for surgery on November 6, 2007. This marathon surgery lead by Dr. Sharan Patil constituted a large team of doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and which inclded The Famous paediatric anesthetist Dr. Yohannan John. The operation lasted 19 hours and resulted in the successful separation of the parasitic twin from the body of Lakshmi Tatma.

This was the first time that surgery of this magnitude was conducted in India. The entire treatment process was carried out free of cost through the Sparsh Foundation.

Sparsh Foundation

Dr. Sharan Patil with the encouragement, love and affection received from well-wishers and recipients came out with a novel concept to further commit him and Sparsh hospital to take up social causes through medical science which will benefit the society at large. Hence his brainchild to help the poor and needy pioneered the charitable wing of Sparsh Hospital now known as the Sparsh Foundation. The basic philosophy is to get quality treatment to the poor and the treatment has to be on par to that which is accorded to the rich the difference being the poor do not have to pay for the surgery. This philosophy along with the cooperation of his friend the chief Anesthetist Dr. Yohannan John became the hall mark in his philanthropy to give the touch of life and to inspire everyone

Awards and recognition

He has received numerous other awards like,

• In recognition of his contribution in the field of orthopedic surgery, the State of Karnataka has honored him with the prestigious 'Rajyotsava Award’ November 2007
• The Suvarna Kannada Rajyotsava Prashasthi -2007 by Karnataka cultural Academy, Bangalore.
• The Belli Chukki-2007 by Karnataka Prathibhavardhaka Academy, Bangalore.
• The Winnova Vaidya Rathna Award from Winnova world, Bangalore.
• Dr. P. S Shankar Vaidyashree award from Dr. P. S Shankara Prathishtana, Gulbarga.
• Vishwa Manya Kannadiga Award from Vachana Sahithya Parishath
• Sadhana Rathna Award from Sri Guru Sai Cultural Academy, Bangalore
• Nominated for the CNN-IBN Indian of the year 2007 in the category of Public Service

External links

• Profile of Dr. Sharan Shivraj Patil
• Message From Sharan Shivraj Patil
• Dr Sharan patil and team get PM's accolades Deccan Herald
• Surgeons to remove 'parasitic twin'Channel 4
• CNN-IBN Indian of the year - Public service nominee
• Girl Born With Eight Limbs Thrives in India ABC News
• Former Eight-Limbed Girl Doing Well, Surgeon Says Fox News Channel
• Girl With Eight Limbs National Geographic Channel