Gaya Prasad Pal | |
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| Born | 7 June 1950 Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Known for | Studies on biomechanics and load transmission of human spinal column |
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| Institutions | Index Medical College Hospital And Research Center Indore |
Gaya Prasad Pal (born 1950) is an Indian anatomist, Emeritus Professor at MGM Medical College, Indore and Adjunct Professor at Index Medical College, Indore. [1] An elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, [2] Indian Academy of Sciences [3] and National Academy of Sciences, India, [4] Pal is known for his researches on biomechanics and load transmission of human spinal column. [5] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 1993. [6] [note 1]
Born on 7 June 1950 in Indore, an industrial city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh to Baboolal Kalideen and Kaserben, G. P. Pal graduated in medicine from Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore in 1973 after which he joined the institution as a demonstrator, simultaneously studying for MS in Anatomy which he earned in 1977. He moved to the Government Medical College, Surat as an assistant professor at the department of anatomy [7] and was serving as an associate professor when he was appointed as the professor and head of the department of anatomy at MP Shah Medical College, Jamnagar in 1992. Later, he joined Modern Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore where he served as Dean and Director of institute. In between, he also worked as a visiting faculty at Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia during 1985–86 and 1987–90. [8]
He was appointed as Emeritus Professor at MGM Medical College, Indore, in 2015. At present, he is serving as Adjunct Professor of Anatomy at Index Medical College in Indore since 2024.
Pal is married to Pushpa Verma and the couple has two children, Sandeep and Neeta. The family lives in Padmavati Colony, Indore. [4]
Focusing his researches on the biomechanics of human spinal column, Pal elucidated the roles played by vertebral arches and their zygapophyseal joints in weight transmission along the vertebral column. [9] These studies have assisted in the understanding the spinal disorder called idiopathic scoliosis . [10] His researches have been documented by way of several articles [note 2] and the online repository of scientific articles of the Indian Academy of Sciences has listed a number of them. [11] Besides, he has published several books which include Illustrated Textbook of Neuroanatomy, [12] Text Book of Histology, [13] Basics Of Medical Genetics, [14] Human Embryyology, [15] General Anatomy (basic Concepts In Human Gross Anatomy), [16] Human Osteology: Text and Colour Atlas [17] , Text Book of Neuroanatomy for Medical Students, Thieme Dissector, and Medical Genetics [18] and his work has been cited in many text books on anatomy, orthopaedics, neuroanatomy, and forensic medicine. [8] He also serves as the editor of the Histology section of the Journal of Anatomical Society of India. [19]
Recently he edited the first South Asian edition of "Grant's Atlas of Anatomy".
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) awarded him the "Shakuntala Amirchand Prize" in 1989. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded him Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, one of the highest Indian science awards in 1993. [20] The Indian Academy of Sciences elected him as a fellow in 1994 [3] and the National Academy of Sciences, India [21] and the National Academy of Medical Sciences followed suit in 1995 and 1996 respectively. [2] He is also a founder fellow of the Anatomical Society of India. [22]
He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Anatomical Society of India in 2022. Since 2020, he has consistently been listed among the world's top 2% of scientists, as identified by Stanford University. He ranked first in India and 102nd worldwide in the 2020 Stanford University global ranking of scientists. [23]
He received many awards and honours by Anatomical Society of India: Dr. Dharm Narayan Gold Medal (1986), Dr. Liza Chako Award (1984), Dr HJ Mehta Memorial Gold Medal (1989 and 1990) and Dr. Mahdi Hassan Gold Medal (1991). South Gujarat University, Surat conferred him Degree of D.Sc. in 1993.
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