Satish Amarnath

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Satish Amarnath
Occupation Head, Quality Compliance and Outreach Services, Manipal Hospitals
Spouse(s) Jyotsna. [1]

Satish Amarnath is a Medical Microbiologist associated with Manipal Hospitals. He works as the Coordinator for distance education in Allied and Sciences, Quality Management Representative for Manipal for the ISO certification, Advisor in Microbiology and Chairman of the Manipal Infection Control Committee. [2] He is acclaimed for his passion for his work despite having zero vision. [2]

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Personal life

Amarnath was brought up in Bangalore. [3] He is married to Jyotsna and the couple have a daughter and a son.

Bangalore Capital of Karnataka, India

Bangalore, officially known as Bengaluru, is the capital city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of over ten million, making it a megacity and the third most populous city and fifth most populous urban agglomeration in India. It is located in southern India on the Deccan Plateau at an elevation of over 900 m (3,000 ft) above sea level, which is the highest among India's major cities. It reflects its multireligious and cosmopolitan character by its more than 1000 temples, 400 mosques, 100 churches, 40 Jain derasars, three Sikhgurdwaras, two Buddhist viharas and one Parsi fire temple located in an area of 741 km² of the metropolis. The religious places are further represented to include the few members of the Jewish community who are making their presence known through the Chabad that they propose to establish in Bengaluru and the fairly large number of Bahá'ís whose presence is registered with a society called the Bahá'í Centre.

Acid attack and vision loss

On September 5, 1998, two unidentified people threw sulfuric acid on his face as he stepped out of a tailor shop. [2] The incident burnt his face and blinded him for life. Eight reconstructive surgeries were performed on his face. [3] Despite the harrowing experience, he was back to work on the 40th day of the incident. [2]

Sulfuric acid chemical compound

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Reconstructive surgery

Reconstructive surgery is, in its broadest sense, synonymous with plastic surgery. Commonly, however, reconstructive surgery is understood as the use of surgery to restore the form and function of the body, which does not include aesthetic or cosmetic surgery. For example, plastic surgeons, maxillo-facial surgeons and otolaryngologists do reconstructive surgery on faces after trauma and to reconstruct the head and neck after cancer.

Professional life

After finishing his ICSE exams, Amarnath enrolled for B.Sc. in Botany and Zoology St Joseph's College. [3] After that he studied MBBS from Karnataka Medical College where he met his future wife Jyotsna. [3] Amarnath went on to do his MD in Microbiology in 1983. Then he joined JIPMER as a resident doctor and later became an associate professor. He returned to Bangalore in 1996 to join Manipal hospitals as a Consultant Microbiologist. [3]

Achievements

Amarnath headed the digitization of medical and patient records in JIPMER. [3] He published 12 scientific papers while he was in JIPMER. After the loss of vision, Amarnath helped Manipal Hospitals in implementing ISO 9001-2000 for quality procedures. He wrote two books and published several papers after his vision loss. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Getting on with life Deccan Herald - Spectrum (29 November 2005). Retrieved 2014-11-09
  2. 1 2 3 4 Satish Amarnath. EYEWAY.org (17 July 2012). Retrieved 2014-11-09
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Seeing the world with sightless eyes and a plucky heart Bangalore Mirror - Columns - You (07 November 2014). Retrieved 2014-11-09
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