Sunil K. Pandya (1940 - 17 December 2024) was an Indian neurosurgeon, ethicist, and medical historian, known for being the head of the Department of Neurosurgery at King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEM) and Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai, and founding the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics.[2]

Early life and education

Sunil K. Pandya was born Sunilkumar Krishnalal Pandya in Santacruz, Mumbai, on 11 February 1940.[1] In 1961 he graduated in medicine from Grant Medical College, where he also completed his internship, residency, and Master of Surgery in 1965.[1][3]

Career

In 1974, with a Commonwealth medical scholarship, Pandya trained under Valentine Logue at the Institute of Neurology in London, where he was also taught by Majid Samii and Gazi Yaşargil.[1] He returned to India after a year to take up a post at the King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEM), Mumbai, in 1975.[1][3] There, commonly known as Dr SKP, he worked for a few years with Homi Minocher Dastur, and remained there for 23 years.[1] His contributions to neurosurgery included microneurosurgery in general and vascular surgery.[1] He was appointed KEM's chair of Medical Humanities, a post created following the death of KEM's head of anatomy, Manu Kothari.[1]

Pandya co-founded the journal Issues in Medical ethics, a precursor of the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, which he edited for several years.[1] He was also on the editorial boards of the National Medical Journal of India and the Men’s Sana Monographs.[1] His interest in history of medicine was influenced by KEM's Ashok Vaidya and Samuel J. Aptekar of the Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital.[1] This interest made him a follower of the works of Sir William Osler.[1] After retiring from KEM in 1998, Pandya joined Jaslok Hospital.[1]

Death

Pandya died from interstitial lung disease on 17 December 2024.[1] He was survived by his wife Subha, an electrophysiologist, and two children.[1][4]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Goel, Atul; Nadkarni, Trimurti D.; Pauranik, Apoorva (February 2025). "Prof. Sunil K. Pandya". Neurology India. 73 (1): 202. doi:10.4103/neurol-india.Neurol-India-D-25-00005. ISSN 0028-3886.
  2. ^ Gnanavel, Sundar (1 October 2015). "Human Behaviour". Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 37 (4): 478–479. doi:10.1177/09751564201504 (inactive 15 February 2025). PMC 4676227.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of February 2025 (link)
  3. ^ a b Nagral, Sanjay (26 December 2024). "Dr. Sunil Pandya: In memory of a teacher, a neurosurgeon, Gandhian". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  4. ^ Jesani, Amar (6 February 2025). "The bioethics movement in India and the legacy of Sunil Pandya". Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. 10 (1): 3–5. doi:10.20529/IJME.2025.006.

Further reading

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunil_K._Pandya
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