Balakrishnan, Venkataraman

Born Melur, Madurai, Tamil Nadu State, India 22 Mar 1940

Educated in Madurai, at Madras Medical College and at Madurai Medical College

HS, mainly in neurology, neurosurgery and general surgery, Erskine Hospital, Madurai

1965-1967

Postgraduate in general surgery and Registrar, Neurosurgery, Safdarjang Hospital Delhi University, New Delhi 1967-1970

Postgraduate in neurosurgery (part 1 MCh), Madurai Medical College and Erskine Hospital, Madurai 1970-1972

Registrar and Senior Registrar, Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide Children's Hospital and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia 1972-1973

Senior Registrar in Neurosurgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital and Adelaide Childfren's Hospital 1973-1977

Locum Senior Neurosurgery Registrar, Wellington Hospital June & July 1976

Senior Registrar, Wellington Hospital 1977

Consultant Neurosurgeon, Wellington Hospital 1977-2006

Clinical Leader, Neurosurgery Unit, Wellington Hospital 1996-2005

Foundation Clinical Director, Neurosurgery, Waikato Hospital 2005 - 2012

photograph courtesy V Balakrishnan