Cover image for
Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Metadata
Asset Name:
E008619 - Ghanekar, Dinker Govind (1934 - 2000)
Title:
Ghanekar, Dinker Govind (1934 - 2000)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E008619
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-10-30
Description:
Obituary for Ghanekar, Dinker Govind (1934 - 2000), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Ghanekar, Dinker Govind
Date of Birth:
1934
Date of Death:
13 February 2000
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 1967

MB BS Bombay 1958
Details:
Ghanekar qualified in Bombay and came to England to specialise in ENT, working at first in Farnborough, Liverpool and Burton-upon-Trent where he was appointed a consultant otolaryngologist and was involved in planning a new ENT unit. He was particularly interested in surgery of the parotid. Later he moved to North Tyneside General Hospital. A deeply spiritual person he was a keen reader of philosophy and of English and Indian literature. He was said to have a calm nature combined with a good sense of humour. He enjoyed travelling and socialising. He died on 13 February 2000, leaving his wife Asha, also a doctor, son, Kiran, and daughter, Anita.
Sources:
*BMJ* 2000 321 243, with portrait
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
Asset
Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E008000-E008999/E008600-E008699
Media Type:
Unknown