Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram - Notable Alumni and Faculty

Notable Alumni and Faculty

• R. Kesavan Nair, the first civil surgeon of Kerala and the first from Kerala with an FRCS. One of the chief architect of Medical College Hospital as its first Superintendent. He was fondly called 'Valia' Kesavan Nair by the public.
• M. S. Valiathan, former director of SCTIMST and vice-chancellor, Manipal University, Karnataka is recipient of Padmabhushan and Shree Dhanwantari Prize of Indian National Science Academy. The famous cardio-thoracic surgeon is the author of 'The legacy of Caraka' and 'The Legacy of Susruta' and has published a number of papers on endomyocardial fibrosis.
• Axel J Hojer, the second Principal of the college was a Swedish physician from Karolinska Institute and the Director General of Swedish Medical Board. With numerous books and cited articles to his credit he revolutionised community medicine in Europe through implementation of education on maternal assistance, infant disease control, sexual hygiene courses among the Swedish community.
• Jimmy George (1955–1987), the legendary Indian volleyball player was a medical student here and helped University of Kerala bag the Inter-University Championships from 1973 to 1976. He later left medical studies to join Kerala Police.
• M. Krishnan Nair, eminent oncologist and founding member of Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. Currently, he is the only member from India on the Advisory Committee of the Director General, WHO and Cancer Technical Group (CTG) of WHO.
• P. K. R. Warrier, renowned cardio-thoracic surgeon, writer and freedom fighter, established the Department of Cardio-thoracic surgery in Government Medical College, Trivandrum in 1964.
• C. K. Gopi, eminent cardiologist brought to the notice of the world a rare disease named endomyocardial fibrosis.
• C. O. Karunakaran is called the father of Trivandrum Medical College. He has developed small pox and rabies vaccine indigenously in the Public Health Laboratory of Trivandrum. He is a recipient of Rockfeller Foundation Scholarship.
• G. Vijayaraghavan, recipient of prestigious Padmashri title he is an eminent cardiologist. He is the founder director of Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences. He popularized 2D Echocardiography n India way back in 1980s.
• K. R. Pandalai is one of the most reputed anatomist of the country and was an original researcher in the field of neurosecretory cells.
• C. R. Soman, professor in biochemistry and prominent public health expert and nutritionist. Organized Health Action by People for study of lifestyle diseases in Kerala.
• K. N. Pai is a notable cardiologist and academician. A heart foundation was initiated in his honor to extend cardiology care to the poor. He is a recipient of Padmashri title.
• AP Shenoy is a notable Surgeon and an academician.
• K. Sreekumaran Nair is a recipient of Henry Christian Award of ESPEN in 1998 and Stockholm Honorary Lecture. He is currently the David Murdock Dole Professor and a Distinguished Mayo Clinic Investigator.
• Benjamin Pulimood, pioneer in the field of gastroenterology was the former Principal and Director of Christian Medical College, Vellore. He has represented Kerala in the prestigious Santosh Trophy Football Tournament.
• R. Sankaranarayanan, renowned clinical oncologist is currently the Head of Screening and Prevention, International Agency for Research on Cancer. His contributions for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer is notable.
• Ninan T. Mathew, established the Dallas Headache Clinic and is a renowned clinician and researcher in the field of headache management. He has received awards including Harold G. Wolff Lecture Award and the 1994 John R. Graham Distinguished Clinician Award from the American Headache Society.
• K.S. Manoj, a former lecturer at the college was the Member of Parliament from the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency. Currently he has quit from active politics.