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Centenary events to promote K.V. Thiruvengadam’s approach to medicine
A year-long celebration of physician and teacher K.V. Thiruvengadam begins on October 11, 2026, in his centenary year.
Known as KVT, he was born in 1926 and taught medicine for 31 years at colleges in Chennai and later at private institutions.
He specialised in chest medicine, allergies and infectious diseases, and published nearly 100 research papers.
He received the Padma Shri in 1981 and the Dr. B.C. Roy Award for Eminent Medical Teacher.
The events aim to carry his approach into medical education: listen closely to patients, examine them at the bedside and think carefully before ordering tests.
Organisers say this is not an argument against technology, but for combining it with human judgment.
On October 31, S.R. Chandra will deliver the third K.V. Thiruvengadam Memorial Oration at Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, alongside a national conference on movement disorders.
A year-long centenary celebration of physician and professor K.V. Thiruvengadam is set to begin on October 11, 2026.
The events aim to carry his approach to medicine into medical education, emphasizing listening to patients, bedside examination and clinical reasoning.
The commemoration will promote human clinical judgment alongside technology, not as an argument against technology.
Thiruvengadam was a clinician, teacher and researcher whose specialties included chest medicine, allergies and infectious diseases.
A memorial oration and national conference on movement disorders are planned for October 31.
- Who
- K.V. Thiruvengadam, a late physician and professor, is being commemorated.
- What
- A year-long centenary celebration will promote his approach to medicine and its place in medical education.
- When
- The celebrations are due to begin on October 11, 2026. A memorial oration is planned for October 31.
- Where
- The celebrations will focus on Thiruvengadam’s impact in Chennai and beyond. The oration will be held at Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital.
- Why
- The events aim to pass on his emphasis on listening to patients, bedside examination and clinical reasoning.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Patient Speaks, the Doctor Thinks and the Research Begins
K.V. Thiruvengadam was born.
He graduated from Government Stanley Medical College.
He received the Padma Shri.
The year-long centenary celebration is due to begin.
S.R. Chandra is due to deliver the third Prof. K.V. Thiruvengadam Memorial Oration, alongside a national conference on movement disorders.
- Birth year
- 1926
- Medical degree
- Government Stanley Medical College, 1950
- Teaching career
- 31 years
- Padma Shri
- 1981
- Centenary celebration begins
- October 11, 2026
- Memorial oration venue
- Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital
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