Kanagaratnam Shanmugaratnam

Kanagaratnam Shanmugaratnam (2 April 1921 – 28 July 2018) was a renowned Singaporean pathologist. Hailed as Singapore's "father of pathology" and best known for establishing the Singapore Cancer Registry (SCR) in 1967, Shanmugaratnam was also a world-leading expert on nasopharyngeal carcinoma. He died on 28 July 2018, aged 97, at his home in Singapore.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Kanagaratnam Shanmugaratnam
Born(1921-04-02)2 April 1921
Singapore
Died28 July 2018(2018-07-28) (aged 97)
Singapore
OccupationPathologist

Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, the chief health scientist and executive director at the Ministry of Health's Office for Healthcare Transformation described Shanmugaratnam as "the pathologist to send the difficult cases which no one else could diagnose to" and "a very humble man and had a brilliant mind but always kind and gentle."

He was the father of Singapore Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam.[7]

References
  1. Ng, Keng Gene (29 July 2018). "Founder of Singapore Cancer Registry K. Shanmugaratnam dies aged 97". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. Sim, Shuzhen (30 July 2018). "Renowned Pathologist K. Shanmugaratnam Dies At 97 (In Memoriam)". Asian Scientist. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. Tan, Martino (29 July 2018). "Kanagaratnam Shanmugaratnam, founder of S'pore Cancer Registry & father of DPM Tharman, dies". mothership.sg. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. Tock, Edward P.C. "Citation on Emeritus Professor K Shanmugaratnam, SMA Honorary Member" (PDF). sma.org.sg. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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  6. "Portrait of Dr. K. Shanmugaratnam, Master of Academy of Medicine in Singapore". National Library Board. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. "Tamils in Federated Malaya and Singapore". Daily News. 19 February 2016.


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