@the_hindu reminded me it was the birth anniversary of an extraordinary physician and teacher of ours, Dr.A.M.Selvaraj. Prof.AMS as he was known was a legend in his life time. Immaculately dressed in a 3 piece suit & smoking a pipe, he reminded us of a "propah" British gentleman
His ability to diagnose tough cases had few equals and his evening clinic would go on from 5 p.m. until 2 a.m. or beyond. Sometimes patients wd just sleep over in the clinic and he wd see them in the morning. His laid back demeanor hid a razor sharp mind.
So many of the patients who came to see him were those whom other docs had not been able to diagnose and so one wd see a variety of clinical conditions. He had some kind of an intuition that enabled him to make the diagnosis, sometimes even without a systematic review.
Once a month he wd go from Chennai to Coonoor by train to his home there, seeing patients along on the way. Some wd get on at a station and get off at the next after consulting him. He wd be liberal in imparting his knowledge to his students and was a great teacher.
I record this here because doctors like Prof.AMS seem to be from a bygone era where patients came first, students were encouraged and commercial interests hardly mattered. I am sure many Doctors from Chennai can add to this thread with their memories of the great man.
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