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Kanagasuntheram was Professor of Anatomy and head of the Department of Anatomy at the University of Jaffna. He was dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the university from July 1981 to December 1983.
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in 1962. He was the first Asian to chair the department. He retired in 1979 and was appointed emeritus professor in 1981. He was visiting professor at
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from 1958 and 1962 as a senior lecturer and reader of anatomy. He was appointed Professor of Anatomy and head of the Department of Anatomy at the
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Kanagasuntheram married Sornam. They had two sons (Narendran and Rajendran) and three daughters (Pathmini, Bhavani and Panja).
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A New Approach to Dissection of the Human Body: A Thirty Week Schedule Incorporating the Objective Method of Learning
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by R. Kanagasuntheram, P. Sivanandasigham and A. Krishnamurti (1977, Singapore University Press;
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by R. Kanagasuntheram, P. Sivanandasigham and A. Krishnamurti (1987, PG Medical Books;
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from where he received a PhD degree in 1952. He won colours at Cambridge in tennis.
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by R. Kanagasuntheram, P. Sivanandasigham and A. Krishnamurti (1996, Sangam Books;
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degree and was awarded the Rockwood Gold Medal. He passed the part 1 of the
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and a member of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore. He was awarded an
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in 1951, and later on was made a life member. He was a fellow of the
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by R. Kanagasuntheram and P. Sivanandasigham (1988, PG Publishing;
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Kanagasuntheram returned to Singapore. He died on 19 June 2010 in
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exam in 1947 but did not sit the part 2 exam for health reasons.
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Academic staff of the National University of Singapore
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S. W. (September 2010). 323:A New Approach of the Human Body 267:National University of Singapore 262:from the University of Jaffna. 194:in 1938. He graduated from the 658:Alumni of Jaffna Hindu College 273:in honour of Kanagasuntheram. 1: 728:Sri Lankan environmentalists 438:Gunaratne, Mahasara (2011). 252:Zoological Society of London 554:Tay, Samuel (August 2010). 217:Kanagasuntheram joined the 754: 708:Sri Lankan medical doctors 693:People from British Ceylon 156:Ragunathar Kanagasuntheram 190:. After school he joined 132:July 1981 – December 1983 36: 738:Expatriates in Singapore 713:Sri Lankan Tamil writers 93:Karainagar Hindu College 703:Sri Lankan Tamil people 234:University of Singapore 223:University of Cambridge 104:University of Cambridge 457:10.4038/cmj.v56i2.3125 444:Ceylon Medical Journal 230:University of Khartoum 192:Ceylon Medical College 718:Sri Lankan zoologists 390:Arumugam, S. (1997). 174:Early life and family 733:Expatriates in Sudan 698:Sri Lankan academics 615:on 4 September 2014. 256:Institute of Biology 219:University of Ceylon 196:University of Ceylon 188:Jaffna Hindu College 168:University of Jaffna 100:University of Ceylon 96:Jaffna Hindu College 337:Textbook of Anatomy 238:Flinders University 164:Faculty of Medicine 148:C. Sivagnanasundram 511:Journal of Anatomy 260:honorary doctorate 25:R. Kanagasuntheram 396:. pp. 73–74. 152: 151: 745: 617: 616: 614: 608:. 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Karainagar
Ceylon
Adelaide
Jaffna Hindu College
University of Ceylon
University of Cambridge
Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna
Sri Lankan Tamil
Faculty of Medicine
University of Jaffna
Karainagar
Ceylon
Jaffna Hindu College
Ceylon Medical College
University of Ceylon
MBBS
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
University of Ceylon
University of Cambridge
University of Khartoum
University of Singapore
Flinders University
Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Zoological Society of London
Institute of Biology
honorary doctorate
National University of Singapore
bursary

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