G. Bakthavathsalam

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G. Bakthavathsalam
Born	Govindaswamy Bakthavathsalam (1942-04-05) 5 April 1942 (age 82)
Alma mater	Madras Medical College
Children	2
Awards	Padmashri, B.C.Roy, Dharmaveera, Life Time Achievement, Jewel of Coimbatore
Website	www.kghospital.com

G. Bakthavathsalam is an Indian surgeon who is the chairman and managing trustee of Dharmaveera K Govindaswamy Naidu Medical Trust, which runs the K.G. Hospital in Coimbatore, India. He was awarded a Padma Shri in 2005. Dr GB, as he is known, was born on 5 April 1942 at Annur village of Coimbatore district and graduated with a Masters of Science (MBBS - 1964) from Madras Medical College. He then received his post graduate training in surgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago (USA).