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Ophthalmologist. Govindappa Venkataswamy (1 October 1918 – 7 July 2006), popularly known as Dr V., was an Indian ophthalmologist who dedicated his life to eliminate needless blindness. He was the founder and former chairman of Aravind Eye Hospitals. He is best known for developing a high quality, high volume, low-cost service delivery model ...
Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy. G. Venkataswamy popularly known as ‘Dr V.’ was the founder and former chairman of Aravind Eye Hospitals. He was born on October 1, 1918 in Vadamalapuram, a village eighty kilometres from Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. He received his medical degree from Stanley Medical College, Chennai in 1944.
May 3, 2012 · An eye clinic with 11 beds. A country with 12 million blind. ...and one doctor dedicated to a beautiful dream.Infinite Vision is the story of Dr. V, the le...
Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy, known as ‘ Dr V. ’ was the founder Aravind Eye Hospitals, and a disciple of Sri Aurobindo. In our exploration of outreach health care and blindness prevention in India, Dr. V.’s work was the inspiration for the accomplishments of our guest Aurosugan and his Aurokiya Eye Center.
Dr Govindappa Venkataswamy, affectionately referred to as Dr V by his admirers, has transformed Aravind eye care system into a replicable model for providing affordable eye care to all in need. His visionary leadership enabled Aravind to provide affordable eye care services by diligently pruning the costs of operations, with no compromise of quality of outcomes or patient experience.
Jul 11, 2015 · by David Kemker. DR. G. VENKATASWAMY (www.aravind.org) His full name is Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy, but to more than 2 million surgical patients and 16,000,000 outpatients, he's known affectionately as "Dr. V." The 83 year-old chairman of Aravind Eye Hospitals, Dr. Venkataswamy is my hero. Dr. V. was born in 1918 to a farming family in a small ...
Oct 1, 2018 · Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy, known to friends and patients as Dr. V, is the founder of the renowned Aravind Eye Hospital. ... He then earned a degree of M.D. from Stanley Medical College in Madras ...
