K. Shanmugaratnam

K. Shanmugaratnam
கனகரத்தினம் சண்முகரத்தினம்
Born(1921-04-02)2 April 1921
Died28 July 2018(2018-07-28) (aged 97)
EducationKing Edward VII College of Medicine
University of London
OccupationPathologist
Children3; including Tharman

Kanagaratnam Shanmugaratnam (Tamil: கனகரத்தினம் சண்முகரத்தினம்; 2 April 1921 – 28 July 2018), better known as K. Shanmugaratnam, was a Singaporean histopathologist considered Singapore's "father of pathology". He was known for his research on nasopharyngeal carcinoma and founded the Singapore Cancer Registry.