K. Shanmugaratnam
K. Shanmugaratnam | |
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| கனகரத்தினம் சண்முகரத்தினம் | |
| Born | 2 April 1921 |
| Died | 28 July 2018 (aged 97) |
| Education | King Edward VII College of Medicine University of London |
| Occupation | Pathologist |
| Children | 3; 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.