Vallalarpuram Sennimalai Natarajan
Vallalarpuram Sennimalai Natarajan | |
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| Born | 6 October 1939 (age 85) Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Geriatric physician |
| Awards | Padma Shri Dr. B. C. Roy Award British Geriatrics Society Gold Medal GOT Best Social Worker Indian Academy of Geriatrics Life Time Achievement Award National Life Time Achievement Award M.G.R. Medical University Life Time Achievement Award |
| Website | http://www.geriatricsdrvsn.com/ |
Vallalarpuram Sennimalai Natarajan is an Indian geriatric physician, considered by many as the Father of Geriatric Medicine in India and known to be the first Indian Professor in the discipline. He was honored by the Government of India, in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.