About Me

 

During, academic career, Dr. Gaya Prasad was awarded with gold medals for high standings in medicine, surgery, obstetrics, gynecology, pathology, and pharmacology.His 27 years of teaching experience included 15 years as a professor, five years as a principal and Dean of faculty of Medicine.
        During his tensure, Dr. Prasad supervised and guided post graduates during M.D. and M.S. Examinations at Patna University in all subjects of medicine. Dr. Prasad joined P.W. Medicine College as lecturer of Pathology. While there he established and managed, as the Medical Officer In-Charge, the Children out-Patient Clinic from 1942 to 1946.
        In addition to these duties, Dr. Prasad initially organized post graduate education in pediatrics. He introduced M.D. examinations with pediatrics as a special, to Patna University. Under his guidance, two groups of students graduated with and M.D. in pediatrics in 1949 and 1952.
        Considering his accomplishments, it is obvious why Dr. Gaya Prasad in known as the “Father of Modern Pediatrics” in the State of Bihar, India.
In his Honor, we host the Fourteen Annual Professor Gaya Prasad, M.D. Memorial Lecture

 

ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP

  • Indian Medical Association
  • Indian Association of Pathology
  • Indian Pediatric Society

POST-GRADUATE QUALIFICATIONS IN MEDICINE

  • Supervision and guidance of post-graduates who appeared at M.D. or M.S. Examination of Patna University, for research and preparation of thesis in:
  • Bacteriology
  • Children's Diseases
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgery
  • Gynecology
  • Obstetric Medicine
  • Opthalmology
  • Otolaryngology
  • Pathology
  • Tropical Medicine
  • Practical training given by a six-month course in Clinical Pathology (Bacteriology, Serology, Morbid Histology, Hematology and Chemical Pathology) to post-graduates who have settled down as practicing Pathologists in various parts of Bihar.

PHYSICIAN IN-CHARGE OF CHILDREN'S OUTPATIENT CLINIC
Due to the lack of a Medical Officer qualified in pediatrics, Dr. Gaya Prasad moved the authorities to open a Children's Out-Patient Clinic in the Patna Medical College Hospital. He was appointed the Medical Officer in-charge of the clinic while attracted the attention of the authorities towards building a separate hospital for children.

POST-GRADUATE TEACHING
The post-graduate education in Pediatrics was initially organized by Dr. Gaya Prasad, who was at that time a Lecturer in Pathology in Patna Medical College and a Physician in-charge of the Children's Out-Patient Clinic. With his efforts, M.D. Examination with Pediatris as a special subject was introduced in the University Regulation of 1948.
Under the guidance of Dr.Gaya Prasad, two groups of students graduated with a M.D., with Pediatrics as a special subject. The first group graduated in 1948, and second in 1952

 

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