The sad demise of Dr. M Sri Ram is a profound grief for whole of the Indian anesthesia community. I was personally connected with him with effect from mid 1960’s when I was a medicine resident at Safdarjang Hospital and Dr. Shriram was pursuing his postgraduation under Dr. G. C. Tendon at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi. Dr. Shriram had the destiny to return to Andhra Pradesh (AP) state and I joined King Edward (VII) Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Mumbai. Thus, the fond memories of more than six decades spent with him overwhelm my feelings.
My first guest lecture, I delivered at Andhra State Conference at Visakhapatnam and my friendship with Sri Ram began to deepen. He was a great academician, clinically a giant, fond of teaching his students and passionate about his family. He had a royal feeling for Andhra Pradesh. He was utterly dedicated to the cause of ISA.
He was emotionally bound to his friends, and extremely modest and humane.
May his soul rest in eternal peace. Let Almighty give the courage to his family to honor the inevitability. My sincere condolences to the bereaved family and the Anesthesia fraternity of India.
Dr. D. Dasgupta,
Dr Sri Ram Mallavarapu was born on February 1, 1940. His father, Sri MV Krishna Rao was a freedom fighter, and a renowned social reformer dedicated to the widow marriages and women education. Later his father was Minister for Health and Minister for Education in the Madras Presidency and AP state. Dr Sri Ram Mallavarapu, former Professor & HoD Anesthesiology, Andhra Medical College and Superintendent King George Hospital Visakhapatnam reached his heavenly abode on 30th May 2021. He was an Alumni of AIIMS New Delhi
He worked as HoD at Rangaraya Medical College Kakinada and also served as HoD Anesthesiology and as Principal of Kakateeya Medical College, Warangal.
He left us for his Heavenly abode on May 30, 2021.
May his soul rest in peace!
Dr. Siddha SC Chakra Rao,
Chairman, Indian Resuscitation Council,
Ex-President, ISA