Upendra Devkota

Upendra Devkota (Nepali: उपेन्द्र देवकोटा; 18 December 1953 – 18 June 2018) was a Nepali neurosurgeon and founder of the first neurological trauma unit in Nepal, located at Bir Hospital.[1] He held the post of Minister for Health, Science and Technology, Government of Nepal. Devkota was the founder of the National Institute of Neurological and Allied Sciences, the first institute dedicated to Neurosciences in the country, and known as the father of modern Neurosurgery in Nepal.[2]

Upendra Devkota
उपेन्द्र देवकोटा
Born(1953-12-18)18 December 1953
Gorkha, Nepal
Died18 June 2018(2018-06-18) (aged 64)
Bansbari, Nepal
NationalityNepali
EducationFRCS in Neurosurgery
Alma materAmar Jyoti Janata Secondary School Gorkha; Amrit Science College Kathmandu.
OccupationNeurosurgeon / Consultant
Years active1973 ; 1999—2018
SpouseMadhu Dixit Devkota
ChildrenThree daughters

Biography

He was born in Gorkha in 1953 and received his high school education in Amar Jyoti Janata High School (commonly known as Luintel High School of Gorkha), Palungtar, Gorkha, Nepal. He was a classmate friend of Baburam Bhattarai from class eight to Isc.[3] He did intermediate of sciences (I Sc) education from Amrit Science college, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal and got Colombo Plan fellowship to pursue medical education in India. He completed Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 1978 from Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India and worked some years in Bir Hospital under Dr DN Gongol. He had also been a Health Minister of then His Majesty government of Nepal.[4]

For advanced training in neurosurgery, he went to the United Kingdom, where he trained at Atkinson Morley Hospital (now part of St Georges Hospital), Southern General Hospital Glasgow. He returned to Nepal in 1989 and started Neurosurgery in Bir Hospital. He established NINAS in Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Personal life

He died of cholangiocarcinoma on 18 June 2018. He had three daughters and wife.

  • British ambassador to Nepal paying homage to Dr. Devkota
    British ambassador to Nepal paying homage to Dr. Devkota
  • Dr. Devkota while receiving the Dr. Balaram Joshi Gyan Bigyan prize
    Dr. Devkota while receiving the Dr. Balaram Joshi Gyan Bigyan prize
  • Dr. Devkota being honoured before cremation
    Dr. Devkota being honoured before cremation

References
  1. Dixit, Kunda. "Upendra Devkota's lives". Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  2. Times, Nepali. ""I want to live my last among friends"". www.nepalitimes.com.
  3. "#11 - Kulendra Devkota, 83 years old, educator and agriculture enthusiast [Nepali]". Aji's. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  4. "Doctor Profile". healthcareconcern.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-15.


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