01174nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002200055653002600077653001100103653001000114653001200124653001400136653001400150100001100164245007100175300001000246490000600256520068000262022001400942       2002                            d  c2002 Oct10aAwards and Prizes10aHistory, 20th Century10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aNeoplasms10aPathology1 aPai SA00aV.R. Khanolkar: father of pathology and medical research in India.  a334-70 v63 a<p>Vasant Ramji Khanolkar was the first pathologist in India. He made major contributions to the epidemiology and understanding of cancer, blood groups, and leprosy. He was the first to show the existence of dhoti cancers, and was among the earliest to demonstrate the carcinogenicity of tobacco and the use of needle aspiration cytology for the diagnosis of neoplasms. He was an acclaimed teacher and was on the boards of numerous international organizations. He was a bibliophile and his writings are Oslerian in style. He serves as a role model to the few in India who are aware of him. He deserves to be called the "Father of pathology and medical research in India."</p>  a1092-9134