Bhubaneswar, Nov. 2 -- Odisha has lost one of its most distinguished medical personalities with the passing of eminent neurosurgeon and Padma Shri awardee Prof. (Dr.) Ashok Kumar Mohapatra, who breathed his last on Monday night at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
He was suffering from glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, sources at SOA University confirmed.
Prof. Mohapatra, who served as the Vice-Chancellor of Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (SOA) University and later as its Principal Advisor, Health Sciences, was widely recognised for his outstanding contributions to neurosurgery, medical education, healthcare services and research.
His demise has cast a pall of gloom over Odisha's medical fraternity an...