Krishna Rao Voomaji Rao Ghorpade, better known as K. V. Ghorpade (March 17, 1919 – December 23, 1997) was an Indian pathologist.[1]

K. V. Ghorpade
BornMarch 17, 1919 (1919-03-17)
India
DiedDecember 23, 1997 (1997-12-24) (aged 78)
Alma materVictoria Hospital
Scientific career
FieldsPathology
InstitutionsKidwai Memorial Cancer Hospital

He was born on 17 March 1919. After medical education, he worked under Dr. P. Krishna Rao and obtained Ph.D. from Victoria Hospital.

He has worked on the toxicity of Abrus precatorius on the maternal and fetal tissues, Kyasanur forest disease and South Indian Paraplegia.

He held many administrative jobs as member of various University boards, Vice Dean of K.M.C., Hubli and Dean of Kidwai Memorian Cancer Hospital, Bangalore.

He established the Pathology laboratories in Victoria Hospital, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College and St. Martha's Hospital.

Bibliography

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  • K. V. Ghorpade : Comparison of two commercial Meinicke Antigens, Report on the use of three different qualities of saline in the preparation of each antigen for serological testing. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 1952, 5: 513–16.[2]
  • Weinbren, K.; Ghorpade, K. V. (1960). "The Effect of Bile Duct Ligation on Latent Irradiation Effects in the Rat Liver". British Journal of Radiology. 33 (391): 426–429. doi:10.1259/0007-1285-33-391-426. PMID 13843563.
  • Weinbren, K.; Ghorpade, K. V. (1962). "The Enhancement of Ductal Proliferation by Deprivation of the Portal Blood Supply in the Rat Liver". Cancer Research. 22: 881–884. PMID 14005702.
  • Ghorpade, K. V.; Hirinaiah, H. (1975). "Lymphangiectatic fibrous polyp of tonsil". Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. 27 (3): 160–163.

References

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  1. ^ Obituary, at Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, Vol 41 (3): 1998, pp: 276.
  2. ^ Ghorpade, KV (1952). "Comparison of two commercial Meinicke antigens; report on the use of three different qualities of saline in the preparation of each antigen for serological testing". Bull World Health Organ. 5 (4): 513–6. PMC 2554070. PMID 14935789.