Bhalchandra Kodkany, veteran doctor, researcher and medical sciences professor died in Belagavi on Thursday. He was 89. He was admitted to a hospital a few days ago. His daughter Shlipa Kodkany is a Belagavi-based ophthalmologist.
Dr. Kodkany served as a professor and in various other capacities in the KLE Society’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College from 1966 to 2020. He served as the Professor and Head of the Department of Gynaecology at JNMC. He was loved by his students and research scholars.
He was a recipient of the Dr. BC Roy National Award for services in medical science and education. He was also a career researcher with several of his papers being published in international journals. He was instrumental in the KLE society entering into MOU with foreign universities and taking up research and child and mother health in northern Karnataka region.
