Hari R. Pisharati
Today is World Plastic Surgery Day. Through the life of Pauline Babu, a Malayali who was the only female plastic surgeon in the Indian Army
Dr. Pauline Babu
Kottayam: Neurosurgeon Dr. Kottayam who was a teacher while studying for MBBS in Kottayam Medical College. Mahadeva said to Paul. “You have a good surgical hand. I want to be a surgeon in future”. Pauline became a surgeon when Guruvak became a blessing. That too in the Indian Air Force. Dr. became the only female plastic surgeon in the Indian Army. Pauline Babu has changed.
The Palakari retired with the rank of Air Commodore in February. During 29 years of service, thousands of surgeries. Those hands brought back to life crippled soldiers wounded and burned by explosions.
He became a doctor in the Air Force in 1993. He was a medical officer in Jodhpur and Gwalior. He completed specialization in surgery in 2000 and super specialization in plastic surgery in 2008 from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.
Military life of challenges
“As a plastic surgeon at Jerat Air Force Hospital in Assam, he treated many soldiers who lost their limbs due to landmine blasts in the northeast region. The mission was to enable them to continue service or to return them to normal life.
Bhuj Earthquake occurs when Pune is at AFMC. Hundreds of people were amputated. The helicopter accident in which former army chief Bipin Rawat and his team were traveling took place shortly before his retirement. The doctor was at the command hospital in Bengaluru that day. By the time the soldier who was with Rawat brought Varun Singh there, he had more than 90 percent burns. Cadaveric skin is surgically sutured. He was treated for five days but could not be saved,” said the doctor.
Military award for service
In 2018, while he was the commanding officer at the Gorakhpur hospital, a soldier who sustained a head injury in a car accident was saved by neurosurgery. He practiced neurosurgery at Kochi Medical Trust Hospital. It was matured with that experience. Once a naval ship from the Philippines reached Kochi, the engine caught fire and the sailor suffered severe burns. After three months of treatment, the authorities considered it a proud achievement for the country.
Now the service is in the hometown
After retirement, 59-year-old Dr. Paul’s service. Munnilav is the daughter of late KT Joseph and Elikutty. Her husband, retired Group Captain Babu Joseph, was an engineer in the Air Force. Daughters Diana and Divya are MBBS. Completed M.D. Preparing for study.
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