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Neurosurgeon Padma Shri Dr Ashok Kumar Mahapatra Dies at 73

Neurosurgeon Padma Shri Dr Ashok Kumar Mahapatra Dies at 73

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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday expressed condolences after the death of eminent neurosurgeon and Padma Shri awardee Dr Ashok Kumar Mahapatra. Mahapatra died Monday night at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. He was 74 years old.

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    Bhubaneswar: Eminent neurosurgeon, Padma Shri awardee and former Director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Professor (Dr) Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, Monday evening. He was 74. He had been admitted to AIIMS, New Delhi, since October 2 after…

    — Orissa Post

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    Bhubaneswar: Eminent neurosurgeon and Padma Shri awardee Dr Ashok Kumar Mahapatra died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, family sources said on Tuesday. He was 74. Mahapatra was undergoing treatment at AIIMS for neurological ailments. He died on Monday night, they said. He…

    — The Pioneer

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Mahapatra, a distinguished medical professional who also served as the director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, had been unwell for some time

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Neurosurgeon Padma Shri Dr Ashok Kumar Mahapatra Dies at 73

Mahapatra, a distinguished medical professional who also served as the director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, had been unwell for some time

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