Janak Raj Talwar

{{Short description|Indian cardiothoracic surgeon}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1931|1|1}}

| birth_place = Amritsar, Punjab, India

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2002|11|21|1931|1|1}}

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| nationality = Indian

| fields = {{ublist | Cardiology }}

| workplaces = {{ublist | Punjab Medical service | AIIMS Delhi | Sir Ganga Ram Hospital | Holy Family Hospital }}

| alma_mater = {{ublist|Government Medical College, Amritsar }}

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| known_for = {{ublist |Cardiothoracic surgery | Vascular surgery }}

| awards = {{ublist|1967 ICMR Amir Chand Prize | 1970 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize }}

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Janak Raj Talwar (1 January 1931 – 21 November 2002) was an Indian cardiothoracic surgeon who served in many major Indian medical centres, such as the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, the Holy Family Hospital, and the Laxmipat Singhania Institute of Cardiology, Kanpur.{{Cite web |url=http://medind.nic.in/ibq/t03/i1/ibqt03i1p82.pdf |title=Obituary |last=J. S. Guleria |date=2017 |publisher=National Databases of Indian Medical Journals |access-date=19 February 2017 |archive-date=9 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109030133/http://medind.nic.in/ibq/t03/i1/ibqt03i1p82.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Talwar was known to have done significant work on the treatment of cold injuries which are resulted from exposure to extreme cold conditions and proposed prophylactic as well as therapeutic measures.{{cite web | url=http://www.csirhrdg.res.in/ssb.pdf | title=Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners | publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research | date=1999 | access-date=19 February 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043957/http://www.csirhrdg.res.in/ssb.pdf | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }} Besides, he pioneered thoracic surgery in North India and established specialty departments for the discipline at several hospitals. He received Amir Chand Prize of the Indian Council of Medical Research in 1967. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 1970.{{cite web | url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/AwardeeList.aspx | title=View Bhatnagar Awardees | publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize | date=2016 | accessdate=12 November 2016}} He died on 21 November 2002 at the age of 71.{{Cite web |url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID=308 |title=Brief Profile of the Awardee |date=2017 |publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize}}

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