Cuttack: Former President of Cuttack Club and orthopaedic surgeon Manoranjan Mahapatra passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital here late on Wednesday. He was 83.
According to sources, he was admitted to the hospital about two days ago after he sustained some injuries.
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Mahapatra served as president of Cuttack Club for four terms.
After completing MBBS from SCB Medical College & Hospital here in 1966, he did his master’s in orthopaedics from Patna in 1968. He joined the Odisha Medical Education Service (OMES) and was a popular teacher and surgeon. Though he took superannuation in 1999, he remained active in patients care.
He was also the chairman of Odisha Orthopedic Association and president of IMA, Cuttack.
