Balamurali Ambati
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| Ambati Balamurali | |
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 Ambati Balamurali Krishna |
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| Born | Ambati Balamurali July 29, 1977 |
Balamurali "Doogie Howser" Ambati is an Tamil-American ophthalmologist, educator, and researcher, currently working at the University of Utah. In 1995, he entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's youngest doctor, at the age of seventeen.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Ambati was doing calculus at the age of 4.[2] At age 11, he graduated from high school and co-authored a research book on AIDS. He graduated from New York University at the age of 13 and Mount Sinai School of Medicine at age 17, becoming the world's youngest doctor in 1995.[3]
He completed an ophthalmology residency at Harvard University, where he developed strategies to reverse corneal angiogenesis, after becoming a winner at the Westinghouse Science Talent Search and the International Science & Engineering Fair and becoming a National Merit Scholar. He received the prestigious Raja-Lakshmi Award in the year 1995 from Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai. After completing a fellowship in cornea & refractive surgery at Duke University in 2002, he joined the faculty of the Medical College of Georgia, where he practiced clinical ophthalmology and conducted research in such areas as corneal angiogenesis and outcomes of corneal and refractive surgery. He also volunteers with the ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital, traveling to under-privileged countries to practice and teach ophthalmic surgery.
Currently, Dr. Ambati is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences & Director of Corneal Research at the University of Utah School of Medicine.[1]
[edit] Family
His father, Dr. Rao, convinced school administrators to allow his son to study at his own pace—nearly twice as fast as his peers. Dr. Rao says that he taught Balamurali and his brother to be focused and to desire accomplishments.
Balamurali wrote a book on AIDS with his brother, who is also a doctor. His mother is a Tamil linguist and mathematician.
He graduated May 19, 1995 at age 17 years, 294 days.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Notable Firsts in Indian American Heritage Project
- ^ American Topics : A Doctor at 17, He Next Hopes To Be a Nobel Prize Winner, May 20, 1995
- ^ John A. Moran Eye Center ~ Bala Ambati, MD, PhD
[edit] External links
- Dr. Balamurali Ambati Physician Profile
- Real life Doogie Howser
- Faculty information page at the Medical College of Georgia
- http://dynamicitems.tripod.com/records_humanachievements_earlystartes.htm
- http://www.hindunet.org/alt_hindu/1995_May_2/msg00038.html
- http://jobs.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=768649893bc5975ce97b6bff5354c210
