K Rajgopal Shenoy MBBS MS FRCS (Glasgow) is Professor and former Head, Department of Surgery, and former Associate Dean, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), and Consultant Surgeon at the associated KMC Hospital, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)–Deemed to be University, Manipal. He has had a brilliant undergraduate and postgraduate career with ranks and distinction. Prof Shenoy has been on the faculty of surgery at KMC, Manipal, since 1986. He stresses on the basics and at the same time makes efforts to teach the students evidence-based medicine. He has been an invited faculty in many CMEs. An acclaimed and a popular teacher, he has received ‘good teacher’ award in the institution several times. As an undergraduate and postgraduate examiner, he has examined students from many universities for the last 25 years. He is vibrant and innovative, and has a multifaceted personality. A born-leader and loved by his students, colleagues and friends, it is hard to find him alone. He constantly features at all the academic and cultural activities of the institution. He is author of the popular books Manipal Manual of Surgery, Manipal Manual of Clinical Methods in Surgery, and Manipal Manual of Instruments.
<p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">Manipal Manual of Surgery with Clinical Methods for Dental Students is the thoroughly revised, rewritten and updated edition of the unique Manual aimed at BDS III Fourth Edition students. First of its kind, it covers theory topics, clinical discussions and clinical methods of examination in a very simple format with flowcharts, tables, key boxes, line diagrams and photographs. The Manual covers general surgery and relevant speciality topics like anesthesiology, faciomaxillary injuries and jaw tumours contributed by consultants and specialists. The viva voce chapters will help in decreasing the student’s anxiety before the examination. It aims to help the students in preparing for the theory, clinical and viva voce examinations.</p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify;">The clinical case reports included in the form of clinical notes present an interesting concept which will prepare the readers in understanding the clinical problems better. The Manual is based on the author’s 35 years of teaching experience to medical and dental students at one of the best institutions in the country, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE (Manipal Academy of Higher Education), which is now university of eminence.</p>