A. Rajasekaran was born on 17 November 1935 in
Nellikuppam in
South Arcot of the south Indian state of
Tamil Nadu. The next year, he moved to
Kilpauk Medical College as a professor of urology and worked there till 1988 when he was appointed as the professor and head of the Department of Urology of Madras Medical College in 1988, a position he till he superannuated in 1998. It was during his tenure as the head of the department that Percutaneous renal surgery and Ureterorenoscopy were introduced in the hospital. In 1991, while he was working at Madras Medical College, he founded
Madras Andrology and Assisted Reproduction Research Centre in Chennai, a dedicated facility for treating male infertility, reported to be the first of its kind in India. Rajasekaran is a former president of the Urological Society of India (1992–93) and serves as a visiting professor at various universities. He has earlier served as the president of the
National Board of Examinations for two terms and is its incumbent president. He has chaired the faculty selection committee of
All India Institute of Medical Sciences and is a member of
Medical Council of India,
National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, and
Indian Council of Medical Research. He has delivered several award orations, published medical articles and has contributed to
The Infertility Manual published in 2004. He is a fellow of the
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and a recipient of
honoris causa doctorate from
Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (1998). He received
Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian medical award, in 1998 from the Medical Council of India. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the
Padma Shri in 2008. He is also a recipient of Urology Gold Medal, Distinguished Teacher Award (2000) and Eminent Medical Luminary Award (2006). == References ==