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Prof.M.Papakumari,MBBS, MD (Ped.), DCH, MD (Psych.), DPM

She was the first person in India to qualify both as a Pediatrician and a Psychiatrist.

She retired as the H.O.D of Child Psychiatry, Institute of Child Health and has been a practicing child psychiatrist for the last four decades.

A product of Stanley Medical college, she has won many awards and presented papers in various scientific fora around the world.

She featured in a list of medical 'NavaGrahas' of Tamil Nadu, by Kavignar Vairamuthu.