Well known orthopaedic surgeon and Nitte (Deemed to be University) Pro-Chancellor Dr M Shantharam Shetty became the first orthopaedic surgeon from Karnataka to be awarded the fellowship of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) in the recently held convocation in Varanasi.
A press release stated that he is the first orthopaedic surgeon from Karnataka to be awarded this fellowship in its 60-year history.