Jitendra Nath Gohain (d. 1 October 2018) was an Indian surgeon. He was the president of the Association of Rural Surgeons of India, and the

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(IMA)

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branch. He also was a member of the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons. In 1981, he established the P & K Memorial Nursing Home at Nagaon. In 2006, he was awarded the Chikitsa Ratna Award. Born in Nagaon, he completed his

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, and went to London for his residency. There he worked with British medical doctors like orthopaedist

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. In 1971, he became a Fellow of the

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and returned to Assam to serve the society. In 2007, his biography ''Jeebonjoyi Dr. Jitendra Nath Gohain: Tyaag aaru Adarkha'', was written by journalist Khekhab Gogoi, which remains unpublished. He died at the age of 85 at Ayursundra Hospital,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gohain, Jitendra 1930s births 2018 deaths Indian surgeons People from Nagaon district Year of birth missing Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons Medical doctors from Assam