Yogi Aeron
Born1937 (age 86–87)
Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
OccupationSurgeon
Websitedryogiaeron.com

Yogi Aeron (born 1937) is a plastic surgeon from India. In 2020, he was conferred with the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his work in the field of medicine.[1][2]

Life

Aeron was born in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1937. He graduated from the King George Medical College where he was admitted after his fifth attempt. He took seven years to finish the four-year Bachelor course. Later, he studied plastic surgery from the Prince of Wales Medical College in Patna, Bihar in 1971. In 1973, he started working as a plastic surgeon in a district hospital in Dehradun. He went to the United States in 1982 to specialize in plastic surgery. In 1983, he bought a four-acre campus that functions as a treatment facility for the underprivileged and a learning center for children. He has been treating burn patients for free since 1985. In 2020, he was conferred with the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his work in the field of medicine. He resides in Malsi, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Meet Padma Shri recipient Yogi Aeron, Himalayan doctor who treats burn patients for free". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  2. 1 2 Bhargava, Anjuli (2017-09-08). "Meet Yogi Aeron, the Himalayan plastic surgeon". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  3. ↑ Banerjee, Disha (2020-01-27). "82 YO Doctor Becomes Padma Shri Recipient For Treating Burn Patients For Free For 25 Years". Storypick. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  4. ↑ "This Padma Shree Recipient Has Been Treating Burn Patients for Free for 27 Years". News18. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
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