With the passing away of Professor Indar Kumar Dhawan, popularly known as IKD, the surgical fraternity and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS) family has lost a renowned surgeon and a greatly admired human being. He belonged to a fast dwindling number of general surgeons, who could with great skill and expertise do almost any type of surgery. His field of expertise ranged from general surgery, surgical oncology, renal transplant, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and craniofacial operations. His range of operative surgery was mind-boggling and what's more he excelled in all of them. He was a brilliant teacher, a great thinking mind, researcher and accomplished administrator, liked by one and all.
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