K Rajgopal Shenoy MBBS MS FRCS (Glasgow)is Professor, Department of Surgery, and ex-Associate Dean, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), and Consultant
Surgeon at the associated KMC Hospital, Manipal. He has had a brilliant undergraduate and postgraduate career with ranks and distinction. Prof Shenoy has been on the faculty of Surgery at KMC, Manipal, since 1986. He stresses on the basics and at the same time makes efforts to teach the students evidence-based medicine. He has been an invited faculty in many CMEs. An acclaimed and a popular teacher, he has received 'good teacher' award in the institution several times. As an undergraduate and postgraduate examiner, he has examined students from many universities for the last 25 years. He is vibrant and innovative, and has a multifaceted personality. A born-leader and loved by his students, colleagues and friends, it is hard to find him alone. He constantly features at all the academic and cultural activities of the institution.
He is author of the popular book Manipal Manual of Surgery which is read by students of over 18 countries in the world.
Anitha Shenoy (Nileshwar) MBBS MD FRCA is Professor and Head, Department of Anaesthesiology, KMC, and Consultant in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
at the associated KMC Hospital, Manipal. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK, and is trained as a cardiothoracic anaesthesiologist. She is a popular postgraduate teacher and well recognised at the state and national level teaching programmes.
Dr Nileshwar has edited the entire book with tremendous devotion. She is the coauthor of the popular book Manipal Manual of Surgery.