Awards

TNOA Awards 2021:

1.TNOA Prof A Devadoss Meritorious Award: Prof Dr R Dhanapal, Former Head, Department of Orthopaedics, Madras Medical College, Chennai.

2.TNOA Presidents Appreciation Award: Dr V Thirunarayanan, Indexing Editor, TNOA 2019-21

3.TNOA Presidents Appreciation Award: Dr CS Vishnu Prasath, Secretary, Midwest Ortho Society 2020-21

4.TNOA Best Zonal Club Award (Metro): Coimbatore Orthopaedic Society (COS) President: Dr. G. Balasubramanian & Secretary: Dr. P. Dhanasekara Raja

5.TNOA Best Zonal Club Award (Non-Metro): Mid-West Ortho Society (MWOS) President: Dr. J. Manimaran & Secretary: Dr. C.S. Vishnu Prasath

“AK Gupta Trophy for Best Chapter of IOA”

TNOA received the prestigious Dr. A.K. Gupta Trophy for the 4^th consecutive year in 2019 after receiving it in 2016, 2017 & 2018. This is an overwhelming victory equalizing Kerala for receiving the award four times in a row. The enthusiastic participation by every member through their various activities enabled us to bag this Glorious Trophy again.

“OASIS Best Chapter Award”

TNOA also received the OASIS Best Chapter Award for 2019 for the second time. Tamilnadu was selected as the best state amongst the 6 south Indian states of OASIS for the second consecutive time.

“IOA President’s Appreciation Award for Bone & Joint Day Activities”

TNOA: Winner in 2018 & Runner in 2019 for IOA National Bone & Joint Day Activities. TNOA Members did the highest number of FREE SURGERIES during national BONE & JOINT DAY 2018, Even though we got full marks for BJD activities in 2019, West Bengal ranked number one as they did a greater number of free surgeries.