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"I was the first person to open Pathology Lab in Mysuru": Dr. N. Kannan

Kannan Diagnostic Centre in the heart of the city is celebrating its Golden Jubilee today (May 5). The pioneer, who started the first private Pathology Lab in Mysuru, is the gentle Dr.…

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Published May 5, 2018 · 10 min read
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Kannan Diagnostic Centre in the heart of the city is celebrating its Golden Jubilee today (May 5). The pioneer, who started the first private Pathology Lab in Mysuru, is the gentle Dr. N. Kannan, who has been looking through the microscope since nearly 57 years.

The reticent octogenarian Dr. Kannan, who has shunned publicity all his life and never given an interview, went down the memory lane and shared his undying love for Pathology. In this special interview, he tells SOM Features Editor N. Niranjan Nikam why he chose to give up a government job, why he does not believe in giving commission and his work-life-ethics, sitting in the air-conditioned, swanky three-storeyed ‘Kannan Diagnostic Centre’ on Sayyaji Rao Road, next to Government Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital. - Editor

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