Dr. Sarinder Man Singh

The doctors had diagnosed Cancer in Shri Nathji's body which has spread to the bones. X ray also showed the same.  The IVP tests for the kidneys and X-Rays done at Army Base Hospital also showed cancer. This greatly disturbed Priya Nathji.

Shri S.C.Vasudeva who was then the Superintendent Engineer at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences arranged for a meeting in the V.I.P. section with the Institute’s top urologist, Dr. Surinder Man Singh. Shri Nathji and Priya Nath went there in Vasudeva’s car.
When Shri Nathji saw the doctor, he immediately quoted the Persian verse:

“Mardmanash az hamaa pakeezaa tar
Khoob rooyo khoob khooyo khush seyar

Those with a purity of the soul
Have a face that is beautiful,
Vestments that are beautiful
And a heart that is pure”

Shri Nathji’s visit to the Institute became clear. It was the purity of Dr. Surinder Man Singh’s soul that had brought him there.
Dr. Singh examined the X-Rays and then the prostate and finally said:
“I don’t think it is Cancer – because the prostate is soft! The X-Rays can be interpreted differently as well!”
Priya Nath could hardly believe his ears. It was as if the bliss of heaven had come down upon earth. He returned home with Shri Nathji in a state of great happiness and embraced him again and again with tears in his eyes.

Shri Nathji had met Dr. Surinder Man Singh on September 10, 1981. The doctor had said that a minor operation would be necessary to facilitate micturition and for that Shri Nathji could be admitted to the institute sometime in October, as he was going on a Holiday till September 29 in any case. The doctor had seen no cause for urgency in the matter.

Latter when Shri NAthji was addmitted in AIIMS a junior doctor said that it is case of Cancer. So Priya Nath decides to meet Dr. Surinder Man Singh and to ask him how his diagnosis was changed by the other doctor. A meeting is arranged through Shri Vasudeva, who takes Shri Nathji and Priya Nath to the residence of the doctor which is inside the hospital campus.
They meet the doctor at his house. Shri Nathji blesses Dr. Surinder Man Singh even as Priya Nath asks him medical questions. Priya Nath is not satisfied with the answers he gives.
When Priya Nath asks Dr. Surinder Man Singh whether the delay of one month from September to October could have caused the cancer to spread and made the situation more dangerous, the doctor is uncomfortable, and the only answer that he can give is:
“He is in excellent health. The one month’s delay has done him no harm!”
The doctor knew that he had acted wrongly by delaying the case when everyone was saying the cancer was spreading.
Priya Nath says to him: “We all hope that your earlier diagnosis, that there was no cancer, is correct.”
Shri Nathji blesses Dr. Surinder Man Singh and they return to the hospital room. Priya Nath’s heart is still very heavy. Apparently the doctors are not sure, but are more inclined to believe it is cancer.

Sone days later Dr. Surinder Man Singh visits Shri Nathji in his room and says to Shri Nathji:
“It gives me a great happiness just to meet you!”

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Dr. Sarinder Man Singh was a legendary and pioneering urologist at AIIMS, Delhi, considered the father of modern urology in India, establishing the independent Urology Dept in the 1960s, creating the first MCh course, training generations of specialists, and significantly advancing bladder cancer research and management, leaving a profound legacy before his passing in 2006
He Established the Department of Urology at AIIMS as a separate entity in 1963, significantly shaping its growth. He Served as President of the Urology Society of India (1976) and was the first Indian member of the International Urological Society (SIU).
He Published over 70 papers and was on the editorial board of the British Journal of Urology. He was a True Gentleman: Known for his kindness, generosity, and dedication to patients and students,