Background
Sharma was born on June 7, 1928 in the remote region of Bhaluwahi in Siraha District in the Terai region of Nepal. Growing up in rural Nepal there was poor access to healthcare, because of this he lost his mother at age 8.
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Anjani Kumar Sharma
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Following her death he was inspired to become a doctor. He completed his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from Calcutta Medical College in 1955. He was awarded Mississippi in Surgery from Darbhanga Medical College in India.
He also went on to complete his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons from the United Kingdom. He is credited with establishing the Surgery Department at Bir Hospital, Nepal"s oldest hospital.
Doctor Sharma also established Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital. He has also chaired Nepal Medical Association (NMA).
He established "Anjani Kumar Sharma Gold Medal" in 2009 which is awarded to the student securing highest marks in Surgery in final Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery examinations He died on October 7, 2014 in Kathmandu, suffering from transitional cell carcinoma.
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He was one of the 5 founding members of Nepal Medical College in Jorpati.
