Background
Mambettu Vasanth Kumar was born on May 8, 1924 in Mambettu, Karnataka, India. Son of Mulki Chandaya and Mambettu Kamalakshi Hedge Shetty.
Mambettu Vasanth Kumar was born on May 8, 1924 in Mambettu, Karnataka, India. Son of Mulki Chandaya and Mambettu Kamalakshi Hedge Shetty.
Bachelor of Science, N. Wadia College, Pune, India, 1945. Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, Madras Medical College, India, 1954. Diploma in Medical Radiology, Madras Medical College, India, 1955.
Teaching fellow University Pitts, 1961-1964. Professor pediatrics radiology Institute Child Health and Hospital for Children, Madras, 1968-1980. Consultant radiologist Doctor Rai Memorial Medical Center, since 1980.
Director Child Trust Hospital, Madras, 1980-1992, South India Sugars, 1982-1994. Member Society Pediatrics Radiology, Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (Doctor Arthur Daniel Memorial Orator award 1960), Madras Gymkhana Club, Madras Club.
Mambettu married to Marakada Nlini Shetty on 19 January in 1954. Children: Ashwin Kumar, Gitanjali, Snehalatha Rai.