Kathmandu, Jan. 31: Her Majesty Queen Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah gave away the awards of 5 fellowships and college medals to distinguished surgeons from India and Nepal at a function held here by the Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, England this afternoon.

The recepients of the award are Dr Kiran Shrestha, Dr Kamal Aryal, Dr Shailaj Ranjitkar, Dr Dhan Bikram Karki and Dr Pradip Ghimire. Those that received the college medal are well known surgeons Dr D.N. Gangol and Dr. H.B. Shrestha, Dr Ketan Desai and Dr D. Raja from India received ad hominem fellowships on the occasion.

Her Majesty the Queen is an honorary Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, England.

Speaking on the occasion Dr D.N. Gangol, Chairman of Diploma Ceremony Committee said that “after the initiation of the FRCS programme in Nepal in 1988, 7 Nepalese doctors have already received the title.” But, “from the last few years, MBBS degrees holders have been barred form enrolling in the FRCS programme of the Royal College, while a separate MRCS Edinburgh course will be conducted,” he said.