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Research and Hard Work Honoured Professor Makhan Khangure Receives the Hippocrates Award by AMA “I’m very much delighted to receive this award as a radiologist. Radiology is the cornerstone of diagnosis and treatment, and many medical practices rely on innovations in the radiology field. It is a great pleasure to raise awareness of radiology as a medical profession which is very often under-recognised,” said Professor Khangure. Professor Khangure has made significant contributions to medical education, government policy and towards the advancement of interventional neuroradiology in Western Australia.
Prof Makhan Khangure
On 19 June 2021, Professor Makhan (Mark) Khangure was honoured with the Hippocrates Award by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) at the MEDCON21 Conference held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.
He has received a multitude of accolades, including a Gold Medal from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and an Order of Australia in the 2017 Australia Day Honours.
Previously, Professor Khangure was the College President (2008–2009), Chief Accreditation Officer for radiology at the College (2010–2015) and was elected as a Councillor Federal and State AMA. He currently serves as member of the College’s WA Branch Executive Committee. He was also Head of Department and Divisional Director of Imaging Services at Royal Perth Hospital, Director of Interventional Neuroradiology as well as a former consultant neuroradiologist at Royal Perth and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospitals.
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The Hippocrates Award, commonly referred to as ‘the Hippo’, honours doctors who have made a significant contribution to medicine. Professor Khangure is a pioneer of interventional neuroradiology, over the course of his career, he has dedicated himself to serving patients and the broader community as well as nurturing future radiologists.
Image credit: Professor Khangure receives the Hippocrates Award at the Gala Ball in the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, during AMA (WA)’s MEDCON21 Conference. [Images used with permission, courtesy of AMA (WA)]
Volume 17 No 4 | September 2021
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