If Dr. K. T. Dholakia is considered as the cornerstone of
the Bombay Orthopaedic Society, Dr. L. N. Vora was
considered as its pillar of strength.
An astute clinician, a gifted teacher and an ethical
human being, he kept serving the Bombay
Orthopaedic Society till his ripe age. A Rotarian with
the Bombay Hills South Rotary Club, he was the
Organising Secretary of IOACON 1980, the
International Delegate of SICOT for India from 1985
till 2001, as well as the Vice President of SICOT 1990 - 1993, the
Vice President of the I. O. A., the Honorary
Treasurer of the Indian Arthroscopy Society, the
Honorary Secretary of the Indian Rheumatological
Association and had delivered the prestigious Katrak
Oration of the Bombay Orthopaedic Society's Annual
Scientific Conference.
His academic achievement includes - Worked as an
Honorary Professor of Orthopaedics at the Seth G. S.
Medical College, MS Orth. Examiner at the
Universities of Mumbai, Gujarat, Saurashtra, Pune,
Madras and Delhi, he had been an expert advisor to
MPSC, UPSC, GPSC and the AIMS Examination
Boards, as well as co-authored a book with the late
Dr. P. M. Desai of Ahmedabad called Orthopaedics
for
Undergraduates" published by Churchill
Livingstone in 1990.
Dr. L. N. Vora kept serving to the Board of the College
of Physicians & Surgeons and was the permanent
Internal Auditor of the Bombay Orthopaedic Society.