City hospital doctor wins accolade

SHILLONG, July 4: In what can be termed a proud moment for the state, Dr Rangksan Singh Thangkhiew of Super Care Hospital was conferred with the ‘Inspiring Gastroenterologist of India 2022’ award during the 5th edition of the Economic Times Doctor’s Day Conclave 2022 in New Delhi.
Dr Thangkhiew, who has been practising since the last 41 years, received the award from Bollywood actor Sonu Sood.
Dr Thangkhiew is the founder of Supercare Hospital. His story of service began from his youth. Born on August 1957 in Shillong, he grew up in an aspiring family of statesmen who were dedicated to pushing the interests of the community, at that time languishing in the outback of post-independence India.
He decided to pursue medicine and was an alumnus of the prestigious PGIMER Chandigarh. Dr Thangkhiew came back to Shillong in the 1980s, the first DM (Doctorate in Medicine) from the Khasi community.
He was also the first DM (Gastroenterology) in North East India.
He was a pioneer in many ways. In 1988, he was the first in the state to start providing endoscopy services with an Olympus XQ20 Series Fiberoptic Endoscope.
Dr Thangkhiew earlier practised in some of Shillong’s well-known hospitals like Nazareth Hospital and Woodland Hospital. In 2005, he and his team of dedicated professionals decided to make the big jump and Supercare Hospital was founded, the result of many years of planning and discussions.