Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony today expressed sympathy to the family, friends, colleagues and patients of Dr. Seepersaud Chatterdeo who passed away early this morning.
A release from Dr Anthony said that Dr. Chatterdeo was one of Guyana’s prominent paediatricians and once headed the Paediatrics Department of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
“Outside of being one of Guyana’s most respected paediatricians, Dr. Chatterdeo was a dear teacher to several medical students and medical interns. He dedicated his young life to ensuring his students had all his attention and benefitted from his knowledge and experience. He treated his students as his sisters and brothers. Dr. Chatterdeo also contributed immensely to the continuing medical education program for practicing physicians in Guyana.
“Just as families spoke of their great admiration for his professionalism and expertise, they also spoke of his gentleness, generosity and kindness. The families that he served over the years attest to his caring predisposition and even though they might have come from far distances to see him, he made them all feel like family”, Dr Anthony said in his statement.