| C. U. Velmurugendran | |
| Birth Name: | C. Uthamaroyan Velmurugendran |
| Birth Date: | 10 May 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation: | Neurologist medical writer |
| Known For: | Neurology |
| Spouse: | P.A.Pattavarthini |
| Children: | Dr.V.KrithikaV.JayashreeDr.C.V.Shankar Ganesh |
| Parents: | DR CS. UthamaroyanRajakantheswari |
| Awards: | Padma Shri |
C. U. Velmurugendran is an Indian neurologist, medical writer and the chairman and head of the Department of Neurology at the Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai.[1] [2] He is an honorary professor at the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati and has contributed chapters to books including Diseases of the Spinal Cord, published in 2012.[3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to medicine.[4]
Born to DR C.S. Uthamaroyan in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Velmurugendran graduated in medicine (MBBS) from University of Madras and followed it up with the degrees of MD and DM from the same institution,