Here’s a lively, humanized biography of Dr. Lalit Mohan, MD Medicine, Dehradun—complete with dialogue, quirks, and a dash of Doon Valley charm.
Dr. Lalit Mohan: The Quiet Storm of Doon’s Medical World
Picture this: 1959, the misty corridors of S.N. Medical College, Agra. A lanky, bespectacled boy from the hills walks into the anatomy lab, sleeves rolled up, muttering, “Arre, yeh femur toh bilkul pine tree jaisa dikhta hai!” That was Lalit Mohan—already homesick for Dehradun’s pine-scented air, but too stubborn to admit it.
Fast-forward four decades. The boy is now Dr. Lalit Mohan, MD (Medicine), the man every anxious parent in Dehradun calls at 2 a.m. with, “Doctor saab, beta ko 101 bukhar hai—ab kya karen?” And Dr. Mohan? He answers. Every. Single. Time. No caller tune. No “I’m in surgery.” Just a calm, “Dawai ki list bhej do, main abhi prescription likh deta hoon.”
The Early Years: From Doon School Debater to Stethoscope Warrior
Born in the shadow of Mussoorie, Lalit grew up arguing with his father (a retired PWD engineer) about everything—from Nehru’s socialism to why rusks taste better with chai. At Doon School, he was the kid who’d win debates by quoting The Lancet in Class 8. Teachers called him “Walking Britannica.” Classmates called him “Boring Mohan.” He didn’t care.
“Medicine isn’t a job,” he’d say, sipping glucon-D in the hostel mess, “it’s a subscription to humanity’s panic attacks.”
The MD Days: When Ultrasound Was Sci-Fi
He pursued MD Medicine at KGMU Lucknow, just as ultrasound machines were rolling into India like alien pods. While juniors fought over who’d get to scan a gallbladder first, Dr. Mohan was busy sketching heart valves on cigarette packets.
His professor once caught him doodling during rounds.
Prof: “Mohan, yeh kya hai?”
Dr. Mohan: “Sir, yeh aortic stenosis ka artistic interpretation hai. Patient ko samjhaane ke liye.”
Prof: stunned silence
Dr. Mohan: “Also, sir, aapka BP high lag raha hai. Salt kam karen.”
Back to Dehradun: The Clinic That Never Sleeps
In 1990, he opened ‘Doon Diagnostics & Care’ on Rajpur Road—right next to a bakery that still smells like nostalgia. Patients say the waiting room feels like a railway platform: someone’s crying, someone’s laughing, and there’s always a kid trying to steal glucose biscuits from the nurse’s drawer.
But step inside Dr. Mohan’s cabin, and time slows. He listens. Really listens.
Patient (teary-eyed mother): “Doctor saab, mera beta raat bhar khansta hai. Neend hi nahi aati usse.”
Dr. Mohan (leaning forward, stethoscope dangling like a pendulum): “Khansi ya dil ka dard? Kab se? Kya khaaya kal raat?”
Five minutes later…
Dr. Mohan: “Beta, tumhare papa ko tension hai. Unko bol do, office ka laptop ghar pe nahi laayenge. Aur tum, Oats khana shuru kar do. No Maggi after 8 PM.”
He treats the family, not just the fever.
The Legend of the 3 A.M. House Call
Ask any old Dehradunite, and they’ll tell you: “Dr. Mohan ek baar raat ko 3 baje aaye the… bilkul James Bond ki tarah. Sirf stethoscope tha, gun nahi.”
In 2012, a retired colonel’s wife had a cardiac scare. Hospitals were full. Dr. Mohan drove through a thunderstorm, diagnosed an arrhythmia, and stabilized her with a tablet under the tongue—before the ambulance even arrived.
Next day, the colonel saluted him with a bottle of Old Monk. Dr. Mohan refused.
Colonel: “At least chai?”
Dr. Mohan: “Sir, aapki BP ki report de do. Chai baad mein.”
The Human Behind the White Coat
- Secret Talent: Plays the flute. Badly. But every Diwali, he attempts Raghupati Raghav on the terrace. Neighbors pretend to love it.
- Pet Peeve: Patients who Google symptoms. “Arre, WebMD ne bola cancer hai? Toh WebMD ko dikhao na!”
- Life Motto: “80% of medicine is reassurance. 15% is antibiotics. 5% is praying the ECG machine works.”
Legacy in Doon
Today, Dr. Lalit Mohan is no more—but his protege still sees 50 patients a day. His clinic walls are plastered with thank-you cards, baby photos, and one framed ECG strip labeled “First normal sinus rhythm – 1998”.
Young doctors call him “Guru ji”. He hates it.
Intern: “Sir, aap legend hain!”
Dr. Mohan: “Legend nahi, alleged legend. Jao, blood sugar check karo.”
In a city that’s growing too fast, Dr. Lalit Mohan remains Dehradun’s unchanged constant—like the clock tower, but with a stethoscope.
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