Like Father, Like Daughter: Neurosurgeon and His Daughter Ace NEET-UG 2023!

In an extraordinary tale of familial support and academic excellence, a famous neurosurgeon from Prayagraj, Dr. Khaitan, and his daughter, Mithali, both cleared the NEET-UG 2023 exam. Dr. Khaitan, 49, decided to take the exam alongside his 18-year-old daughter to encourage her to get admission into a good medical college. The results were astonishing: Mithali scored 90%, while her father scored 89%. After the counseling process, Mithali was admitted to an MBBS program at Kasturba Medical College in Karnataka.

A Supportive Father

Dr. Khaitan is not new to setting records. In 2011, he made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for removing 296 cysts from the brain of an 18-year-old girl in an 8-hour surgery. He passed the CPMT in 1992 and was admitted to Motilal Nehru Medical College. He later completed MS Surgery from Lucknow in 1999 and MCh Neuro Surgery in 2003. His decision to take the NEET exam was to inspire his daughter, and it worked wonders.