Last Updated on Sunday, 30 August 2020, 11:20 by Denis Chabrol
Well-known Guyanese pediatrician, Dr. Seepersaud Chatterdeo died this morning at the Balwant Singh Hospital.
He was rushed there for emergency treatment.
Details are sketchy, but a senior medical doctor confirmed that Dr. Chatterdeo passed away.
Dr. Chatterdeo started off his career in the medical profession as a pharmacist and later went on to study medicine at the University of Guyana.
He later pursued a Masters of Medicine, specialising in paediatrics, at the University of Guyana.
Dr. Chatterdeo practised in the public and private sector. He was also a lecturer at the University of Guyana.