Cardiology News
Article Date: 06 Feb 2005 - 20:00 PDT
Manipal Alumnus and Consultant at Manipal Heart Foundation to receive award for medical excellence by Harvard -
Bangalore - Renowned Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon Dr KM Cherian, a Manipal Alumnus and Consultant at Manipal Heart Foundation, will receive award for medical excellence given by Harvard Medical International. The award is in recognition of distinguished contribution to Medical Care in India and abroad in the super speciality of Cardiac Surgery.
After a careful screening process to identify a small group of semi-finalists, a committee comprising of senior Harvard Medical School faculty selected the final awardees in five medical specialities. The award was decided on the basis of contributions to clinical care, teaching, research, medical and public health organisations or institution building.
The award will be presented in Mumbai on the 6th of February at a recognition ceremony, which will feature two guest speakers from the Harvard Medical School faculty - Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Joseph E. Murray, MD, Professor of Surgery, Emeritus, recognised for performing the first successful kidney transplant, and Dr. David Scadden, MD, Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute.
Dr. Cherian is the pioneer of paediatric cardiac surgery in India. Since the beginning of his medical career in 1975, he has held many remarkable positions and authored more than 250 National and International publications. He performed the first successful coronary artery graft in India in 1975. His other pioneering works include the first heart transplant in India after the legislation of Brain Death, the first bilateral lung transplant, the first Paediatric Heart transplant, the first Auto transplant, and the first Heart and Lung transplant. Dr. Cherian is the first and only Indian member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. He has also had the privilege of being the Honorary Surgeon to the President of India between 1990 and 1993.
Dr. K.M. Cherian studied at the Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and is currently associated with Manipal Heart Foundation. He offers consultancy services apart from conducting rare surgeries at the hospital, especially on new born babies with congenital heart disease and children. He is also involved in Stem Cell research with faculties at Manipal Heart Foundation.
Issued by:
Rajesh Pandey / D.K. Venktesh
Communications Department
Manipal Hospital & Heart Foundation
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