𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘛𝘰 𝘗𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘢 𝘚𝘩𝘳𝘪 𝘋𝘳 𝘒 𝘔 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 – 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘤 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘖𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘴 83𝘳𝘥 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘈𝘯𝘥 40𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘢𝘺

Chennai, 11th March 2025: Rich tributes were paid to Padma Shri Dr K M Cherian, world-renowned Cardiologist and a pioneer in cardiac surgery by various dignitaries, who recently passed away at a function organised by his family to celebrate his 83rd birthday and 40th Memorial Day. 

His autobiography was also released by J Radhakrishnan, former health secretary and currently the CMD of TANGEDCO. Radhakrishnan hailed Dr Cherian as a visionary and said that,” He continuously re-invented himself and always fought for the need for investment in medical research. It is because of the struggles and skills of Doctors like Dr Cherian that Tamil Nadu has emerged as a medical hub in the country”, he said. 

Senior interventional cardiologist, Kauvery hospitals, Dr Anantharaman, Dr K N Reddy, senior interventional cardiologist, Apollo hospitals, Dr Mohamed Rela, CMD, Rela hospitals hailing Dr K M Cherian as a pioneer who was very compassionate and who performed even the complex surgeries with ease, fondly recalled their experiences with Dr K M Cherian.

Dr K M Cherian has many firsts to his credits. He performed India’s first successful coronary artery bypass surgery. He continued to tread new paths with India’s first heart transplant, India’s first heart and lung transplant, the first paediatric heart transplant and many other pioneering cardiac surgeries. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1991. He also founded the Madras medical mission, Frontier lifeline hospital, Pondicherry Institute of medical sciences and Frontier medville park, India’s first medical science park. 

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