Kurudamannil Abraham Abraham (14 March 1942 – 22 October 2021) was an Indian
interventional cardiologist
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and a medical writer.
He was a Chief Cardiologist at the
Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Chennai, and Chief Medical Director of the
Southern Railways, where he worked for 25 years.
Education and career
He graduated from the
Christian Medical College and Hospital
Christian Medical College, Vellore, widely known as CMC, Vellore, is a private, Christian minority community-run medical college and hospital in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. This institute includes a network of primary, secondary and tertiary c ...
,
Vellore
Vellore ( ), also spelled Velur, is a sprawling city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River and surrounded by the Javadi Hills in the northeastern ...
and started his career by joining the
Indian Army
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, serving the Forces during the
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Resuming his studies after the war, he received a degree in
internal medicine
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and returned to Christian Medical College and Hospital in 1973. In 1978, he moved to
Perambur
Perambur is a neighbourhood located in the northern region of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Etymology
In Tamil language, Tamil, ''pirambu (பிரம்பு)'' means bamboo, and ''oor (ஊர்)'' means city or place. Before British Raj, B ...
to join the
Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Chennai where he worked till his superannuation from government service in 2002.
During his tenure, the hospital is reported to have grown to become a referral hospital which carries out over 1000 open heart surgeries every year.
Dr Abraham served as the Director of Medical Service at Apollo Specialty Hospitals, Vanagaram, Chennai till his death.
After his retirement from
Perambur
Perambur is a neighbourhood located in the northern region of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Etymology
In Tamil language, Tamil, ''pirambu (பிரம்பு)'' means bamboo, and ''oor (ஊர்)'' means city or place. Before British Raj, B ...
, Abraham worked as the Head of the Department of Cardiology at
Fortis Malar Hospital and as a consultant cardiologist at
Apollo Hospital
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, Chennai.
He published several articles in peer reviewed national and international journals.
The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of the
Padma Shri
The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...
, in 1999.
Selected articles
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See also
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Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Chennai
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Christian Medical College and Hospital
Christian Medical College, Vellore, widely known as CMC, Vellore, is a private, Christian minority community-run medical college and hospital in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. This institute includes a network of primary, secondary and tertiary c ...
References
1942 births
2021 deaths
Recipients of the Padma Shri in medicine
Medical doctors from Kerala
Malayali people
Indian cardiac surgeons
Interventional cardiology
Indian medical writers
Indian Army personnel
20th-century Indian surgeons
People from Pathanamthitta district
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