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K. A. Abraham

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K. A. Abraham
Born(1942-03-14)14 March 1942
Ayroor,Travancore,British India
nowPathanamthitta district,Kerala,India
Died22 October 2021(2021-10-22)(aged 79)
Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
OccupationCardiologist
Known forInterventional cardiology
AwardsPadma Shri
In thisIndian name,the nameKurudamannil Abrahamis apatronymic,and the person should be referred to by thegiven name,Abraham.

Kurudamannil Abraham Abraham(14 March 1942 – 22 October 2021) was an Indianinterventional cardiologistand a medical writer.[1][2][3]He was a Chief Cardiologist at theSouthern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Chennai,and Chief Medical Director of theSouthern Railways,where he worked for 25 years.[4]

Education and career

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He graduated from theChristian Medical College and Hospital,Velloreand started his career by joining theIndian Army,serving the Forces during theIndo-Pakistani War of 1971.Resuming his studies after the war, he received a degree ininternal medicineand returned to Christian Medical College and Hospital in 1973. In 1978, he moved toPeramburto join theSouthern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Chennaiwhere he worked till his superannuation from government service in 2002.[4]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.[4]

Dr Abraham served as the Director of Medical Service at Apollo Specialty Hospitals, Vanagaram, Chennai till his death.[5][6]

After his retirement fromPerambur,Abraham worked as the Head of the Department of Cardiology atFortis Malar Hospital[7]and as a consultant cardiologist atApollo Hospital,Chennai.[8]He published several articles in peer reviewed national and international journals.[9]The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of thePadma Shri,in 1999.[10]

Selected articles

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  • Margaret D'Mello, Kurudamannil A. Abraham (September 2012)."Assessment of Left Ventricular systolic function by Vector Velocity imaging".Indian Heart J.64(5): 532.doi:10.1016/j.ihj.2012.07.017.PMC3861280.PMID23102399.
  • Kurudamannil A. Abraham, Margaret C. D'Mello (2011)."Systemic RV in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome After Surgical Palliation".J Am Coll Cardiol Img.4(6): 687.doi:10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.04.008.PMID21679907.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Cardiologist K.A. Abraham passes away".The Hindu.23 October 2021.ISSN0971-751X.Retrieved23 October2021.
  2. ^"ഹൃദ്രോഗവിദഗ്ധൻ ഡോ.കെ.എ.ഏബ്രഹാം അന്തരിച്ചു".ManoramaOnline(in Malayalam).Retrieved23 October2021.
  3. ^"Dr.K.A. Abraham, Cardiologist, Chennai".Sehat. 2015.Retrieved29 October2015.
  4. ^abc"It's the heart that matters".The Hindu.1 April 2002. Archived fromthe originalon 19 October 2002.Retrieved29 October2015.
  5. ^"Cardiologist K.A. Abraham passes away".The Hindu.22 October 2021.
  6. ^"Man with three coronary artery blocks cured without surgery in Chennai".The Times of India.7 September 2016.
  7. ^Margaret D'Mello, Kurudamannil A. Abraham (September 2012)."Assessment of Left Ventricular systolic function by Vector Velocity imaging".Indian Heart J.64(5): 532.doi:10.1016/j.ihj.2012.07.017.PMC3861280.PMID23102399.
  8. ^"Cardiologist & Cardiothoracic Surgeons".Apollo Hospitals. 2015.Retrieved29 October2015.
  9. ^Kurudamannil A. Abraham, Margaret C. D'Mello (2011)."Systemic RV in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome After Surgical Palliation".J Am Coll Cardiol Img.4(6): 687.doi:10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.04.008.PMID21679907.
  10. ^"Padma Awards"(PDF).Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 15 October 2015.Retrieved21 July2015.


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