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Eminent cardiac surgeon Dr K M Cherian who pioneered India’s first coronary artery surgery, passes away



CHENNAI: Eminent cardiac surgeon Dr K M Cherian, who performed the country’s first coronary artery bypass here about 50 years ago, has died, sources said on Sunday.The city-based veteran, in his 80s, died in Bengaluru on Saturday after reportedly collapsing during a function.Tributes and condolences poured in from various sections.”It is with profound sadness that we mourn Padmashri Dr K.M. Cherian @kmcherian… a true pioneer who performed the first coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) 50 years ago,” Dr Rajesh Rajan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Indian Association of Clinical Cardiologists & President, Association of MD Physicians, said on ‘X.’



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