Cardiologist Dr G Vijayaraghavan passes away at 84

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Famous cardiologist Dr G Vijayaraghavan has passed away. He was 84. The first 2D echo cardio lab was installed by a team led by Dr G Vijayaraghavan. He was honoured with Padma Shri in 2009. He was the vice chairman of KIMS Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.

He was born on September 18 in 1942 at Perumpuzha in Kollam.

He did his early schooling in Model School, Thiruvananthapuram, and graduated in Medicine from Thiruvananthapuram Medical College in 1964 and post graduated in medicine from Thiruvananthapuram Medical College in 1969. He continued his studies at Christian Medical College, Vellore, where he earned a doctorate in Cardiology (DM) in 1973 and started his career there as associate professor.

In 1976, he returned to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College and continued his research on endomyocardial fibrosis, a type of heart disease commonly found in Kerala, in collaboration with the Postgraduate Medical School and Brompton Hospital in London.

He was a member of several organizations, including the American Society of Echocardiography, International Society for Cardiac Research, Cardiological Society of India, Association of Physicians of India, Indian Medical Association, Indian Society of Medical Ultrasound, and Indian Academy of Echocardiography.