K. A. Abraham: Difference between revisions

'''Kurudamannil Abraham Abraham''' (14 March 1942 – 22 October 2021) was an Indian [[interventional cardiologist]] and a medical writer.<ref>{{Cite news|others=|date=23 October 2021|title=Cardiologist K.A. Abraham passes away|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cardiologist-ka-abraham-passes-away/article37132664.ece|access-date=23 October 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ഹൃദ്രോഗവിദഗ്ധൻ ഡോ.കെ.എ.ഏബ്രഹാം അന്തരിച്ചു|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2021/10/23/dr-ka-abraham-passes-away.html|access-date=23 October 2021|website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml}}</ref><ref name="Dr.K.A. Abraham, Cardiologist, Chennai">{{cite web | url=https://www.sehat.com/dr-ka-abraham-cardiologist-chennai | title=Dr.K.A. Abraham, Cardiologist, Chennai | publisher=Sehat | date=2015 | access-date=29 October 2022}}</ref> He was a Chief Cardiologist at the [[Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Chennai]], and Chief Medical Director of the [[Southern Railway Zone (India)|Southern Railways]], where he worked for 25 years.<ref name="It's the heart that matters">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/04/01/stories/2002040100080200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021019175206/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/04/01/stories/2002040100080200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=19 October 2002 | title=It's the heart that matters | date=1 April 2002 | work=[[The Hindu]] | access-date=29 October 2022}}</ref> He graduated from the [[Christian Medical College and Hospital]], [[Vellore]] and started his career by joining the [[Indian Army]], serving the Forces during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. Resuming his studies after the war, he received a degree in [[internal medicine]] and returned to Christian Medical College and Hospital in 1973. In 1978, he moved to [[Perambur]] to join the [[Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Chennai]] where he worked till his superannuation from government service in 2002.<ref name="It's the heart that matters" /> 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.<ref name="It's the heart that matters" />

After his retirement from [[Perambur]], Abraham worked as the Head of the Department of Cardiology at [[Fortis Malar Hospital]]<ref name="Assessment of Left Ventricular systolic function by Vector Velocity imaging">{{cite journal | title=Assessment of Left Ventricular systolic function by Vector Velocity imaging | author=Margaret D'Mello, Kurudamannil A. Abraham | journal=Indian Heart J. | year=September 2012 | volume=64 | issue=5 | pages=532 | doi=10.1016/j.ihj.2012.07.017 | pmid=23102399 | pmc=3861280}}</ref> and as a consultant cardiologist at [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital]], Chennai.<ref name="Cardiologist & Cardiothoracic Surgeons">{{cite web | url=https://www.apollohospitals.com/departments/heart/clinical-team-doctors | title=Cardiologist & Cardiothoracic Surgeons | publisher=Apollo Hospitals | date=2015 | access-date=29 October 2022}}</ref> He published several articles in peer reviewed national and international journals.<ref name="Systemic RV in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome After Surgical Palliation">{{cite journal | url=http://imaging.onlinejacc.org/article.aspx?articleid=1110223 | title=Systemic RV in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome After Surgical Palliation | author=Kurudamannil A. Abraham, Margaret C. D'Mello | journal=J Am Coll Cardiol Img. | year=2011 | volume=4 | issue=6 | pages=687-687 | doi=10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.04.008| doi-access=free }}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of the [[Padma Shri]], in 1999.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref>