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Vision
and Core Values
QUALITY POLICY
- “We are committed to
provide quality cardiac care.”
VISION
- “ To satisfy clients on each
and every project and plan we execute”
- “ Provide support and service
that exceed client’s expectations”
- “ To scale greater heights, set
new standards and redefine the lifeline
of healthcare”
WE FOCUS ON
- “ Delivering best class service
to Patients,100% Patient satisfaction
and continuous
improvement.”
- “Quality services and quality
performance to every Patient, every time”
Core Values
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The values that we
aim to achieve in our everyday work
– Compassion, Commitment and Clinical
Excellence, will help us realize our
vision. The three ‘C’s are
a simple and unique blend of work philosophy
and medical expertise.
- Compassion
- Commitment
- Clinical Excellence
Dr. K.M.
Cherian
A modest building, an attractive
frontage and a wealth of knowledge pulsates
at the Dr. K. M. Cherian Heart Foundation
& the Frontier Lifeline that takes one
to the heart of the matter. Gifted with
compassion, passion, humanitarianism and
an awesome sense of dedication, Padmashree
Dr. K. M. Cherian leads a skilled and carefully
orchestrated team to empower and resuscitate
the core of life.
Pioneering pediatric cardiac surgery in
India, this leading cardiac surgeon has
held prestigious positions in India and
abroad. Dr. K. M. Cherian has been the Honorary
Surgeon to the President of India from 1990
to 1993 and has performed more than 36,000
operations. With innate talent and a passion
to save lives, he has also pioneered the
first heart transplant in India after the
legislation of Brain Death, the first bilateral
lung transplant, the first Pediatric Heart
transplant, the first Auto transplant, and
the first Heart and Lung transplant. With
phenomenal experience and far-sightedness,
he is the first and only Indian member of
the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
With prestigious awards
and prominent accolades bestowed on Dr.
K. M. Cherian and his long and sincere work
of dedication, his earnest efforts to save
lives, has brought him to the forefront.
The President of India in his appeal to
the Iraqi abductors, who had kidnapped three
Indians, cited Dr. K. M. Cherian’s
humanitarian gesture of operating on 20
Iraqi children who came with complex congenital
heart defects in March the same year at
the Frontier Lifeline, Chennai.
Dr. K. M. Cherian was the
recipient of the prestigious Doctor of Science
(Honoris Causa) degree, awarded by King
George’s Medical University, Lucknow
during its 3rd Convocation. This honor was
bestowed on him by His Excellency, the Governor
of Uttar Pradesh and Honorable Chancellor
of the University, Shri T.V. Rajeswar on
the 22nd of January, 2007, in recognition
of his unsurpassed contributions to cardiac
care. King George’s Medical University
is India’s fifth biggest medical university
with the unique distinction of being the
first residential Medical University in
the country. This pioneer institution prides
itself on producing some of our finest and
most esteemed doctors and surgeons.
The International Centre
for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Diseases
started by Frontier Lifeline is yet another
brainchild of the prodigious Dr. K. M. Cherian.
This institution aims to provide state-of-the-art
facilities in cardiac diagnosis, treatment,
research and education at an affordable
cost. Aided by the most advanced technology,
the strength of the centre lies in its team
of highly dedicated, experienced and competent
doctors, nurses and paramedical staff whose
perennial motto is “Service before
Self”.
| DR.K.M.CHERIAN |
Contact Information
Chairman & CEO
International Centre for Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Diseases
(A Unit of Frontier Lifeline & Dr.K.M.Cherian Heart Foundation)
R-30-C, Ambattur Industrial Estate Road
Mogappair,
Chennai – 600 101 |
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| Personal Information |
| Date of Birth |
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08.03.1942 |
Passport No. |
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F9172884 |
| Country of Birth |
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India |
Place of Issue |
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Chennai, India |
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| Education |
| Year |
Degree |
Institution |
| 1964 |
M.B.B.S |
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore |
| 1970 |
M.S. |
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore |
| 1973 |
F.R.A.C.S. |
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Sydney |
| 2003 |
D.Sc. (Hon.) |
Tamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical University, Chennai |
| 2007 |
D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) |
King George’s Medical University, Lucknow |
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| Appointments / Affiliations |
| Dates |
Title |
Organisation |
City, Country |
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Emeritus Professor |
The Tamil Nadu
Dr.MGR Medical University |
Chennai, India |
| 2004 |
Visiting Professor |
Yangzhou University and
Southeast University |
Nanjing, China |
1987
-2003 |
Founder Vice-President |
Madras Medical Mission |
Chennai, India |
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Founder Director |
Instt. of Cardio-Vasc.Diseases |
Chennai, India |
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Founder Chairman |
Pondicherry Instt. of
Medical Sciences |
Pondicherry, India |
1984-
1985 |
Visiting Professor |
University of Oregon |
Portland, USA |
1975-
1987 |
Med.Supdt. & Chief of Cardio-
Vascular Surgery |
Southern Railway Head
Qrtrs. Hospital |
Chennai, India |
1978-
1979 |
Intl. Special Fellow in Paed.
Cardiac Surgery |
University of Alabama |
Birmingham, USA |
1974-
1975 |
Senior Registrar-
Cardio Thoracic Surgery |
Greenlane Hospital |
Auckland, NZ |
1973-
1974 |
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Royal Alexandria Hospital
for Children |
Sydney, Australia |
1971-
1973 |
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St.Vincent's Hospital |
Sydney, Australia |
1970-
1971 |
Registrar |
St.George Hospital |
Sydney , Australia |
| 1969 |
Lecturer in Surgery & Unit Assistant |
Christian Medical College |
Vellore , India |
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| Honours |
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Honorary Surgeon to the President of India |
| 1990-93 |
Recipient of Hon.Degree, DOCTOR OF SCIENCE conferred by the Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR Medical University |
| 2003 |
Recipient of Hon.Degree, DOCTOR OF SCIENCE (Honoris Causa) conferred by King George’s Medical University, Lucknow |
2007
2008 |
The First and the only Indian’s name engraved in one of the stones in Kos Island, Greece, the birth place of the medical professional, Hippocrates, the “Father of Medicine”, on the occasion of World Society of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons held between 30th April – 3rd May.
The first INDIAN elected as the president of the World Society of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons for the year 2010-11 |
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| Awards |
| 1984- 86 |
For Outstanding Service – Ministry of Railways (Twice)
Recipient of Madras Rotary Club’s FOR THE SAKE OF HONOUR AWARD
Recipient of MELVIN JONES AWARD presented by Lions Club of Madras |
| 1987 |
Recipient of first INDO AUSTRALIAN AWARD |
| 1991 |
Recipient of Govt. of India’s PADMASHRI AWARD |
| 1999 |
Recipient of CATHOLICATE AWARD in recognition of Outstanding
Services to humanity
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| 2001 |
Recipient of MEDICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD by Limca Book of
Records |
| 2005 |
Received the INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EXCELLENCE AWARDby the Harvard Medical International |
| 2005 |
Conferred with MARUTHUVA MAAMANI by the Indian Medical
Association |
| 2005 |
Received the LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD by the Paed.
Card. Society of India |
| 2005 |
Received the LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD by the Governor of
Kerala |
| 2006 |
Recipient of the AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE by the World
Fedn. of Tamil Youth Inc.
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| 2006 |
Recipient of the EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR HUMAN CARE-MEDICAL by The Lions Club |
| 2007 |
Recipient of the RAJIV GANDHI MOOPANAR AWARD for excellence in Cardiac Surgery. |
| 2007 |
Recipient of the OUTSTANDING PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD by Kurnool Heart Foundation, Kurnool. |
| 2007 |
Recipient of the SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD by the Rotary Club of Alleppey |
| 2008 |
Recipient of the SOUTH INDIAN BANK EXCELLENCE AWARD by South Indian Bank |
| 2008 |
PRESIDENT ELECT for the XX World Society of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons, 2010 |
| 2010 |
Recipient of the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD by The Indian Association of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons. |
| 2010 |
Recipient of the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD by The Rotary Club of Koodal, Trivandrum |
| 2010 |
Recipient of the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMNT AWARD by The Kasturba Medical College Associates |
| 2010 |
Recipient of EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE award by FICCI and Times of India |
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| Memberships |
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CHAIRMAN of Indian Association of Laser Surgery & Medicine |
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PRESIDENT of the Paediatric Cardiac Society of India |
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PAST SECRETARY of the Association of Cardio-Thoracic & Vascular Surgeons of India – 1992 |
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PAST PRESIDENT of the Indian Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons – 1993-94. |
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The First and only Indian MEMBER of the American Asscn. for Thoracic Surgery. |
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HON. MEMBERSHIP of the Malaysian Association for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - 2006 |
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MEMBER of Society of Thoracic Surgeons |
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MEMBER of International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation.
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MEMBER of The International Society of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons. |
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MEMBER of the European Society of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons. |
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MEMBER of the New York Academy of Sciences. |
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MEMBER of ISCTS – The World Society of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons |
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MEMBER of the Australasian Society of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons. |
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FELLOW of The American College of Chest Physicians. |
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FELLOW of Royal Society of Medicine (London). |
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COUNCIL MEMBER of the Association of Thoracic & Cardio-vascular |
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Surgeons of Asia |
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MEMBER of the Confederation of Indian Industry – Health Division. |
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INTL. EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER of the Asian Cardiovasc. & Thoracic Annals |
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| Achievements |
| June 1975 |
First Successful Coronary Artery Graft in India |
| Feb. 1976 |
Mitral Valve Replacement for Endomyocardial Fibrosis in India |
| Feb. 1976 |
Introduction of Profound Hypothermia and circulatory arrest for
Correction of Cardiac Defects in infants in India |
| Sept 1976 |
First Internal Mammary Artery Graft in the Country |
| Jan. 1979 |
Introduction of Cardioplegia for Myocardial Preservation in India |
| June 1979 |
Transatrial Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot, Transatrial, Repair of Double Outlet Right Ventricle and pioneering the Technique |
| July 1979 |
First Correction of Transposition of Great Vessels using Senning Technique in India |
| June 1979 |
Successful Correction of Transposition, VSD, Pulmonary Atresia using extra cardiac conduit |
| Oct. 1980 |
Successful Arterial Switch Operation for TGA with VSD and PDA with Single Coronary Artery |
| Mar. 1985 |
First successful Bilateral Internal Mammary Graft |
| June 1988 |
Homograft Aortic Conduits for Correction of Congenital Defects |
| Dec. 1994 |
Introduction of Transmyocardial Laser Revascularisation (Australasia) |
| Sept 1995 |
First Heart Transplant in India after the legislation of Brain Death |
| Apr. 1997 |
First Bilateral Lung Transplant |
| June 1997 |
First Paediatric Heart Transplant |
| Feb. 1999 |
First Auto Transplant |
| May 1999 |
First Heart & Lung Transplant |
| Mar 2010 |
Two heart transplants in one night |
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| Publications |
| Contributed 2 chapters in the Text Book (on PDA and AP Window) of Cardiac Surgery edited by Prof.John W.Kirklin & Sir Brian Barratt Boyes – 1982 – The only Asian Author. |
| Author of more than 250 National and International publications. |
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Co-Author for the Manual on Post-operative Management of Paediatric Cardiac Surgical Patients. |
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Co-Author for the Paediatric Cardiology Update – 1998 |
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| Orations Delivered |
| 1996 |
Dr.G.D.Naidu Memorial Oration |
| 1998 |
Prof.M.Viswanathan Memorial Oration |
| 2003 |
Dr.K.V.Naidu Memorial Oration |
| 2005 |
Dr.Nityanand Shetty Memorial Oration
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| 2006 |
Dr.Nitu Mandke Memorial Oration |
| 2006 |
Prof.A.Srinivasan Endowment Lecture |
| 2006 |
Prof.Razali Hashim Memorial Oration |
| 2006 |
6th Millenium Oration on “Cardiac Surgery in Developing Countries” |
| 2007 |
Dr.Robert Karp First Memorial Oration during the International Conference
On Stem Cell, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine,
Frontier Conclave 2007
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| 2009 |
“Reoperation after TOF repair” at 11th Annual Conference of the
Pediatric Cardiac Society of India
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| Total No. of Surgeries Performed |
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In Indian Railway Services – Apr.’75 to May’87 |
3,335 |
| Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases, Chennai
(June ’87 – Sept. ‘2003)
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22,408 |
Intl. Centre for Cardio Thoracic & Vascular
Diseases, Chennai
(Oct. ’2003 – August 2010)
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10,488 |
Total |
36, 231 |
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| Heart Transplant |
32 |
| Auto-Transplant |
2 |
| Heart & Lung Transplant |
4 |
| Lung Transplant |
1 |
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Landmark Speeches
Infrastructure
As Chairman of Frontier
Lifeline, Dr. K. M. Cherian has infused
a world-class facility for complete heart
care as well as providing a medical center
par excellence. In doing so, Frontier Lifeline
offers amenities in cardiac diagnosis, treatment,
research and education at a reasonable cost
with round-the-clock individual care. With
‘Service before Self’ as a guiding
motto, the hospital has a spectrum of a
skilled team comprising of sincere and dedicated
doctors, cardiac surgeons, nurses and paramedical
staff. Applying advanced technology, the
latest equipment, progressive healthcare
and research, new avenues open out a kaleidoscope
of life-saving and cost effective solutions
to numerous heart diseases.
Covering every aspect
of heart care, Frontier Lifeline runs the
gamut of cardiac care with Cardiothoracic
surgery, Adult cardiology, Pediatric cardiology,
Cardiac anesthesiology, Transfusion medicine
and a dedicated teaching faculty. As a 120-bed
Super Specialty heart hospital, the infrastructure
includes:
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