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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 27,000
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 MBBS,
MS, FRACS, DSc (Hon), DSc (HC)
Chairman & CEO
International Centre for Cardio Thoracic
& Vascular Diseases
(A Unit of Frontier Lifeline Pvt. Ltd. &
Dr. K. M. Cherian Heart Foundation)
Positions held in India
and abroad
- Emeritus Professor of Cardiac
Surgery, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.
G. R. Medical University, Chennai, India
- Visiting Professor
- Yangzhou University and Southeast University,
Nanjing, China (2004)
- Founder Vice-President
– Madras Medical Mission, Chennai,
India
- Founder Director –
Inst. of Cardio-Vascular Diseases, Chennai,
India
- Founder Chairman –
Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences,
Pondicherry, India (June 1987 –
Sept. 2003)
- Visiting Professor
– University of Oregon, Portland,
Oregon, USA
(July 1984 – June 1985)
- Medical Superintendent &
Chief of Cardio-Vascular Surgery,
Southern Railway Head Quarter Hospital,
Chennai (April 1975 – June 1987)
- International Special Fellow
in Paed. Cardiac Surgery at University
of Alabama in Birmingham, USA (July 1978
– Jan. 1979)
- Senior Registrar, Cardio-Thoracic
Surgery, Greenlane Hospital, Auckland,
New Zealand (1974 - 1975)
- Senior Registrar,
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Royal Alexandria
Hospital for Children, Sydney, Australia
– 1 year (1973 – 1974)
- Senior Registrar, Cardio-Thoracic
Surgery, St.Vincent’s Hospital,
Sydney, Australia (1971 – 1973)
- Registrar, thoracic
& Vascular Surgery, St.George Hospital,
Sydney, Australia
(1970 –1971)
- Lecturer in Surgery and Unit
Assistant – Division of
Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore
(1969)
International Publications
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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 Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Patients.
- Co-Author for the Pediatric Cardiology
Update – 1998.
Achievements
| First
Successful Coronary Artery Graft in
India |
June 1975 |
| 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 |
Feb. 1976 |
| First Internal Mammary Artery Graft
in the Country |
Sept.1976 |
| Introduction of Cardioplegia for Myocardial
Preservation in India |
Jan. 1979 |
| Transatrial Repair of Tetralogy of
Fallot, Transatrial Repair of Double
Outlet Right Ventricle & pioneering
the Technique |
June 1979 |
| First Correction of Transposition
of Great Vessels using Senning Technique
in India |
July 1979 |
| Successful Correction of Transposition,
VSD, Pulmonary Atresia using extra cardiac
conduit (Rastelli) |
June 1979 |
| Successful Arterial Switch Operation
for TGA with VSD and PDA with Single
Coronary Artery |
Oct. 1980 |
| First successful Bilateral Internal
Mammary Graft |
Mar. 1985 |
| Homograft Aortic Conduits for Correction
of Congenital Defects |
June 1988 |
| Introduction of Transmyocardial Laser
Revascularisation (Australasia) |
Dec. 1994 |
| First Heart Transplant in India after
the legislation of Brain Death |
Sept. 1995 |
| First Bilateral Lung Transplant |
Apr. 1997 |
| First Pediatric Heart Transplant |
June 1997 |
| First Auto Transplant |
Feb 1999 |
| First Heart & Lung Transplant |
May 1999 |
Total No. of Surgeries
Performed
| 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 – Dec. ‘2008)
|
6,640 |
Total |
32,383 |
- Heart Transplant - 14
- Auto-Transplant - 2
- Heart & Lung Transplant - 4
AREAS OF INTEREST
- All aspects of cardiac surgery and basic
sciences research
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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