He worked as a Special Fellow in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery in Birmingham, Alabama under John W. Kirklin and in the University of Oregon under Albert Starr.
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He received a Wockhardt Medical Excellence Award in 2005, through a panel organised by Harvard Medical School.
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He was the Founding Vice President and Director of Madras Medical Mission (MMM), Founding Chairman of Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences(PIMS).
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He received a Wockhardt Medical Excellence Award in 2005, through a panel organized by Harvard Medical School.
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He is the Founder Chairman of Frontier Lifeline Hospital and Frontier Mediville, the first Medical SEZ and Medical Science Park in India.
Noted cardiologist Dr K. M. Cherian made a special appearance in the film, while yesteryear actor Shankar also was roped in for the film.