NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 -- The passing away of the nationally and internationally renowned cardiologist Dr KM Cherian has shocked the world in more ways than one. On January 25, 2025, after attending a wedding ceremony in Bangalore, he collapsed due to a cardiac arrest and breathed his last while being taken to Manipal Hospital.

Cherian had many firsts to his credit. He performed India's first coronary artery bypass surgery. He also accomplished the first heart-lung transplant.

He was a well-known pioneer in pediatric cardiac surgery in India. For a time, he was an honorary surgeon to the President of India. For his illustrious service in the medical field, he was awarded the Padma Shri.

He set up Frontier Lifeline Hospital in Chennai and Fr...