G. Vijayaraghavan
Govindan. Vijayaraghavan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 September 1942 Government Medical College Thiruvananthapuram |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Board member of | KIMS (Vice-Chairman) Aswini Specialty Hospital (Chairman) |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
| Website | gvr |
Govindan Vijayaraghavan is a cardiologist from India, credited with establishing the first 2D
Life Sketch
Vijayaraghavan was born at
Vijayaraghavan is known to be proficient in many languages[3] and resides in Thiruvananthapuram with his family.
Career
Vijayaraghavan's research findings on endomyocardial fibrosis are widely considered to be path breaking. His research on Cerebra Odollum poisoning (a suicidal plant poison used by poor people of South India) helped to introduce innovative treatment modalities, which is reported to be still in use. In 1983 he was invited to work at the University of California, Los Angeles, and became one of the pioneer research workers in Doppler echocardiography and co-authored the first book on this subject from USA (1985).
Vijayaraghavan is a well-known teacher in cardiology in India and abroad. His effort in the 1980s in conducting continuing medical education programme all over India resulted in establishment of 2-D echocardiography as the most popular cardiology investigation in this country. As Professor and Head of Cardiology, Vijayaraghavan established one of the most modern cardiology departments in this country at the Trivandrum Medical College. With help from the World Health Organization and Government of India he demonstrated that heart attacks and its risk factors are very highly prevalent among the poor people of Kerala. He is the current editor-in-chief of the Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology (IJCC)[4]
He received honorary fellowships from the
He is a member of the editorial board of the Indian Edition of the American Heart Association journals, Circulation & Hypertension and is the Chairman of the Echocardiology Council of the Cardiological Society of India. He is also a University Guide for PhD in Cardiology, Kerala University from 1984.[7]
Awards
- Padmashriby Government of India
- Lifetime Achievement Award by Indian Academy of Echocardiography
- Lifetime Achievement Award by Indian College of Cardiology
- Lifetime Achievement Award by Cardiological Society of India
Lifetime achievement awards were given to him by Indian Academy of Echocardiography, Indian College of cardiology and the Cardiological Society of India.
Works
English publications
| Title | Publisher | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Doppler Echocardiography; A Practical Manual | John Wiley & Sons | 1985 |
| Doppler Echocardiography; A Practical Manual (Chinese) | Suan J. P. | 1987 |
| Cardiovascular Disease Prevention | Medical College, Trivandrum | 1996 |
| Intensive Coronary Care, the Trivandrum Protocol | Medical College, Trivandrum | 1997 |
Malayalam Publications
| Title | Publisher | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Hridayam Hridrogam (The Heart and Heart Diseases) | Language Institute of Kerala | 1987 |
| Hridrogam Keraleeyaril (Heart Diseases in Keralites) | Sankeerthanam Paublications, Kerala | 2003 |
Dr Vijayaraghavan has published several papers, articles and journals, both in India and abroad and has also several review articles and abstracts to his credit.[8] He has also participated in many conferences around the world.
References
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Dr.G. Vijayaraghavan, Cardiologist in Thiruvananthapuram | Dr.G. Vijayaraghavan Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) | sehat". sehat.com. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Dr. G Vijayaraghavan – Trivandrum – Kerala – DOCTORS|Cardiologists". doctorscabin.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology". Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Distinguished teacher award - 2012". gvr.co.in. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Publications". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Dr. Govindan Vijayaraghavan". gvr.co.in. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Dr. Govindan Vijayaraghavan". gvr.co.in. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
Further reading
- Paper in U.S. National Library of Medicine
- in European Heart Journal
- Govindan Vijayaraghavan; K. T. Singham; Pravin M. Shah (1985). Doppler Echocardiography: A Practical Manual. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0471809144.
- on Govt of India web site
External links
- Web Site
- KIMS Web Site Archived 27 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile on Doctors' Cabin Archived 3 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- in The Hindu daily
- "Message from Padmasree Prof. G.Vijayaraghavan". accindia.org. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.