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Thursday, September 13, 2012

TRIBUTE PAID TO DR.K.K HARIDAS, CARDIOLOGIST


Cardiologist and head of cardiology department, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Dr K K Haridas (54), passed away in Kochi on Saturday,8th September,2012. He was suffering from liver sclerosis for the last few years. He is survived by his wife Anuradha, and sons Nikhil and Kaushik.

An expert in interventional cardiology, Haridas had played a key role in making the diagnostic and treatment methods of angiogram and angioplasty popular in the state. He was part of many research works and has won several international accolades. He was selected as the Chiles Interventional Fellow offered by University of Oregon
 , Portland, USA, in 1998. In 2002, he was honoured with the fellowship of the Indian College of Cardiology. The funeral was held at his house premises at Kakkanad on Saturday.

Prof. John Kurakar

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