M. Khalilullah

M. Khalilullah
Born
Muhammad Khalilullah

India
EducationGovernment Medical College, Nagpur
Alma materNagpur University
OccupationCardiologist
Years active1960–Present
TitleFormer Honorary Physician to the President of India
AwardsPadma Bhushan (1990), Padma Shri (1984), Dr. B.C. Roy (1984)

M. Khalilullah is an Indian cardiologist and a former honorary physician to the President of India. He is a recipient of Padma Bhushan in 1990 (the third highest civilian award in India) and Padma Shri in 1984 (the fourth highest civilian award in India[1][2] He also received the highest award a doctor can achieve in India - Dr. B.C. Roy award in 1984.[3]

life

He developed the first indigenous pacemaker (Khalilullah-Mendez) in India while undertaking his D.M. (Cardiology) at AIIMS, Delhi in 1969.[4]

He also edited the first Indian text book on cardiology.[5]

He is an alumnus of Nagpur University (Govt. Medical College, Nagpur) where he completed his M.B.B.S (1960) and M.D. (Medicine) (1965).[6]

References

  1. ^ "MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (Public Section) Padma Awards Directory (1954-2013) Year-Wise List" (PDF). 2015-10-15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  2. ^ "Padma Awards | Interactive Dashboard". dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  3. ^ Khalilullah, Mohd (2016-03-01). "My Journey in Cardiology – So far". Indian Heart Journal. 68 (2): 242. doi:10.1016/j.ihj.2016.03.034. ISSN 0019-4832. PMC 4986929. PMID 27133352.
  4. ^ Das, Mrinal Kanti; Kumar, Soumitra; Deb, Pradip Kumar; Mishra, Sundeep (2015-03-01). "History of Cardiology in India". Indian Heart Journal. 67 (2): 163–169. doi:10.1016/j.ihj.2015.04.004. ISSN 0019-4832. PMC 4475834. PMID 26071301.
  5. ^ "Dr M Khalilullah comes up with Indian textbook on cardiology". The Times of India. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  6. ^ "Oh, my Alma Mater". The Times of India. 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2023-04-02.