Stanley John

Stanley John
Born Kerala, India
Occupation Cardiothoracic surgeon
Awards Padma Shri

Stanley John is an Indian cardiothoracic surgeon, a former professor at the Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) and one of the pioneers of cardiothoracic surgery in India.[1][2][3] He is reported to have performed the first surgical repairs of Ebstein's anomaly, Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva (RSOV) and Double Outlet Right Ventricle (DORV) in India.[4] He assisted Nagarur Gopinath, the first surgeon to perform an open heart surgery in India while Gopinath was working at CMCH.[5] During his tenure of 25 years at the institution,[3] he mentored several known surgeons such as A. G. K. Gokhale, J. S. N. Murthy[6] and Ganesh Kumar Mani.[7] Later, John joined Yellamma Dasappa Hospital, Bengaluru at the department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.[8] He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, [9] and the Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri in 1975.[10]

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  1. Mrinal Kanti Das, Soumitra Kumar, Pradip Kumar Deb, Sundeep Mishra (March 2015). "History of Cardiology in India". Indian Heart Journal 67 (2): 163–169.
  2. James Thomas (April 2011). "A Journey in Cardiac Surgery- of Mentors, Mission Hospitals and Medical Universities" (PDF). Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 27 (2): 67–69. doi:10.1007/s12055-011-0097-1.
  3. 1 2 "Cardiothoracic Surgery". Christian Medical College and Hospital. 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  4. "Pediatric cardiac surgery". Slide Share. 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  5. "Obituary" (PDF). Med India. 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  6. "Physician and surgeon do need this device". The Hindu. 16 March 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  7. "Padma Shri award for cardiac surgeon Dr GK Mani". E Health. 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  8. "Cardiac Surgery in India: A Historical Perspective". Springer. doi:10.1007/s12055-004-0011-1. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  9. "List of Fellows - NAMS" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  10. "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.


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