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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