S. I. Padmavati

S. I. Padmavati
Born(1917-06-20)20 June 1917
British Burma
Died29 August 2020(2020-08-29) (aged 103)
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
EducationF.R.C.P. (London), F.R.C.P.E., F.A.C.C., F.A.M.S., D.Sc. (Hon.)[1]
Alma materUniversity of Medicine 1, Yangon
Johns Hopkins University
Harvard Medical School
Occupation(s)cardiologist, Director National Heart Institute, Delhi
Founder-president, All India Heart Foundation
Years active1953–2020
Scientific career
Academic advisorsPaul Dudley White
Helen B. Taussig

Sivaramakrishna Iyer Padmavati (20 June 1917 – 29 August 2020) was an Indian cardiologist. She was director of the National Heart Institute, Delhi, and the founder president of the All India Heart Foundation. The institute collaborates with the World Health Organization (WHO) in training students in preventive cardiology.[2][3] Padmavati was awarded India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan in 1992.[4] Padmavati, an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences,[5] was the first woman cardiologist in India and established the first cardiac clinic and cardiac catheter lab in India.[6][7]

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  3. ^ WHO Collaborating Centres in India: Non-Communicable Diseases & Mental Health Archived 12 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine WHO India.
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  5. ^ "List of Fellows — NAMS" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
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