M. Khalilullah

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]

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]

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  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.
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