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Cardiologist Dr G. Vijayaraghavan Dies at 84

24 September 20261 min read
AWARDS & PERSONSCardiologist Dr G.VijayaraghavanDies at 8424 September 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

Noted heart specialist Dr G. Vijayaraghavan died on 20 September 2026, aged 84.

Key facts

  • Honour: Padma Shri (2009), Medicine category.
  • Pioneering work: started India’s first 2D echocardiography laboratory, based in the Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Research interest: tropical endomyocardial fibrosis.
  • He also made contributions to medical education.

Significance

  • His career is a reminder that a doctor’s clinical innovations and teaching can shape a whole specialty; exam setters often ask about such firsts and honours.

Exam angle

  • Award year and field: 2009, Medicine.
  • His first: 2D echo lab in India.
  • Research topic: tropical endomyocardial fibrosis.

Test yourself

1. Dr G. Vijayaraghavan, who died in September 2026, was a renowned specialist in which field?

He was a cardiologist.

2. In which year did Dr G. Vijayaraghavan receive the Padma Shri?

He got the Padma Shri in 2009.

3. He established India's first 2D echocardiography laboratory at which institution?

The lab was set up at Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram.

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