Purshottam Lal Wahi

Purshottam Lal Wahi
Born 4 December 1928
Sargodha, Punjab, British India
Occupation Cardiologist
Spouse(s) Pushpa
Parent(s) Bindra Ban Wahi
Devki Devi
Awards Padma Shri

Purshottam Lal Wahi was an Indian cardiologist[1] and the director of the depertment of cardiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.[2][3] Born in Sargodha in the Punjab province of the erstwhile British India on 4 December 1928 to Bindra Ban Wahi and Devki Devi, he was an honourary fellow of the Indian Society of Cardiology[4] and is credited with several publications on cardiology.[5][6] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1983.[7]

References

  1. "Talwar to be new PGI Director". The Tribune. 10 February 2004. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  2. "History of Soymilk and Other Non-Dairy Milks (1226-2013)". Soyinfo Center. 2013. ISBN 9781928914587. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  3. M Satpathy (2008). Clinical Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease. Jaypee Brothers Publishers. p. 392. ISBN 9788184481617.
  4. "Honorary fellowships, oration and gold medals awardee of ISC". Indian Society of Cardiology. 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  5. P L Wahi (January 1968). "Cardiopathy in Muscular Dystrophy". Chest Journal. 53 (1). doi:10.1378/chest.53.1.79.
  6. American College of Physicians and Laennec Society of Philadelphia (1959). Diseases of the Chest. World Bank Publications. p. 1015.
  7. "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.


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