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Bhupathiraju Somaraju
Born
1948-9-25 (age 78)
Akividu, Madras Province, India
Nationality
Indian
Occupation
Cardiologist, teacher



Bhupathiraju Somaraju (born 26 July 1946), shortly B. Somaraju, is an Indian cardiologist and was the chairman of CARE Hospitals, Hyderabad.[1][2] Author of many medical articles in peer reviewed journals[3][4] and an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences,[5] he was honoured by the Government of India, in 2001, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[6]

He has been in the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, as Professor and Head of the department of Cardiology and Dean of the Institution.[7]

Dr Somaraju, along with his team of cardiologists from CARE Hospitals, had moved to Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Gachibowli, Hyderabad in the month of October 2019.[8]

In 1998, Somaraju with A. P. J. Abdul Kalam developed a low cost coronary stent, named the "Kalam-Raju Stent".[9][10] In 2012, the duo designed a rugged tablet computer for health care in rural areas, which was named the "Kalam-Raju Tablet".[11]

See also

List of Padma Shri award recipients (2000–09)


References

  1. Dr. B. Somaraju, Care Hospital. YouTube(1 July 2008). Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. Economic Times. Economic Times(2012). Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. Microsoft Academic Research. Microsoft Academic Research(2014). Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. PubFacts. PubFacts(2014). Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  5. List of Fellows - NAMS. National Academy of Medical Sciences(2016). Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  6. Padma Awards. Padma Awards(2014). Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  7. Ex-Deans. NIMS-Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. Dr. Soma Raju shifts to AIG(8 November 2019). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. Story of indigenous stents. The Hindu-Businessline(15 August 2001).
  10. The stent man. Rediff-News(19 December 1998).
  11. Now, 'Kalam-Raju tablet' for healthcare workers. The Hindu(22 March 2012). Retrieved 19 April 2012.

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