Stanley John was an Indian cardiothoracic surgeon, a former professor at the

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(CMCH) and one of the pioneers of cardiothoracic surgery in India. He is reported to have performed the first surgical repairs of

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, Ruptured

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(RSOV) and Double Outlet Right Ventricle ( DORV) in India. He assisted in performing the first open heart surgery in India while working at CMCH. During his tenure of 25 years at the institution, he mentored several known surgeons such as V.V. Bashi,

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, J. S. N. Murthy and Ganesh Kumar Mani. Later, John joined Yellamma Dasappa Hospital,

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at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He is an elected fellow of the

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, and the

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awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian award of

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

in 1975. He served as the 13th President of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS) between 1982 and 1983.

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Recipients of the Padma Shri in medicine Medical doctors from Kerala Malayali people Indian cardiac surgeons Indian medical academics Living people Fellows of the National Academy of Medical Sciences 20th-century Indian medical doctors 20th-century surgeons 1932 births {{India-med-bio-stub

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