# Jose Chacko Periappuram

> Jose Chacko Periappuram is an Indian cardiac surgeon and medical writer who performed the first successful heart transplant in the state of Kerala, India, as well as the first successful heart retransplant in the country. His other achievements include the first beating heart, awake bypass and total arterial revascularization surgeries in the state. Periappuram is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow and the Royal College of Surgeons of London. He is the founder and chairman of "Heart Care Foundation", a charitable trust that financially assists poor heart patients. The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 2025.

*Indian cardiac surgeon and medical writer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1958-04-28
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Jose Chacko Periappuram is an Indian cardiac surgeon and medical writer who performed the first successful heart transplant in the state of Kerala, India, as well as the first successful heart retransplant in the country. His other achievements include the first beating heart, awake bypass and total arterial revascularization surgeries in the state. Periappuram is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow and the Royal College of Surgeons of London. He is the founder and chairman of "Heart Care Foundation", a charitable trust that financially assists poor heart patients. The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 2025.

## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Jose Chacko Periappuram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Chacko_Periappuram)
- [जोस चाको पेरियाप्पुरम](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE)
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- [জোসে চাকো পেরিয়াপ্পুরম](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87_%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6279302)

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