# K. M. Cherian

> Kotturathu Mammen Cherian was an Indian heart surgeon. He performed India's first coronary artery bypass surgery and first heart-lung transplant and is considered a pioneer of pediatric cardiac surgery in the country. He was also a former honorary surgeon to the President of India and a Padma Shri awardee.

*Indian surgeon*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1942-03-08
- **Died:** 2025-01-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Kotturathu Mammen Cherian was an Indian heart surgeon. He performed India's first coronary artery bypass surgery and first heart-lung transplant and is considered a pioneer of pediatric cardiac surgery in the country. He was also a former honorary surgeon to the President of India and a Padma Shri awardee.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 9.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [K. M. Cherian (doctor)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._M._Cherian_(doctor))
- [കെ. എം. ചെറിയാൻ](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%86._%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%82._%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BB)
- [கே. எம். செரியன் (மருத்துவர்)](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%87._%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D._%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_(%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D))
- [కె.ఎం. చెరియన్ (డాక్టర్)](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%86.%E0%B0%8E%E0%B0%82._%E0%B0%9A%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8D_(%E0%B0%A1%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%9F%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6323567)

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