Kochi Cardiothoracic Surgeon honoured with Dr SN Tripathy Memorial Oration Award
Dr. Nasser Yusuf
Kochi: A renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and head of the Department of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery at Sunrise Hospital, has been conferred with the prestigious Dr SN Tripathy Memorial Oration Award at the 79th National Conference of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (NATCON 2024), held recently in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
As per the recent media report by TOI, Dr Yusuf is the first thoracic surgeon from Kerala to receive this honour.
He made history in 1998 by performing the first Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in the Malabar region at Fathima Hospital. Dr Yusuf pioneered Keyhole Surgery of the Chest (Thoracoscopy) and Mediastinoscopy in Kerala in 1999, revolutionizing the treatment of chest diseases.
This new distinguished recognition celebrates Dr Yusuf’s exceptional dedication and his contributions to the field of tuberculosis and chest diseases in India. His award-winning lecture was titled ‘Tuberculosis – The Phoenix of Thoracic Surgery.'
Medical dialogues had earlier reported that renowned Endocrinologist, Dr M Ashraf Ganie has been honoured with the “Subhash Mukherjee Memorial” Oration-2023 by the prestigious Endocrine Society of India (ESI). The prestigious Oration has been awarded to Dr Ashraf for his extensive research in the field of endocrine & metabolic disorders.
Dr Ashraf is currently a Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Sub-Dean Research at SKIMS Srinagar. At SKIMS, Dr Ashraf has spearheaded various initiatives aimed at fostering a robust research environment, including the establishment of the Department of Clinical Research and the Medical Research Unit, among other similar facilities.
