Purshottam Lal Wahi | |
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Born | 4 December 1928 |
Occupation | Cardiologist |
Spouse | Pushpa |
Parent(s) | Bindra Ban Wahi Devki Devi |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Purshottam Lal Wahi (1928-2000) was an Indian cardiologist[1] and the director of the department of cardiology at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.[2][3] Born in Sargodha in the Punjab province of the erstwhile British India on 4 December 1928 to Bindra Ban Wahi and Devki Devi,[citation needed] he was an honorary fellow of the Indian Society of Cardiology[4] and is credited with several publications on cardiology.[5][6] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1983.[7]