Marthanda Varma Sankaran Valiathan
Professor
Life Sciences
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Marthanda Varma Sankaran Valiathan received his MBBS (1956) from Kerala University and postgraduate training in surgery leading to FRCS and Master's degree in Surgery from the University of Liverpool, UK. Subsequently, he specialized in cardiac surgery at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown University Hospitals in USA and became a Fellow of the Canadian Royal College in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. He received Honorary Doctorates from several universities. He was Professor of Cardiac Surgery and Director during his stay at the Sree Chitra Institute (1974-94) and also served as the first Vice-Chancellor of the Manipal University.
Research Interest
Cardiac Surgery
