KK Aggarwal, eminent cardiologist and former IMA president, dies of Covid
Padma Shri awardee and eminent cardiologist Dr KK Aggarwal has died of COVID-19. According to an announcement posted on his Twitter deal with, he died at 11.30 pm on Monday after a prolonged battle with Covid. He was admitted to the AIIMS in Delhi and was on ventilator help since final week.
“Even during the pandemic, he made constant efforts to educate the masses and was able to reach out to 100 million people through numerous videos and educational programmes and saved countless lives. He wanted his life to be celebrated and not mourned,” the assertion mentioned.
A distinguished face of the medical fraternity within the nation, Aggarwal, 62, had served because the president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA). Aggarwal, a cardiologist, additionally headed the Heart Care Foundation of India.
The Padma Shri award winner (2010) devoted his life to the welfare of the general public and elevating well being consciousness. “Even during the pandemic, he made constant efforts to educate the masses and was able to reach out to over 100 million people through numerous videos and educational programs and saved countless lives,” the assertion mentioned.
“He wanted his life to be celebrated and not mourned,” the household mentioned.
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