Covid-19 Patient Gets Double Lung Transplant, Offering Hope for Others

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Covid-19 Patient Gets Double Lung Transplant, Offering Hope for Others

June 11, 2020

CMC Alumnus Dr. Ankit Bharat (Batch ’97) led the team at Northwestern University that performed a lifesaving double lung transplant for a 20-year old COVID-19 patient in Chicago. Read the full story in The New York Times.

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Minnesota’s Frontline Scientists and Researches Work Overtime Behind the Scenes to Fight COVID-19

September 1, 2020

Dr. Priya Sampathkumar (Batch ’84) is highlighted as one of Minnesota’s “heroes of the pandemic” for her behind the scenes work to fight COVID-19. Dr.

Small Drawing, Big Dreams

June 1, 2020

My story is a humble one – I’m the daughter of two fiercely honest and unbelievably diligent people with outstanding qualities which I imbibed. Growing

Dr. Priya Abraham (Batch ’81) is working to keep our communities healthy and safe.

March 29, 2020

Dr. Priya Abraham, who heads the National Institute of Virology in Pune, and her team have successfully isolated the SARS-CoV-2 virus, enabling scientists to work on

CMC’s Department of Urology Becomes Key Beneficiary of the Estate of Post-Graduate Alumnus, Dr. I.C. Vernon Netto

February 1, 2020

Retired urologist and CMC post-graduate alumnus, Dr. Vernon Netto passed away recently in Virginia at the age of 83. He is survived by a loving

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24 Sep

A vaccine for the coronavirus will likely be ready by early 2021 in India, but rolling it out to the entire country will be a major challenge, says a leading vaccine scientist https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-21/vaccine-likely-to-be-ready-for-india-next-year-scientist-says via @bpolitics

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24 Sep

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24 Sep

Dr. Prakash Shetty (#CMCAlumni Batch '61) had a broad view about science – not restricted to the experimental sciences alone, or to biology, but more in keeping with the word science in its original Latin root form – scientia – “knowledge”.

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16 Sep

[FREE ONLINE EVENT] I look forward to speaking at Shiloh 2020 organised by CMC, Christian Medical College, #CMCVellore.

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21 Sep

#CMCVellore is awarded the best hospital for worker and workplace safety in the "very large" (more than 600 beds) category by the Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organisations (CAHO)

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CMC Alumni in the News

Covid-19 Patient Gets Double Lung Transplant, Offering Hope for Others

Other Alumni in the News

Minnesota’s Frontline Scientists and Researches Work Overtime Behind the Scenes to Fight COVID-19

Small Drawing, Big Dreams

Dr. Priya Abraham (Batch ’81) is working to keep our communities healthy and safe.

CMC’s Department of Urology Becomes Key Beneficiary of the Estate of Post-Graduate Alumnus, Dr. I.C. Vernon Netto

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