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  • GET WELL SOON

    Some of our friends are tested positive with Coronavirus. Two of them, well known doctors , got infected while performing their sacred duty of saving lives.

                        

                   Dr. Ajay Lodha                                 Dr. Sunil Mehrra
         Former President, AAPI                       Former President , AAPI-QLI

    Dr. Ajay Lodha, a physician and a former President of national AAPI, the 100,000 strong  association of physicians of Indian origin, and Dr. Sunil Mehrra , a pulmonologist, and a senior leader of AAPI,  are under treatment.

    We pray for  their speedy recovery and health.

    Warm regards .

    Prof. Indrajit S Saluja and family, and staff of  The Indian Panorama

  • Indian Origin Surgeon in UK Dies of COVID- 19

    Indian Origin Surgeon in UK Dies of COVID- 19

    LONDON  (TIP): Jitendra Kumar Rathod a prominent Indian origin cardiac surgeon who worked for years in the National Health Service (NHS), has died after testing positive from coronavirus. Rathod, 58, was admitted to the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff where he died on Monday, April 6 morning.

    Rathod, who was based in Wales, was an associate specialist in cardio-thoracic surgery at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW). His death was announced by the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board in a statement: “It is with profound sadness that we must inform you that Mr Jitendra Rathod, associate specialist in cardiothoracic surgery, has passed away. He died early this morning on our general intensive care unit after testing positive for Covid-19. Jitu had worked in the Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery since the mid-1990s and came back to UHW in 2006 after a brief stint abroad. He was an incredibly dedicated surgeon who cared deeply for his patients. He was well-liked and greatly resected by one and all. He was very compassionate and a wonderful human being. His commitment to the specialty was exemplary. He is survived by his wife and two sons. We will miss him greatly.”

    Dr Rathod went to the UK after earning his MBBS degree from Bombay University. He is survived by his wife and two sons.