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Professor IM Rao pioneered and developed the field of congenital heart surgery in India, making significant contributions to the specialty over more than four decades.
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Recognizes foundational contributions to congenital heart surgery in India; leaves open systematic documentation of regional pioneers.
Professor IM Rao, from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, was a pioneering cardiac surgeon who, against overwhelming odds, developed congenital heart surgery in India. He made many contributions to the evolution of his specialty, spanning more than four decades and three countries. This is a brief report of his professional life and accomplishments.
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RaoR Ivatury (2018) studied this question. Professor IM Rao pioneered and developed the field of congenital heart surgery in India, making significant contributions to the specialty over more than four decades.
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