New Delhi: Medical Ferternity lost his Gem, Padma Shri awardee and eminent cardiologist Dr KK Aggarwal has died of COVID-19, a statement posted on his Twitter handle said.
Aggarwal was 62 years old, who was the former national president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), was admitted to the AIIMS here and was on ventilator support since last week. recently he took Covid19 Vaccine second shots.
According to the statement, he passed away at 11.30 pm on Monday after a “lengthy battle with COVID-19”.
— Dr KK Aggarwal’s HCFI (@DrKKAggarwal) May 17, 2021
“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 statement said.
He was Born on 5 September 1958, Dr Agarwal had previously served as the president of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and was the present head of the Heart Care Foundation of India. He had been conferred with the Padma Shri honour by the Government in 2010. Dr KK Agarwal was also serving as the incumbent president of the Confederation of Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania. He was also conferred with the prestigious Dr BC Roy National Award.
The development of Dr Agarwal’s demise was announced through a statement tweeted from his Twitter handle. It read, “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.”