Jose Chacko Periappuram

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jose Chacko Periappuram
Occupation	Indian surgeon
Date Of Birth	Apr 28, 1958(1958-04-28)
Age	66
Birthplace	South Paravur
Country	India
Birth City	Kerala
Horoscope	Taurus

Jose Chacko Periappuram Biography

Jose Chacko Periappuram is one of the most popular and richest Indian surgeon who was born on April 28, 1958 in South Paravur, Kerala, India.

Jose Chacko Periappuram was born in South Paravur, a small village in Ernakulam district of the Indian state of Kerala, born to P. M. Chacko and Mary Chacko couple. His father , P. M. Chacko, was a known botanist who is credited with the discovery two plant species and served as principal at St. Thomas College, Pala from 1979 to 1984. Fr. Abel, the founder chairman of Kalabhavan, was his paternal uncle. After completing his matriculation studies from St. Ephraim’s High School, Mannanam, he joined St. Thomas College, Palai, from where he earned a BSc with botany as the optional subject. He passed MBBS from Govt. Medical College, Kottayam in 1985 and after a year of senior house surgeoncy at the Kottayam Medical College, he proceeded to the United Kingdom for post-graduate education and training.

Secretary of the Kerala Medical Association in 1981

Jose Chacko Periappuram Net Worth

Jose Chacko Periappuram is one of the richest Indian surgeon from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jose Chacko Periappuram 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jose Chacko Periappuram (born 28 April 1958) is an Indian cardiac surgeon and medical writer who performed the first successful heart transplant in the state of Kerala, India, as well as the first successful heart retransplant in the country. His other achievements include the first beating heart, awake bypass and total arterial revascularization surgeries in the state. Credited with the performance of over 25,000 cardiac surgeries, Periappuram is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow and the Royal College of Surgeons of London. He is the founder and Chairman of “Heart Care Foundation”, a charitable trust that financially assists poor heart patients. The Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, in 2011.

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The Forum for Growth, Development and Progress of Kochi honoured him for services. He was also felicitated by the Lisie Hospital and the Indian Medical Association. He was also felicitated at the Piravom Boat race in 2011.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Indian surgeon. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Jose Chacko Periappuram celebrates birthday on April 28 of every year.

On 24 July 2015, Jose and his team from Lisie Hospital used the services of the Indian navy by using their Dornier aircraft to transport the heart harvested from a patient in Thiruvananthapuram, about 210 km away, and reached back to Lisie Hospital in just 75 minutes. The roads were emptied by the police for the ambulance and it took them 20 minutes from when they landed at the naval base.