K. K. Aggarwal (cardiologist)

K. K. Aggarwal is an Indian physician and cardiologist who is President CMAAO,[1] President of the Heart Care Foundation of India and the Past National President of Indian Medical Association.[2] In 2010, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of medicine.[3]

Krishan Kumar Aggarwal
Born (1958-09-05) 5 September 1958
New Delhi, India
Other namesKrishan, Jhepu, Kissu, Dr KK, KK
OccupationPhysician and Life Style Interventional Cardiologist
Spouse(s)Veena Aggarwal
ChildrenNilesh Aggarwal, Naina Aggarwal
Parent(s)Late Qimat Rai Aggarwal and Satya Wati Aggarwal
AwardsPadma Shri
Dr. B. C. Roy Award
National Science Communication Award
Vishwa Hindi Samman
FICCI Health Care Personality of the Year Award
Gold Medallist and Limca Book of Record Holder in CPR 10
Websitewww.kkaggarwal.com

Biography

He did his MBBS from Nagpur University in 1979[4] and obtained an MD from the same university in 1983.[5] He was a senior consultant at Moolchand Medcity, New Delhi, India, until 2017[6]

He has published many books on health including Alloveda in which he combines ancient Vedic medicine with modern allopathy, 6 textbook chapters on echocardiography and thousands of articles in national and international press.[4][5] He is one of the pioneers of streptokinase therapy for heart attack in India and introduced the technique of Colour Doppler Echocardiography in India,[5] Dr Aggarwal has been honored with the Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category, in 2005.[4][5][7] He is also a recipient of Vishwa Hindi Samman, National Science Communication Award, FICCI Health Care Personality of the Year Award, Dr D S Mungekar National IMA Award,[7] and the Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award,[7] In 2010, he received the Padma Shri.[3] He is Gold Medalist and Limca Book of record holder in CPR 10.

He has been National President of the Indian Medical Association.[8] and Chief Editor of IJCP Group.[9]

He has created controversy by propagating pseudoscience on multiple occasions. He justified Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to light lamps during Covid-19 epidemic by saying that "the power to heal ACE2 receptors in our bodies lies in the collective consciousness based on the quantum principle of Ritambhara Prajna"[10] He also claimed that the Indian epic Mahabharata offers answers to many psychiatric issues and Lord Krishna was India's first counsellor.[11]

In January, 2021, a video of his wife scolding him because he didn’t take her with him for the vaccination went viral.[12]

References
  1. "Dr K K Aggarwal sworn in as the President of CMAAO". www.biospectrumindia.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. "Interview". Sarkari Mirror. 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. "Padma 2010". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. "Heart Care Foundation". Heart Care Foundation. 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  5. "Moolchand". Moolchand. 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. "Hindustan Times". Hindustan Times. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  7. "E Medi News". E Medi News. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  8. "Economic Times". Economic Times. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  9. "IJCP". IJCP. 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  10. "Ex IMA chief invokes pseudoscience to justify Narendra Modi's call to light lamps". The Scroll.
  11. "Mahabharata offers answers on psychiatry, Lord Krishna was India's first counsellor: IMA chief KK Aggarwal".
  12. "Delhi doctor takes Covid-19 vaccine shot, angry wife says 'why couldn't you take me along'". Hindustan Times. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  • "Interview". Sarkari Mirror. 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  • "Interview". Sarkari Update. 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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