Daijiworld News Network - Mangalore (MB)
Mangalore, Nov 9: Shams Tabriz (50), a Pakistani national, underwent a successful heart surgery at the A J Hospital here recently.
Tabriz was suffering from coronary blockage for six months and had contacted Dr Purushottam of the hospital.
Dr Purushottam approached the union government authorities for a visa to be arranged for the patient. Arriving in Mangalore, the patient underwent a bypass grafting of coronary veins under a team led by Dr Harish Raghavan, with Dr Gururaj Tantri, Dr Prashant Prabhu and Dr Amar.
Tabriz is a non-resident Pakistani employed in Dubai, UAE.
The details of the success story was provided by Dr Purushottam at a media meet on Wednesday.
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