Puttur-born Dr Annapoorna Kini bags coveted American 'Heart of Gold' award


Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (SP)

Puttur, Jun 15: Well-known cardiac surgeon, Dr Annapoorna S Kini, who is practicing at New York, has bagged the prestigious 'Heart of Gold' award being conferred by American Heart Association to highly skilled doctors in heart surgeries. She is a native of the town.

Dr Kini had won the 'Ellis Island Medal of Honour' award last year. Annapoorna, who is one among 350 cardiac surgeons in New York who can perform intricate heart surgeries with minimum risk, is highly respected as she is considered to be a very safe interventional cardiac surgeon. She has also been identified as the only heart surgeon from United States of America to perform over a thousand heart surgeries a year.

She has been chosen for 'Heart of Gold' award, considering appreciable contribution made by her to the health improvement of New York citizens. The award was handed over to her on June 6 this year at an impressive function by physician-in-chief and director of Mount Sinai Hospital New York, Dr Valentin Fuster. Dr Annapoorna is currently the medical director of Mount Sinai Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.

Dr Annapoorna Kini is the second of three children of Dr Namdev Prabhu and Pushpalata couple from Bolwar here. Her elder brother, Dr Ashok Prabhu, is a practicing doctor at Bengaluru. Her younger brother, Radhesh Prabhu, is in the family's house at Bolwar. Dr Annapoorna, who married Dr U Subhash Kini from Ullal, has settled down in New York with children, Akshay Kini and Sameer Kini.

 

  

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  • Rita, Germany

    Sat, Jun 16 2018

    Hearty congratulations on winning a prestigious award from a Indian (American at present)It shows how good she is in her handwork.Keep up and save many more hearts in future.

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  • sam, mississauga/ mangalore

    Fri, Jun 15 2018

    any chance of " GHAR WAPASI "
    India NEEDS YOU !

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  • Hussain, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 15 2018

    Congratulations to Dr. Annapoorna Kini

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  • Lilly Lewis, Uppoor Thane (M.S.)

    Fri, Jun 15 2018

    Congratulations Dr.Annapoorna Kini

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  • Max and Jessie Rasquinha, Mangalore - Houston/Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

    Fri, Jun 15 2018

    What a fantastic news to learn that Dr. Annapoorna has become the recipient of the "Heart of Gold" Award for her magnanimous work towards medicine in the U.S.A. This will be an added prestige for all the Doctors and Nurses of America who are giving so much towards the humanitarian causes in their every day life of dedication.

    Best wishes to each and every Indian Doctor of America.

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  • Govinda kamath, Goregaon Mumbai

    Fri, Jun 15 2018

    Congrats Madam. I am proud of you

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  • Joe Gonsalves, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 15 2018

    I join scores of people in saying kudos to Dr Annapoorna Kini on her skills and aptitude for work. She has brought honour not only to her family and the Hospital she is working for but to most of the people hailing from Dakshina Kannada. Puttor is a neighboring town of Mangalore and even though I am now an American citizen, originally I hail from Mangalore and therefore indeed extremely happy that Dr. Kini is an outstanding cardiac surgeon.

    Annapoorna - these greetings and good wishes come to you from a very senior citizen - ninety-seven years old. Keep up the good work and may Almighty God bless the hands that heal

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  • Stephen Pinto, Kadri /Bendur

    Fri, Jun 15 2018

    Dear Uncle Joe,
    Really nice of you ... you yourself, is a person working for others.. and your greetings have a wonderful joy...

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  • Evans Christopher Sumitra, Udupi/ New York, USA.

    Fri, Jun 15 2018

    My heartiest congratulations to Dr. Annapoora Kini for bagging the prestigious American ' Heart of Gold" award. We are proud of you and hope you will win many awards in future. God bless you and your family.

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  • Don, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 15 2018

    Congratulations and best wishes to Dr. Annapoorna Kini, your good work is thanked and acknowledged.

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  • Sister Rose Agnes A.C, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 15 2018

    Hearty Congratulations Dr.Annapoorna. May God bless you and your work for humanity!
    Sister Rose Agnes A.C.

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  • I wish I was there, Bahrain

    Fri, Jun 15 2018

    Congrats
    Dr. Annapoorna S Kini, for winning 'Heart of Gold'

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