Cardiologist BK Goyal dead

Mumbai, February 20

Renowned cardiologist Dr BK Goyal passed away here on Tuesday following cardiac arrest, a family member said. He was 82. He is survived by his son and three daughters.

Renowned for his trademark sartorial style of tuxedo with a bow tie, Bal Krishna Goyal served as a friend and cardiologist to top Indian political dignitaries and celebrities. He was appointed the Sheriff of Mumbai in 1980.

He was awarded India’s top three civilian awards — Padma Shri (1984), Padma Bhushan (1990), and Padma Vibhushan (2005). Born in Jaipur, he was long associated with the leading medical institution Bombay Hospital as its Honorary Dean and was Chief Cardiologist at the Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences.

He also served as the Director-Professor of Cardiology of Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Grant Medical College and the Haffkine Institute, all in Mumbai.

In 1980, he was appointed Sheriff of Mumbai and also became the Honorary Consultant Cardiologist with the world-famous Texas Heart Institute, Houston, the only foreign cardiologist (outside the US) who got the distinction. — IANS