1984- 86

For Outstanding Service – Ministry of Railways (Twice)

Recipient of Madras Rotary Club’s FOR THE SAKE OF HONOUR AWARD

Recipient of MELVIN JONES AWARD presented by Lions Club of Madras

1987

Recipient of first INDO AUSTRALIAN AWARD

1991

Recipient of Govt. of India’s PADMASHRI AWARD

1999

Recipient of CATHOLICATE AWARD in recognition of Outstanding Services to humanity

2001

Recipient of MEDICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD by Limca Book of Records

2005

Received the INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD by the Harvard Medical International

2005

Conferred with MARUTHUVA MAAMANI by the Indian Medical Association

2005

Received the LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD by the Paed. Card. Society of India

2005

Received the LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD by the Governor of Kerala

2006

Recipient of the AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE by the World Fedn. of Tamil Youth Inc.

2006

Recipient of the EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR HUMAN CARE-MEDI CAL by The Lions Club

2007

Recipient of the RAJIV GANDHI MOOPANAR AWARD for excellence in Cardiac Surgery.

2007

Recipient of the OUTSTANDING PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD by Kurnool Heart Foundation, Kurnool.

2007

Recipient of the SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD by the Rotary Club of Alleppey

2008

Recipient of the SOUTH INDIAN BANK EXCELLENCE AWARD by South Indian Bank

2008

PRESIDENT ELECT for the XX World Society of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons, 2010

2010

Recipient of the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD by The Indian Association of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons.

2010

Recipient of the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD by The Rotary Club of Koodal, Trivandrum

2010

Recipient of the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMNT AWARD by The Kasturba Medical College Associates

2010

Recipient of EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE award by FICCI and Times of India