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Cardiologist & Dean, at Bombay Hospital, Mumbai

Noted cardiologist Dr B K Goyal has been appointed by President of India Dr K R Narayanan as his honorary physician, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique. Dr Goyal, whohas earlier served four presidents, is the chief of cardiology at Bombay Hospital. He also served as Mumbai sheriff and received the Padma Bhushan. He is also the national vice-chairperson of the Indian Red Cross Society. He will be presiding over the first World Congress of Interventional Cardiology in October 1999.