Mansoor Hasan Khan, is an Indian cardiologist, known for his contributions towards the setting up of Lari Cardiology Centre at King George's Medical University, Lucknow.[1][2][3][4] The Government of India honored Hasan in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.[5][6]
Mansoor Hasan was born in 1938 in Aligarh district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, in a socially known Pathan family[2] which migrated from the Afghan mountains in the 17th century.[1] His father, Ajmal Hasan Khan, a medical practitioner, was the grand son of Abdul Majeed Khwaja, who co-founded Jamia Millia Islamia and his mother came from the family of the Nawabs of Bhopal.[1][2] He did his early schooling in Aligarh and completed intermediate examination from the Government College there.[2] His graduate studies were in London which was followed by higher studies at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh from where he obtained the degree of MRCP in 1964.[1] His career began in 1962 at King George's Medical University where he taught till his retirement in 1996 as the Head of the Cardiology department.[2] During a brief interlude, he also had special training in cardiology at London.[1][2] Post retirement, Hasan is associated with Sahara Hospital, Lucknow.[7]
Mansoor Hasan is a former president of the Cardiological Society of India and a consultant to the Armed Forces of India, Cromwell Hospital, London and Escorts Hospital, New Delhi.[2] He is a member of the Executive councils of Aligarh Muslim University, Jamia Millia Islamia, the University of Kanpur and the University of Lucknow.[2] He is credited with over 50 publications in national and international journals and has guided more than 30 MD students.[2] A recipient of the Certificate of Honour from the Indian Medical Association, Lucknow chapter,[2] Hasan was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2011, for his contributions to the field of medicine.[5][2]
