Dr. Sowmya Ramanan , a Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon of Frontier Lifeline Hospital , is the first Indian doctor to be awarded the ‘ Francis Fontan ‘ prize from the European Association for Cardio Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) for her research work on ‘ Pulmonary Valve Replacement ‘.

The Francis Fontan Prize is awarded to Adult Cardiac, Thoracic, Cardio-Vascular and Congenital Surgeons.

Previous award winners were from Canada, Italy, Hungary and Nepal.

The Award : The Fontan Prize was initiated in honour of Professor Francis Fontan, a founding father of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.

The Award Winner will be sent to Europe and Britain for speciality training in Cardiac or Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. The Award covers the cost of one year’s stay at a major European Department or any other European Research facility.