{"id":1182,"date":"2020-05-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2020-06-12T14:59:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T14:59:56","slug":"jitendra-kumar-rathod-heart-surgeon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=1182","title":{"rendered":"Jitendra Kumar Rathod, Heart Surgeon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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An Indian-origin cardiac surgeon who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus has died at a hospital in Cardiff in the UK, where a number of medics have lost their lives on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic.\n<\/p>\n

Jitendra Kumar Rathod, associate specialist in cardio-thoracic surgery at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW), was described as an \u201cincredibly dedicated surgeon\u201d by his National Health Service (NHS) workplace.\n<\/p>\n

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board posted a tribute to the medic, who had studied for his medical degree in India, and said the 58-year-old \u201cJitu\u201d will be missed greatly after he passed away on Monday.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cJitu had worked in the Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery since the mid-1990s and came back to UHW in 2006 after a brief stint abroad,\u201d the board said.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was an incredibly dedicated surgeon who cared deeply for his patients. He was well-liked and greatly respected by one and all. He was a very compassionate and a wonderful human being,\u201d the tribute read.\n<\/p>\n

The Board added that his commitment to the hospital\u2019s special facility had been \u201cexemplary\u201d.\n<\/p>\n

Rathod is survived by his wife and two sons.\n<\/p>\n

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