Studied MBBS at Calicut Medical College, India and MD in General Medicine from the same college in 1979. Received 11 Gold medals for various subjects in MBBS during the course and was first in the Calicut University for MBBS. Acquired a Post Doctoral degree - DM in Cardiology from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research at Chandigarh, India in 1981Worked in the capacity of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor of Cardiology in the Medical College Calicu