Draft:Babu Ezhumalai

Babu Ezhumalai, also known as E Babu, was born in Puducherry, India. He is a cardiologist doctor.

Early life and education
Babu Ezhumalai completed his schooling at Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School in Puducherry. He has an educational qualification of MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DM (Cardiology), FNB (Interventional Cardiology). He pursued his medical education at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) in Puducherry, India.

Career
He is a senior interventional cardiologist and performs complex angioplasty procedures. He worked at Fortis Malar Hospital, Adyar, Chennai. He is currently associated with Apollo Hospitals, Vanagaram in Chennai.

Awards and honours
In April 2017, Babu Ezhumalai received the Best Young Scientist Award at Transcatheter Therapeutics Asia Pacific conference in Seoul.

Philanthropy
Babu Ezhumalai is the founder and chairman of the Avatar Heart Foundation, a public charitable trust.