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Rajendra Tandon (1931-2014) was a noted Indian Cardiologist. He trained extensively in pediatric cardiology during its nascent stages, and is widely regarded as the "Father of Pediatric Cardiology in India".

He was born in Gonda district in United Provinces of British India on January 21st, 1931 to Shyam Pyaari, a homemaker and engineer Raj Narayan Tandon. He was brought up in Kanpur where Raj Narayan was posted in the water works department.

He graduated in early 1950s with an MBBS from King George Medical College in Lucknow, India. Subsequently, he trained in Internal Medicine and Pediatric Cardiology under Alexander Nadas at the Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School from 1959 to 1963. Choosing to return to his homeland, Tandon joined the newly-setup Department of Cardiology at the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. He retired as professor and the 3rd Chief of Cardiothoracic Centre in 1991. He was honored with the title of Professor Emeritus. He published over 350 papers over the course of his career.

He was appointed personal physician to then President of India Shri K. R. Narayanan.

Tandon was one of the founding members of Pediatric Cardiac Society of India, which holds the "Prof R. Tandon Memorial Oration" in his honor. The Cardiology Update in Clinics was also renamed in his memory.

He trained and personally supervised many cardiologists and doctors including Randeep Guleria, Upendra Kaul, Panangipalli Venugopal among others.

Tandon died on February 26th, 2014 after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, two children and three grandchildren.