MUMBAI: The sudden death of two young doctors, aged 39 and 45, due to heart attack on Thursday has left the medical community shaken. One of them suffered the attack while working out in the gym, and the other was at his own hospital’s outpatient department.
Dr Diptiman Roy (45) had been working as an interventional radiologist at Kokilaben Hospital for over a decade. Dr Santosh Shetty, CEO of Kokilaben, said he collapsed in the gym and was rushed to hospital, but could not be revived. “It has come as a shock to everyone. He was an outstanding doctor,” he said. Colleagues remembered him as someone who was integral in the fight against paediatric cancers.
Navi Mumbai’s Dr Vijay Ghorpade (39) collapsed while signing official papers, sitting in his office on Thursday evening. His friend, Dr Amol Argade, said he was rushed to casualty but despite trying for nearly two hours, he could not be saved. “He was fit and had participated in marathons,” he said. Dr Ghorpade was managing two hospitals in Seawoods and Ulwe and would be under work stress as the latter was a Covid hospital. “He had a burning sensation and stomach issues few weeks back, but they were resolved. His death is a huge shock,” he said.
