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He was a pioneer in modern cardiothoracic surgery-Late Dr. Y. K. M. Lahie Source:Dailymirror It was October 7. The time was about 6.00pm. There was call from one of my Senior House Officers. I responded thinking it would be about a patient under my care. However, what was conveyed to me was totally unexpected. It left me in complete disbelief when I heard that Dr.Y. K. M. Lahie MBBS, MS, FRCS, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon had passed away. After making inquiries the death was confirmed.  I had known Dr.Yoosoof Kamil Mohamed Lahie for almost 30 years. After my internship I was appointed as a Senior House Officer to the Cardiothoracic Unit of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka, where Dr. Lahie was a Senior Registrar. Although we worked under two different consultants I always used to admire this handsome budding surgeon with sharp eyes and quick reflexes coming for the surgeries ...