Background
Cherian, Mathew Punnachalil was born on September 5, 1949 in Thiruvamkulam, Ernakulam, India. Son of Ipe and Kunjamma (Varkey) Cherian.
Cherian, Mathew Punnachalil was born on September 5, 1949 in Thiruvamkulam, Ernakulam, India. Son of Ipe and Kunjamma (Varkey) Cherian.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science, Calicut (India) Medical College, 1972. Diploma in child health, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, 1976. Doctor of Medicine in Pediatrics, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, 1977.
Junior resident, Sofdarjing Hospital, New Delhi, 1974; junior resident, C.M.C. Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, 1975-1976; registrar pediatrics, C.M.C. Hospital, LLudhiana, Punjab, India, 1977-1978; consultant pediatrician, Medical Trust Hospital, Cochin, India, 1978-1980; consultant pediatrician, Aramco Medical Organisation, Rastanura, Saudi Arabia, since 1980; director clinical laboratory, Aramco Medical Organisation, Rastanura, Saudi Arabia, since 1994.
Chief donation campaign to India and Africa, 1997. Fellow Royal College Physicians Ireland, American College Tropical Medicine, International College Tropical Medicine. Member Indian Academy Pediatrics, Royal College Physicians Ireland, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Aleena Varkey, December 31, 1978. Children: Amit George, Arun Abraham, Anjali Maria.