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The Lion King of Bedside Medicine: The Life and Legacy of Prof. Kasim Abdul Salim (K.A. Salim)

In the quiet streets of Thiruvananthapuram, on a February morning in 2026, the medical world of Kerala lost one of its brightest stars. Prof. Kasim Abdul Salim, or “Salim Sir” to thousands who revered him, passed away at 86. Founder of the Department of Clinical Hematology at Government Medical College, Kozhikode, former Principal of the […]