Answer the following question: Facts: - years active: 1953-present - birth date: 1917 - name: s. i. padmavati - occupation: cardiologist , all india heart foundation , director national heart institute , delhi founder-president - birth place: burma -lrb- myanmar -rrb- - alma mater: johns medical school -lrb- harvard university -rrb- hopkins hospital -lrb- johns hopkins university -rrb- harvard Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of s. i. padmavati .
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dr. sivaramakrishna iyer padmavati commonly known as s. i. padmavati or s. padmavati -lrb- born 1917 -rrb- is an eminent indian cardiologist .she is director of the national heart institute , delhi and the founder president of the all india heart foundation .the institute collaborates with the world health organisation -lrb- who -rrb- in training students in preventive cardiology .she was the first woman cardiologist in india in 1954 and established the first cardiac clinic and cardiac cath lab in north india .she was the president of 5th world congress of cardiology , new delhi -lrb- 1966 -rrb- , and was awarded india 's second highest civilian honour the padma vibhushan in 1992