A family of five just lost the father and daughter, both doctors, to coronavirus.
Dr. Satyender Dev Khanna and his daughter Dr. Priya Khanna were honored by Gov. Phil Murphy at a daily briefing for their contributions. They left behind Khanna’s wife and two daughters, all three are also doctors.
Murphy said: “The dad, Dr. Satyender Khanna, was a surgeon who served both on staff and as the head of surgical departments for multiple hospitals across our state for literally decades and he passed at Clara Maass Medical Center, where he had worked for more than 35 years.”
Dr. Khanna is being remembered by colleagues as ‘a caring and gentle physician.’ He served as the head of the surgical department at multiple hospitals and was one of the first surgeons to perform laparoscopic surgery in the state, according to Murphy.
His daughter, Dr. Priya Khanna, worked at Clara Mass Hospital, where she passed away. She was double board certified and was chief of residents at Union Hospital.
“And it should be noted that the ICU physician who cared for her was trained and taught by her as well,” Murphy said. “Priya will be remembered as a caring and selfless person who put others first, and even while in the hospital fighting her own battles, she continued to check up on her mom and dad and her family.”
Priya loved traveling, swimming, and spending time at the Shore and beaches.
The father and daughter leave behind a heartbroken wife and mother, Dr. Kamlesh Khanna, also a pediatrician, Priya’s sisters Dr. Sughanda Khanna and Dr. Anisha Khanna, and four grandchildren.
“This is a family, by the way, dedicated to health and medicine,” Murphy said.point 194 | “Our words cannot amply express our condolence, nor am I sure can they express the pain that the Khanna family is feeling.point 297 |
But I hope the fact that our entire state mourns with them is some small comfort.point 66 | And we mourn everyone that we have lost.point 99 | We commit in their memory to saving as many lives as we can.point 147 | ”point 150 | 1
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