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Born in Sibanggede Village, Badung, Bali, on December 7, 1948, is the youngest child of a farming family. He completed his elementary education at Darmasaba in 1961, followed by Junior High School (SMP Negeri I Denpasar) and Senior High School (SMA Negeri I Denpasar). He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University (Unud) in 1975. He became a Specialist in Cardiology and Vascular Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (UI), Jakarta, in 1981. He earned a Doctorate in Health Sciences in 1992 from Airlangga University (UNAIR), Surabaya, and was appointed as a Professor of Cardiology in 1995.
He served as Deputy Dean I of the Faculty of Medicine (1994-1998) and Deputy Rector I of Udayana University (1998-2001). He was the Rector of Udayana University (2001-2005), a Member of the Board of Trustees of ISI Denpasar (2017-present), Head of the Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Study Program at Udayana University’s Faculty of Medicine (2009-2017), and a Member of the Supervisory Board of Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar (2007-2011). Additionally, he was the Head of the Integrated Heart Service Unit at Sanglah General Hospital (2012-2018).
He has held various leadership roles, including General Chair of the Udayana University Alumni Association (IKAYANA) Central (2006-2010), IV Vice Chairman (Sociocultural) of the Indonesian Hindu Dharma Council (PHDI) Central (2006-2011), and General Chair of the Denpasar SMAN I Alumni Association. He also served as General Chair of Maha Gotra Pasek Sanak Sapta Resi (MGPSSR) Central Indonesia (2014-2024), after previously serving as Provincial Chair for Bali (2004-2014).
He was the former Chair of the Healthy Heart Club and the Bali Main Branch of the Indonesian Heart Foundation. He also served as Vice Chair of the Central Management of the Indonesian Society of Cardiology and Vascular Specialists (PERKI) (2002-2004) and Chair of the Widhya Kerti Education Foundation of the Hindu University of Indonesia (UNHI) (2007-2012).
His published works include *Jepret Sana Jepret Sini: Kesempatan Memotret dalam Kesempitan, Volume I* (2013), *Memimpin Perguruan Tinggi: Berangkat dari Kegagalan* (2004), *Suksesi: Miniatur Pertarungan Politik Kampus* (2005), and *Cintailah Jantung Anda: Penyakit Jantung Koroner (Serangan Jantung)* (2016). Forthcoming in 2025 is *I Wayan Wita 77 Th.: Semboyan Hidup 7S*.
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