ABOUT THE AUTHOR Born in a traditional family at Ongole, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India, on the 9th of August, 1939, Dr. Radhakrishna Murthy, Pothuri, MBBS. FCGP., DNB., FIAMS., has been doing Medicine, Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics practice independently in Vijayawada (A.P., India) since 1965. Graduated in Medical Sciences from Guntur Medical College (1957-62).  He later worked at the Jawaharlal Institute  of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, first as Senior Resident House Surgeon and then as Surgical Registrar from 1963-65 He had vast experience in treating patients for more than 35 years as an independent practitioner, mostly by his clinical background since there were no present day investigative procedures at his place in   the first three decades of his practice. He is a Diplomate of National Board in Family Medicine in1983, the first in A.P.State to gain this distinction. He enjoys the rarest distinction of Honorary Associate Professor of General Practice/Family Medicine of IMA College of General Practitioners, Delhi. . He devoted his time in teaching General Practitioners for FCGP examination in Medicine, Surgery, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Social and Preventive Medicine in 1986-87 and three of his students bagged alternate places in the top six. He was awarded, "Scroll of Honour" by IMA College of General Practitioners in 1986. He chaired many conferences, took part in panel discussions, chaired clinical meetings and presented cases in clinical meetings. He is an exemplary general practitioner with unusual skills and great interest in pursuing academic activities. He was the President of IMA Vijayawada host branch and Chairman of Scientific Committee, during the 70th All India Medical Conference, held at Vijayawada from 25th to 29th December, 1994. Presently, he is the Joint Director of IMA College of General Practitioners, A.P. State and the National President of Association of Family Medicine Specialists of India (AFI) He participated in IMA study tour to UK, USA and Canada and attended the 7th World Medical Conference of WONCA on Family Medicine/General Practice at TORANTO, Canada in 1976 and visited many European countries.  He visited many hospitals in USA in 1999 and travelled to many South-East Asian Countries.  He is a prolific writer; he contributed richly to the medical magazines of repute. “Heart in Fours” was first published in CME journal of IMACGP, May 1984, initially 10 pages with 55 points and it earned instant appreciation. Later, it metamorphosed into full blown work with 22 chapters containing 2115X 4 points in the first edition.  The second edition has been improved to 2,868X4 points.  ”Heart in Fours” was appreciated by many students, specialists and teachers.