Hindustan Times. Dr Shirish Hiremath, a renowned cardiologist and former president of the Cardiological Society of India, died at his residence in Sopan Baug on Thursday night following a prolonged. Hiremath, 75, a senior and renowned cardiologist from Pune and former president of the Cardiological Society of India, passed away at his residence in Sopan Baug around 9 pm on Thursday following.