PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

Working Experience:

• Total years of experience till date: 40years in Cardio-thoracic Surgery
• Senior Registrar CTVS  Jul 1976- Dec1978, CMC Hospital, Vellore
• Lecturer, CTVS Jan1979-Jul 1979 CMC Hospital, Vellore
• ADMO Cardiac Surgery Jul 1979- Jan1983 S. Rly Hospital, Perambur, Chennai
• Senior Registrar, Jan1983-Jun1985 Royal Prince Alfred & St. Vincents Hospital, Sydney & Royal Children Hospital, Melbourne
• Specialist Surgeon (CVS) (SA Grade) Jul 1985-April1989, Indian Railways Southern Railway HQ Hospital Perambur, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
• Chief Cardiac Surgeon May1989-Dec 1995,
• Director of Cardiac Surgery, Batra Hospital & Medical Research Centre, New Delhi – 110 062
• Senior Consultant, CTVS Jan1996- Jun2003 Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi – 110 076
• Chairman & Managing Director& Apr 2003-Jun 2009
• Chief Cardiac Surgeon, Delhi Heart & Lung Institute, New Delhi – 110 055
• Senior Consultant, CTVS Jul 2009 – Aug2013, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi – 110 076
• Chairman, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery Sep 2013- to date Saket City Hospital, New Delhi -110 017
• Member, Governing Council, Indian Council of Medical Research

Education & Training:

• MBBS Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi 1969
• MS (Gen.surgery) Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi 1975
• M.Ch.,(C.T.S.) Christian Medical College, Vellore (T.N.) 1979
• MNAMS (CTVS) National Academy of Medical Sciences 1980

POST DOCTORAL SKILL ENHANCEMENTS

• Advanced training in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery under the world renowned heart surgeon Prof. Douglas Baird at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia (1983).
• Advanced Training in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery under Prof. Tim Cartmill at Royal Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children, Sydney, Australia (1984).
• Heart Transplant training under the able guidance of Dr.Victor Chang & Dr. Mark Shanhan at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney (1984).
• Advanced training in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery under another world renowned figure Dr.Roger Mee at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, in 1985

Awards & Achievement:

• The prestigious ‘PADMA SHRI’ by the President of India in 2013.
• National Citizen’s Award conferred by Shri R K Narayanan Vice President of India in 1992.
• The National Excellence Award 1996 awarded by former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar.
• Centenary Award DMA 2014
• Excellence Award MAMC 2015

Membership:

Fellow of the Indian Association of Cardio-vascular & Thoracic Surgeons

• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
• Fellow of the Indian College of Cardiology
• Fellow of Indian College of Interventional Cardiology
• Fellow of Indian Society of Cardiology
• Fellow of International Medical Sciences Academy
• Member, National Academy of Medical Sciences
• Member, European Association of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons
• Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, USA
• Member, International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgeons
• Member, Cardiological Society of India
• Member, Cardiological Society of India (Delhi Chapter)
• Formerly Nominated Founder Member, Delhi Medical Council
• Member, All India Heart Foundation
• Member, Hospital Infection Society
• Member, Delhi Medical Association
• Member, Rotary Club (3010) Delhi Central
• Member, National Accreditation Board of CII.
• Member, Governing Council Janakpuri Superspecialty Hospital , Govt of Delhi
• Member, Steering Committee, QCI – AIMED Voluntary Initiative on Medical Devices