Doctor Profile

One of the first Cardiologists to start Coronary Interventions in India, Dr. Upendra Kaul is a Surgeon of national repute. The Chairman & Dean Academics and Research – Batra Heart Centre & BHMRC in New Delhi, Dr. Kaul is a pioneer of new techniques in Interventional Cardiology, including Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Rotational, Directional Atherectomy, Coronary Stenting, Percutaneous Laser Myocardial Revascularization, and many more. A faculty of several reputed universities in USA, Europe, Far East, China, Australia, as well as the G B Pant Hospital, PGIMER (Chandigarh), AIIMS in India, he has trained more than 350 full-time Cardiologists. With degrees of MBBS, MD (Medicine), DM (Cardiology) from the Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, he has been bestowed with several fellowships, including the FACC, FSCAI, FCSI, FICC, FAPSIC, and the Fellowship of the Australian Heart Foundation.

Education

• MBBS – Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
• MD – Internal Medicine – Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi., 1975
• DM – Cardiology – Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi., 1978
• Fellow of Cardiology – Australian Heart Foundation
• Fellowship – Indian College of Cardiology
• Fellowship – American College of Cardiology, USA

Memberships

• Vice President – SAARC Cardiac Society
• Past President – Cardiological Society of India
• Member – American College of Cardiology
• Member – Indian Society of interventional cardiology
• Member – society of cardiac angiography and interventions

Training

• Post Graduation Training – Interventional Cardiology – Australian Post Graduate Federation of Medicine, 1984

Experience

• Batra Heart Centre & BHMRC, Chairman & Dean Academics and Research- Batra Hospital, Saket , currently working
• Cardiology , Executive Director and HOD- Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital, Vasant Kunj , 2007
• Cardilogy, Senior Consultant- Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla Road
• Interventional Cardiology & Electrophysiology, Director – Batra Hospital New Delhi , 1997
• Cardiology, Professor – All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. , 1987

Awards and Achievements

• Awarded PADMA SHRI by the President of India
• Awarded Dr. B. C. Roy National Award for recognition of the best talents in encouragining the development of specialities
• D R Thapar Gold Medal for being the Best Student in General Surgery
• Press India Award for Achieving Excellence in the field of Medical Sciences
• Medtronic Award for the best scientific paper at Second National Conference on Pacing and Electrophysiology