Doctor Profile

Education

• Medical School & Fellowships
• MBBS – Government Medical College and Associated Hospital, Jammu, 1980
• MS – Government Medical College and Associated Hospital, Jammu, 1985
• MCh – Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, 1990
• Fellowship – St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospital Medical Centre, New York, USA., 1995
• FIACS  2003

Memberships

• Member – International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
• Member – American Association of Thoracic Surgeons
• Member – American Heart Association
• Member – Asian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons
• Member – Cardiological Society of India
• Member – EP Society of India

Experience

• Cardio Thoracic Surgery, Consultant- Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon , currently working
• Cardiovascular Surgery, Senior Consultant- Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi , 2007
• Cardiovascular Surgery, Director- Escort Heart Institute & Research Center , 1995
• Cardiovascular Surgery, Senior Research Associate- St Luke’s & Roosevelt Hospital Medical Center, New York, USA , 1993
• Cardiovascular Surgery, Senior Specialist- King Fahad Hospital, Albaha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , 1992
• Cardiovascular Surgery, Attending Cardiac Surgeon- Escort Heart Institute & Research Center, New Delhi, India , 1990

Awards and Achievements

• Distinguished services award for contribution to cardiovascular surgery in Jammu and Kashmir, 2003
• Distinguished Service in Cardiac Surgery – Medal from the President of India, 2002
• Cardiological society of India – Gold medal for best Scientific Publication, 2001