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Heart Bypass

DR. Z S MEHARWAL

Cardiac Sciences | Adult CTVS (Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery)

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Dr. Z. S. Meharwal is part of the founding team of doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute. He has more than 30years of experience in cardiac surgery with over 30,000 surgeries to his credit, including complex heart operations. He is pioneering in many new cardiac operations in the country . Dr. Meharwal is amongst few cardiac surgeons performing heart transplantation and ventricular assist devices implantation . Dr . Mehrwal has been actively involved with teaching and training . He is the Program Director of DNB Cardiothoracic Surgery at Forts Escorts Heart Institute. Dr. Mehrwal has received many awards including President's award for his contribution in the field of Cardiac Surgery.

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DR. K S IYER

Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

Introducing to myself

Dr. Krishna S Iyer is is Executive Director in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery and is one of India's most experienced pediatric cardiac surgeons, recognised for his clinical expertise and involvement with cardiac care for children in India and other developing nations.

After his medical training he joined the faculty of cardiac surgery department of AIIMS, New Delhi. He then trained in infant cardiac surgery in Australia and then established neonatal cardiac surgery at AIIMS.

Dr. Iyer began the first dedicated pediatric cardiac care program in North India at EHIRC ( now FEHI ) in 1995. Under his guidance, this pediatric cardiac program has become the benchmark for cardiac care for children in India and its South East Asian neighbours. Dr. Iyer has operated on more than 14,000 patients with congenital heart diseases from all parts of India and International patients from over 15 countries. He has performed the first successful rapid two stage arterial switch and double-switch operation in India.

He has more than hundred research publications in national and international journals and travels extensively to cities across India and abroad to deliver lectures.

He has been the Founder President of Asia-Pacific Pediatric Cardiac Society, Society of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgeons and President of Pediatric Cardiac Society of India.

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