with arch obstruction. He is the only pediatric cardiac surgeon in the country who performs single stage unifocalization, which is the second largest number in the world. He has presented many scientific papers in the national and international conferences and published many articles in national and international journals.
He is a peer review committee member for the prestigious journal Annals of Thoracic Surgery. He has more than 100 scientific publications. He has written a chapter on unifocalization in the textbook of advances in cardiac surgery (Mosby – Year Book, Inc.)
He has operated many patients not only from India but also from foreign countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Middle East countries. He has trained many Cardiac Surgeons in India as well as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda, China, Iraq etc.
He has performed many surgeries for the under privilege children totally free of cost with the help of voluntary organisations. He has conducted many free cardiac checks up camps for children and educational programs in various states of the country to impart awareness and educating the pediatricians and cardiologists about the problems related to congenital cardiac diseases. Similar programs were held in other developing countries like Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Nigeria.
He has many innovative techniques in pediatric cardiac surgery to his credit. He performed many live surgical demonstrations in India and abroad. He is a skillful surgeon with novel ideas and excellent academic background. He is the head of the department of pediatric cardiac surgery in Innova Children’s Heart Hospital. |
