HOSPITAL/LOCATION: - Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi SPECIALIZATION: - Pediatric Cardiology - Pediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases - Echocardiography and Non Coronary Interventions EDUCATION: - MBBS - MD, 1961, Vikram University at GRM College - DM, 1971, AIIMS, New Delhi WORK EXPERIENCE: - Director, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, 1995 ACHIEVEMENTS: - Currently associated as Director - Pediatric Cardiology Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi
- Established the department of Paediatric cardiology and CHD at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in 1995.
- Special interests are in Paediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases, Echocardiography and Non Coronary Interventions. - Played an important role in formation of Indian Academy of Echocardiography as the Founder President of the Society in 1995. - Started Paediatric Cardiac Society of India, as the founder President in 1998. - Helped in establishment of the section of Echocardiography at AIIMS, New Delhi and brought it at par with the world class Echocardiography laboratories - Described the Balloon Dilation of the Atrial Septum for the first time in the world in 1988. - Initiation of non-coronary interventions at AIIMS started from her desk - Achievedthe formulation of a Paediatric cardiology-training programme, approved by the National Medical Board. Read more...
