Dr. Krishna S Iyer
About Dr. Krishna S Iyer
- Dr. Krishna S Iyer is one of India’s most renowned and pioneering paediatric cardiac surgeons.
- He initiated the first dedicated Paediatric Cardiac Care Program in Northern India at Escorts Heart Institute in 1995.
- Under his ...
Education and Training
- MBBS, MS, M.Ch – AIIMS, New Delhi
- Advanced training in Paediatric and Infant Cardiac Surgery under Dr. R.B.B. Mee at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia (1989)
Work Experience
- Additional Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi
- Established and led the Paediatric Cardiac Division at Escorts Heart Institute (now Fortis-Escorts Heart Institute)
- Currently Chairman & Head – Paediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi
Awards & Achievements
- Institute Gold Medal – Best Graduate of the Year (MBBS, AIIMS)
- Sorel Catherine Friemna Prize – Proficiency in Paediatrics
- Pfizer Postgraduate Medical Award, Gold Medal & Scroll of Honour
- Hira Lal Gold Medal – Best Postgraduate in General Surgery
- Doppler Award – Best Paper, International Symposium on Echocardiography in Cardiac Surgery, Washington D.C. (1994)
- Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International Foundation – Humanitarian service for children
Membership
- Actively involved in charitable initiatives, most notably the “Gift of Life” program of Rotary International supporting underprivileged children with heart disease.
- Associated with numerous national and international cardiac societies.
Area of Expertise
- Neonatal and Infant Cardiac Surgery
- Complex Congenital Heart Surgery (single-stage and multi-stage)
- Arterial Switch, Double Switch, Fontan and TAPVC repairs
- Paediatric Heart Surgery in developing countries
- Cost-effective models of paediatric cardiac care
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