Fortis Memorial Research Institute

Dr. A.K. Kriplani, is a nationally recognized leader in the field of laparoscopic gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery. Dr. Kriplani is the Past President of the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons. Fellowship programs of the IAGES introduced by him have been very popular and widely acclaimed. He has the credit of being first in India to perform laparoscopic adrenalectomy and laparoscopic splenectomy. With a rich experience of 40 years to his credit, Dr. Kriplani has been associated with many prestigious organizations like Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, AIIMS, New Delhi, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, Sitaram Bhartia Institute, New Delhi. He takes keen interest in educational activities and research. View Profile

Dr. Amal Roy Chaudhary is a senior Radiation Oncologist with over sixteen years of experience in the field. He specializes in Head & Neck, Brain, SBRT, SRS, Genitourinary & Abnormal Malignancies. He has completed his MBBS and MD. He is a member of AROI, FAGE, ASTRO and ESTRO. View Profile

Dr Anil Kumar Anand has over 30+ years of rich experience to his credit in the field of radiation oncology. He is an alumni of Dayanand Medical College Ludhiana from where he did is MBBS, followed by MD (Radiotherapy and Oncology) from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI) Chandigarh. He has done specialised training in radiation therapy at the New York Hospital Medical Centre of Queens. He has also done specialised training in Radiotherapy of Head and Neck Cancers from The Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London. Dr. Anand has joined FMRI, Gurugram from Max hospital, Saket where he wasassociated as Principal Director-Radiation Oncology since 2009. Previously hewas associated with organizations like Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, BatraHospital and Medical Research Center, New Delhi and PGI Chandigarh. Dr Anand has many scientific publications to his credit, the most recent being Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)in recurrent head and neck cancers. He is a member of Indian Society of Oncology, American Society of RadiationOncology and Association of Radiation Oncologist of India. He is also an Advisor of Scientific Bodies like (ICRO), WHO andother UN organisations. He is a member of Editorial board, Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. View Profile

Dr. Amitabh Parti has been a gold Medalist in his MBBS program and carries with him a rich 30 years of post-specialization experience in managing outpatient as well as complex in-patient ailments including Cardiac, diabetic, Pulmonary and tropical disease related illnesses. Apart from Hospital patient care his forte has been Corporate Health care management- from providing MI rooms to Health surveillance programs, Emergency evacuation and Triage management, Recruitment medical and fitness evaluation including Annual health screening portfolios. He is an empanelled Physician for large corporates including Engineers India ltd., Ballarpur Industries ltd, Make my Trip, Indus towers, Ibis Hotels to name a few. View Profile

Dr. Erry is an MBBS graduate from G.G.S Medical College, Faridkot and completed his MD in Internal Medicine from Christian Medical College, Ludhiana. He has rich experience of over 15 years to his credit and worked in organisations like Christian Medical College Ludhiana, Dayanand Medical College and HERO-DMC Heart Institute Ludhiana and Paras Hospital Gurgaon. Dr. Erry is a Life member of Association of Physicians of India and Indian Society of Critical Care Medcine. View Profile

Dr. Raman Abhi is a prominent name in the field of Internal Medicine with a career span of more than 21 years in this field. He has worked with several prestigious institutions and hospitals prior to joining Fortis Memorial Research Institute. He has to his credit an array research work and publications. View Profile

Dr. Anand Kumar is Serving as the Director of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) in Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon. His journey through his medical career has been as following: M.D. (Anaesthesiology) from A.P.S. University, PDCC (Cardiac Anaesthesiology) from Sanjay Gandhi, P.G.I Lucknow, Senior Resident Anaesthesiology, G.T.B. hospital, Delhi, Senior Resident at SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Consultant Cardiac Anaesthesiologist at Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, Consultant Cardiac Anaesthesiologist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, Senior Consultant & Chief Cardiac Anaesthesiologist at DURDANS hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka., Senior Consultant Cardiac Anaesthesiologist at Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana. his Professional Memberships are as following: Life Member Indian Association of Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Anaesthesia, Member of Indian Society of Anesthetists. His areas of expertise are TEE, Minimal invasive cardiac surgery, Awake, CABG, LVAD, ECMO. View Profile

Dr. Anil Behl is an accomplished and skilled plastic surgeon with 41 years of experience. He has excelled in the field of Burns care, complex reconstructive and aesthetic surgeries. He obtained special training in Hand surgery in UK, 1993-94, in Craniofacial Surgery at Providence Hospital USA in 1994-95 and in Aesthetic Surgery in USA in 2000-01. In the armed forces he also rose to the position of the Director General of Medical Services of Indian Air Force. He was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) by President of India in 2010 and later appointed as Honorary Surgeon to President of India in 2013. View Profile

Dr. Anil Mandhani's surgical skill is his best assets. He has helped bring back to the aggrieved patients with humanity. He has vast experience of clinical and basic science research in managing various cancers in urology. After working for 31 years in urology in one of the best teaching hospitals in this country i.e Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences. Dr. Mandhani joined Fortis Escorts Kidney and Urology Institute to create a state of art model education, training & research in the corporate world, which would entail delivery of the best treatment with a difference. Fortis Escorts Kidney & Urology institute is the only center in India, where all the facilities are available under one roof with the best expertise and the most advanced tolls. Dr. Mandhani with a team of distinguished urologist can provide solutions to every problem in Urology with integrity, ethics and empathy. View Profile

Dr. Pradeep Bansal, is a renowned name in the field of Urology. He is the Director and Unit Head for Urology, Uro-oncology Robotics and Renal Transplant at FMRI, with a rich experience of over 20 years to his credit. Dr Bansal has been associated with several prestigious organisations like Artemis and Max Hospital earlier. He has extensive experience in all kind of urological surgeries like endo-urology, reconstructive urology and robotic surgeries . He Has performed more than 300 Renal transplant both adult and paediatric one. View Profile

Dr. Rajiv Yadav is one of the best Urologists in Gurgaon. Dr. Rajiv Yadav and his team offers the most advanced Robotic Surgery procedures for the management of urologic cancer (prostate cancer, urinary bladder cancer, kidney cancer). Dr. Rajiv Yadav's team has an extensive experience of robotic procedures in India. Dr. Rajiv Yadav got his training from the most prestigious institutes including AIIMS, Delhi & Weill Cornell Medical & New York Presbyterian Hospital, USA. Dr Yadav has received numerous top international awards and honors. Dr. Rajiv Yadav is the recipient of ?Best Clinical Research Award? in the years 2008 and 2009 by the American Urological Association, USA for his basic research in multiphoton microscopy for prostate cancer surgery. Dr. Rajiv Yadav has also received many other awards including the ?Best Scientific Abstract Awards? by American Urological Association, International College of Surgeons and Society of Laparo-endoscopic Surgeons, co-investigator in the prestigious R01 research grant by National Institute of Health, USA. View Profile

Dr. Vikram Sharma, MS (General Surgery) and Diploma in Urology, Institute of Urology, London, is one of the most senior pioneers and innovators in the field of Indian Urology with 36 years of clinical experience. A nationally and internationally acknowledged expert, he is the Director of Urology, Andrology and Robotics and Head of Robotic Urological Surgery at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon. He is also a Visiting Professor of Urology. Adjunct Faculty at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. He has been a pioneer in Endourology with many surgical innovations to his credit and has been instrumental in the introduction of the GreenLight Laser treatment for prostate surgery in India. Dr. Sharma was also the Founding Director of India's first Andrology Centre, the Alpha One Andrology Group, exclusively dedicated to the treatment of Male Sexual Dysfunction. He has a vast experience in Robotic and Laparoscopic Urological surgeries and has been a speaker and invited faculty member at numerous national and international conferences. Dr. Sharma has been extensively featured in print, visual and electronic media for his contributions in the field of urology. He is also a member of some of the world's leading urological institutions and associations including the American and British Urological Associations. Specialties Urology, Endourology, Robotic Surgery, Uro Oncology. View Profile

Dr. Anjila Aneja is working as Director - Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Fortis la femme with 31 years of work experience.She is highly experienced in handling high risk obstetric cases and routinely caters to major & minor laparoscopic & hysteroscopic surgeries. Dr Anjila Aneja specializes in pelvic laparoscopy. She is an active member of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and also is a life member of Association of Obstetrics & Gynaecologists of Delhi (AOGD), National Association for Reproductive & Child Health Care of India (NARCHI), Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society of India (FOGSI) & Gynaecological Endoscopic Society. View Profile

Dr Nupur Gupta is a passionate women's wellness expert and healthcare provider with an ardent wish to transform women's health for the better. With an experience of nearly two decades she has attained recognition as an Indian Gynaecologist Surgeon known for her expertise in managing high risk pregnancy, diagnostic and operative laparoscopy and hysteroscopy, fertility evaluation, family planning, Preventive Gynaecology, evaluation of abnormal uterine bleeding, and alternatives to hysterectomy. She was associated with prestigious organizations like All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Max Hospital Gurgaon, Apollo Cradle Gurgaon. Her last assignment was with Paras Hospital, Gurgaon as Senior Consultant and Unit Head. Main Speciality: Obstetrics & Gynaecology View Profile

Dr. Suneeta Mittal is a well-known name in the field of obstetrics & gynaecology. She has an experience of more than 42 years. Owing to her vast experience in the field, she is considered as one of the best gynaecologists in Delhi and Gurgaon. Her expertise has been used by the government and agencies abroad. She was instrumental in drafting a guide of Emergency Contraception in India. She has issued National Guidelines for Medical Abortion in India and Rational use of Emergency Contraception. She has launched 12 by 12 Initiative for preventing Adolescent Anaemia with long term goal of making pregnancy safer. Dr Suneeta Mittal has done an Adaptation and Indianization of WHO Medical Eligibility Criteria Wheel and has developed Minimum Standards for Mother Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative with GOI & Unicef. She is an astute clinician and surgeon par excellence getting referrals from all over the country as well from neighboring countries for all complicated cases and with advanced skills in minimal invasive endoscopic surgery and Robotic Surgery. Due to her expertise gathered over forty years, she is considered one of the leading specialists in gynaecology and pregnancy related problems, in Delhi and Gurgaon. View Profile

Dr. Arvind Khurana brings with him a rich experience of over 33 years in the various domains of gastroenterology. He has successfully performed over 1,50,000 Endoscopic procedures, including over 20000 cases of EPT/CBD stones removal & Biliary Stenting, 2000 metallic stenting, 950 cases of foreign body removal,2000 PEG placement, 900 PTBD, pediatric and neonatal endoscopy. Dr. Khurana routinely performs over 75 Pancreaticobiliary procedures every month. An M.D. in Medicine from Delhi University, Dr. Khurana has done his D.M. in Gastroenterology from G.B. Pant Hospital, DU in 1991. He is also a Fellow of the reputed Royal College of Physicians (F.R.C.P), Ireland. Widely known for his research work, Dr. Arvind Khurana has presented a number of papers including Vagal Nerve Dysfunction in patients with Corrosive Esophageal Strictures, Foreign Bodies of Upper GI Tract, experience of 161 Cases and Carolis Disease CT Evaluation. He is also actively involved in organizing conferences. He organized the annual JGCON gastro vision for six years, RGCON gastro vision, and Fortiscon-gastro vision. View Profile

Dr. Seth, MD, DM (Gastroenterology) is the Director of Gastroenterology Hepatobiliary Sciences and the Director of Fortis Organ Retrieval Transplant (FORT). An Alumnus of Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. Dr. Seth completed his MD (Medicine) from Pune University and DM (Gastroenterology) from PGIMER, Chandigarh. He was earlier the Head of Department, Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Sciences, at the Army Hospital (Research Referral), New Delhi, where he established a successful liver transplant program and was awarded Vishisht Seva Medal by the President of India on 26th January 2009. With fellowships in Liver transplant (Birmingham, UK) and Endoscopic ultrasound (South Carolina Alabama, USA), his areas of interest include treatment of hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, liver transplantation and advance GI endoscopic procedures. Formerly, Professor of Medicine at Delhi University, he is a Visiting Professor at Army College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He has served as Governing Council member for Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG) and Society of GI Endoscopy of India (SGEI) and has over 100 publications to his name. Dr. Seth has pioneered organ donation after brain death in North India as Founder Director of Armed forces Organ Retrieval Transplant Authority (AORTA) and now as Director of Fortis Organ Retrieval Transplant (FORT) for all Fortis hospitals in the country. A seasoned professional, Dr. Avnish Seth has over two decades of experience in Gastroenterology Hepatobiliary Sciences. An expert in Diagnostic Therapeutic GI Endoscopy, Colonoscopy, ERCP and Liver Transplantation View Profile

Dr. (Prof) Gourdas Choudhuri, MD, DM, FACG, FICP, FAMS, FRCPI, is the Director & HOD of Department of Gastroenterology Hepatobiliary Sciences at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram. He is a gastroenterologist, medical educator, researcher of national eminence, as well as a columnist and philanthropist. He trained from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Dr. Choudhuriwas the first to start Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) and Extra Corporeal Shockwave Biliary Lithotripsy in India (ESWL). Under his leadership, the department of Gastroenterology at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, developed into one of the top five in the country. Dr. Choudhuri has played a leadership role in developing liver and digestive healthcare in the country and has served on boards of several scientific bodies and journals. He has been the president of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology and is a revered teacher. He has over 200 scientific publications as well as several orations and awards to his credit. With over 40 years in the profession, Dr. Choudhuri brings vast experience and expertise in the diagnosis and management of a wide range of liver and GI diseases. He is also a skilled endoscopist. View Profile

Dr. Atul Mittal is an eminent E.N.T. Specialist, with a sound experience of 27 years of practice and surgical proficiency. He is the Director of ENT at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram and with his efficacious leadership skills; he has successfully managed his practice and staff in providing patients with quality care. An MBBS, MS from Delhi University Dr. Mittal's surgical skills span the entire continuum of Otorhinolaryngology, performing more than 800 surgeries yearly. His areas of interest and expertise are - Minimal Access Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base surgery, Balloon Sinuplasty. Endoscopic Adenoidectomy and Sleep Surgery. He has extended his foray in surgery and also performs Thyroid and Laryngeal surgeries. Cochlear Implantation Program and immunotherapy in allergic respiratory diseases. He has many publications in national and international journals to his credit and also actively participates in conferences and CMEs Speciality Interests Minimal Access Endoscopic Sinus & Skull Base surgeries Balloon Sinuplasty, Endoscopic Adenoidectomy with intracapsular tonsillectomy with coblation, Sleep surgery, Thyroid and Laryngeal surgeries, Cochlear Implantation Program, Immunotherapy in Allergic Respiratory Diseases View Profile

Dr Balkar Singh has over 27 years of experience as an anaesthesiologist in various hospitals in New Delhi and abroad. Dr Balkar has extensive experience in difficult airway management. Past Work Experience Senior consultant - department of Anaesthesia Max healthcare, Saket , New delhi., Head of department Primus super speciality hospital , Abuja , Nigeria., Specialist - department of Anaesthesia Safdarjang hospital , New Delhi., Specialist - department of Anaesthesia, Riyadh Alkhabra hospital , Gassim , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia View Profile

Academic Position from 1978 till 2012 at AIIMS. Prof.& Head Neuroanaesthesiology in 1993 till 2012 Chief of Neuro Sciences Center AIIMS 2006 till 2012 Professional Memberships: Founder President of Indian Society of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care Immediate past President of Asian Society of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care Speciality Interests: Neuroanaesthesia Neurointensive care & Pain Medicine Awards and Honours: 2010 teacher of the year award by International Society of Neurosciences Anesthesiology and Critical Care held at San Diego, USA(15 Oct 2010) View Profile

Dr Hrishikesh D. Pai is one of the country?s leading gynaecologist. His preeminence in the field of Gynecology had enabled him to achieve the premier position as the Past Secretary General of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) which is one of the largest organization of professional doctors in the country consisting of 33,000 Gynaecologists. Previously Dr. Pai was the Senior Vice President of FOGSI in 2006. Dr Pai is also the pioneer in the field of Infertility and IVF since 1991 He presently is the director of the Bloom IVF Group which runs eight IVF centres all over India including Lilavati hospital Mumbai and Fortis hospitals in New Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Mohali and Navi Mumbai and Sakra World Hospital, Bengaluru. In order to enable poor patients to have access to advanced services. Dr Pai also has an IVF unit in the D.Y. Patil Medical College. He is the first doctor in India to introduce numerous innovations in medical fields such as assisted laser hatching, spindle view, ovarian tissue freezing for cancer patients, oocyte freezing, IMSI and embryoscope. In appreciation of his enormous contributions the international agency Frost & Sullivan bestowed upon him the best IVF group in India award in 2013. Additionally he was elected by his colleagues to the highest position in IVF namely the President of the Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction (ISAR) in 2015. In appreciation of his work Dr Pai was elected as the Member ? Board of Directors of the World body of Infertility namely International Federation of Fertility societies(IFFS) : a first for an Indian . Dr Pai was instrumental in introducing office Hysteroscopic surgery first time in India. View Profile

Dr. Nandita Palshetkar has reached great heights and has made an enormous contribution to the field of ob-gy by achieving various noteworthy records throughout her career. To keep abreast of the rapidly evolving technology in the IVF domain worldwide Dr. Palshetkar regularly attends many training programs and workshops worldwide. She has been of the most prolific contributor to the enhancement of academic body of knowledge in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in India, and has presented many papers and contributed articles in many journals and magazines. he has worked as Senior Vice President FOGSI (Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India) (2011) and Vice President IAGE (Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists) President MOGS (Mumbai Obstetric and Gynaecological Society). Vice President AMOGS (Association of Maharashtra Obstetric Gynaecological Societies) Hon. Secretary ISAR (Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction) (2014-2016) Member National Guidelines for Accreditation, Supervision & Regulation of ART Clinics in India (IAGE) Organising Secretary AICOG 2013, Mumbai Speciality Interests: Recurrent IVF Failures, Male Infertility View Profile

Dr Jayant Arora did his training in the Joint Replacement replacement surgery and Arthroscopic surgery in United Kingdom, where he worked for 8 years. He was heading the department of Orthopaedics for 10 years at Columbia Hospital before Joining FMRI. He is a world renowned figure in the field of Partial Knee replacement and total Knee replacement using Computer navigation and Robotic surgery. He is also an expert in treating sports injuries using Arthroscopic surgery. View Profile

Dr Subhash Jangid is currently working as Director, Orthopaedics & Joint Reconstruction at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon. His primary work comprises of knee, hip and shoulder joints related surgeries including replacement. He has a vast experience of more than 32 years in the field of Orthopaedics. He is now a known faculty in the field of Arthroplasty/Joint Replacement in India and abroad. He is also a faculty for AO trauma courses. He has special interest in peri-articular trauma. He was the first surgeon in India, who introduced NAV 3 computer navigation for knee replacement surgery. He is one of the most experienced joint replacement surgeon in computer navigation technique in the world. This technique gives better results to the patients and the recovery is faster as compared to the conventional technique. View Profile

Dr. Krishan Chugh is one of Asia's finest Paediatricians. He is one of the first Indian Paediatricians to start working actively in the field of Paediatric Pulmonology and Allergy. He has an extensive experience in Paediatric and Neonatal Bronchoscopy. He is a pioneer in interventional bronchoscopy in children in India. He conducts an annual workshop on Paediatric Bronchoscopy at FMRI. Dr. Chugh started the first Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of the country at Kalawati Saran Children Hospital, Lady Harding Medical College, New Delhi in 1982. Later when he moved to Sir Ganga ram Hospital, New Delhi, He set up the first PICU in private sector in the country. Now he heads the PICU at FMRI. He is one of the best child specialist in Gurgaon and Delhi NCR region. Dr. Chugh has a passion for teaching and training young paediatricians. He has trained a large number of paediatricians who now are successfully running PICUs in their respective cities and towns. His views are highly sought after by the media also on subjects related to child health, including pollution, dengue, swine flu etc. As a recognition of this academic excellence he has been invited to be on Editorial Board of all the Journals in the fields of Paediatrics from India, including Indian Paediatrics, Indian Journal of Paediatrics. Indian Journal of Practical Paediatrics, Indian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Paediatric, Chest India, Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine and Journal of Paediatric Critical Care. He writes extensively for these scientific publications. He is one of the best paediatrician in Gurgaon. He has been the Director of several workshops and courses in the field of Paediatric, Paediatric advance life Support (PALS), Paediatric Pulmonology and Paediatric Critical Care. He has been invited to deliver lectures and orations at various National and International Conferences. View Profile

Dr. Vaneet Parmar is a renowned name in the field of Paediatric. He is backed by experience of 20+ years in this field. He has rich experience in Pediatric He is an alumnus of the Institute of Post Graduate Medical Science PGIMS, Rohtak. He has also furthered his studies in Paediatric Nutrition, from Boston University. He worked at Privat Hospital and W Pratiksha Hospital in the department of Pediatrics before joining Fortis Memorial Research Institute. He is actively engaged in teaching postgraduate MD, undergraduate MBBS students since April 1997. He also organizes seminars, symposia for Postgraduates. He is President IAP and a member of the Prestigious Indian Academy of Paediatrics and Indian Medical Association He has resuscitated a patient of Ectopia Cordis at a time when only a few cases were reported worldwide (only around 10 odd cases) in association with the cardiologist. The case was published in a very prestigious international journal. View Profile

Dr. Manoj Kumar Goel have done MBBS in 1988 and MD in 1992 from King George's Medical College now King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Diploma in Interventional Pulmonology from University of Lille, France. Fellow of Intensive Care Medicine from Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium, and Fellow in Sleep Medicine from Prince Royal Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia. He is a fellow of National College of Chest Physicians, Fellow of Indian Sleep Disorders Association and Fellow of Indian Association of Bronchology. Certified Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider by American Heart Association. Dr Goel is trained in Endobronchial Ultrasound guided Techniques like EBUS - TBNA and Radial Probe Ultrasound guided EBUS RP biopsy of the lung lesion especially using Cryo Biopsy technology at Royal Brisbane Women Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. Guest speaker, Course Director Faculty and Chair Person in major National Conferences in India related to Pulmonology, Bronchology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. He has played important role as a Member of the organizing committee of the major conferences, workshops and symposium in Delhi related to Pulmonology, Bronchology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Dr Goel has conducted numerous Conferences, symposiums and workshops in Delhi and across the country as Course Director. He is amongst the firsts to introduce noninvasive ventilation and sleep medicine in India. He started Training Program on Bronchoscopy In ICU for Intensivists in India. He has 25 publications in National and International Journals. He has received National Award from National college of Chest Physicians for research in Pulmonary Interventions. He is a past Executive Member of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (Delhi and NCR). Special Interest Areas Pulmonology, Interventional Pulmonology, Bronchoscopy, EBUS Bronchoscopy, Medical Thoracoscopy, Cryobiopsy, Airway Stenting, Systemic Pulmonology Diseases, Chronic and Acute Lung Diseases etc. View Profile

Dr. Padman qualified from the prestigious Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry. He is also a Diplomate of the National Board of Examinations in Orthopedic Surgery. He worked in United Kingdom for a period of 10 years in various Orthopedic departments of the University hospitals of Leeds and Sheffield. During this period, he obtainedhis Fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCS) and also successfully passed the intercollegiate exam is Trauma and Orthopedics ( FRCS Tr & Orth) in 2008. As part of his Orthopedic training in the UK, he also undertook basic research looking at biological reaction to conventional and newer polyethylene used in arthroplasty and was awarded the Masters in Research in 2004 from the University of Leeds. He did his fellowship at the Sheffield Children's Hospital after being appointed as National Fellow in Paediatric Orthopedics. During the course of his Fellowship, he was exposed to the full range and breadth of the various disciplines of Pediatrics Orthopedics. He worked as Consultant - Pediatrics Orthopedics at Sheffield Children's Hospital before returning to India in June 2009. With rich experience of 20 years to his credit in the field of Orthopedic Surgery, Dr. Padman was associated with prestigious organizations like Sheffield Children's Hospital, UK as Consultant-Paediatric Orthopedics & Trauma Surgeon; Max Healthcare, New Delhi as Senior Consultant - Paediatric Orthopedic Surgeon; Fortis Memorial Research institute, Gurgaon as Senior Consultant- Paediatric Orthopedics View Profile

Dr. Hasnain Reza is highly skilled Emergency Physician with a vast experience of managing acute patients in ER and fast paced environments. He has been involved in quality healthcare programmes, medicolegal compliance, international travel advisory, environmental, Ocupational hazards and prehospital care. Vast experience in aero medical retrievals and transfers within india , remote locations and internationally. Corporate instructor and AHA certified instructor for life saving programmes. A great Team leader and a robust multitasker with motivational skills and has maintained exceptional strong interpersonal relationship with colleagues. View Profile

Dr. Nikhil Kumar, MD (Medicine), DM (Cardiology) is an all-round Cardiologist with extensive experience in Interventional, Non-invasive and Preventive and Clinical Cardiology. He has expertise in Complex Coronary Angioplasty including Rotational Atherectomy (Rotablation), Valvuloplasty, Device Closure of Shunt Lesions, Pacemaker and AICD implantations, Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy and Renal, Peripheral and Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting. He has wide ranging academic, administrative and professional experience as Professor and Head of the Cardiology Department in Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, the apex super-speciality hospital of the Indian Army. Director Cardiology at the Metro Group of Hospitals, New Delhi and Director Cardiology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon. View Profile

Dr. Sharad Tandon is a well - known name in the field of Non - Invasive Cardiology. He is the Director - Non Invasive Cardiology at Fortis Memorial Research Institute. With a rich experience of over 29 years to his credit, Dr. Tandon has been associated with prestigious organizations like Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi. His special areas of interests include Non-invasive & Clinical Cardiology, Critical Care Cardiology and he is actively involved in conducting the Heart Failure Programme which includes an integrated approach towards handling heart failure. View Profile

Padma Bhushan Dr. Kler is currently working as Chairman, Fortis Heart and Vascular Institute at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram & Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Dr. Kler, completed his MBBS from Medical college, Patiala and MD in Medicine & DM in Cardiology from PGI Chandigarh. He completed his MRCP from UK & then returned to India in 1989 & was one of the founding doctors of Escorts Heart Institute, where he spent 28 years & was its Executive Director for last 12 years of his stay. He is Fellow of Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), UK and Fellow of American College of Cardiology (FACC). He is lifetime member of IMA, CSI, ICC, API, IHRS, & HRS. His last assignment was with PSRI Hospital, New Delhi as Chairman- PSRI Heart Institute. Dr. Kler is a very active interventional cardiologist and has performed more than 25,000 coronary, renal, carotid & peripheral angioplasties. He is pioneer in electrophysiology & he established the first dedicated Electrophysiology department in India at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute. He initiated radio Frequency Ablations programme at Escorts in 1993. He was the first doctor in India to implant an ICD, CRT-P & CRT-D. He also did the first HIS bundle pacing in India in 2015. He was instrumental in starting RF Ablation & cardiac devices implantation programme in many Centre in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Srilanka & Pakistan. View Profile

Dr. Vinayak Agrawal has a unique blend of more than 23 years of experience in the field of cardiology with rich experience in Non-invasive, Clinical and interventional cardiology. After his initial internal medicine training, he also acquired nearly 1 1/2 years of experience in the field of Neurology after his MD medicine. He is an alumnus of Maulana Azad Medical College and University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. After his initial cardiology practice as consultant cardiology at Escorts Heart Institute and Research centre New Delhi, he then proceeded as a core inception group to Medanta, The Medicity and worked there for 10 years. He hold the post of Associate Director - Cardiology, before moving to Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute (PSRI), Saket as Director & Head of Clinical Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging in 2019. He is now associated with FMRI as Director of Non-Invasive Cardiology. Areas of Interest / Specialization Early heart disease detection, Integrated community Cardiology Clinic, Sports cardiology clinic, Cardio-oncology, Transplant Cardiology. View Profile

Dr. Niranjan Naik is a renowned senior surgical oncologist, presently the Director of Breast & Gastro-Intestinal Onco-Surgery at Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), Gurgaon. He trained in surgical oncology from the prestigious Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital (IRCH), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and considered as one of the best breast cancer surgeon Delhi and Gurgaon region. He has performed more than 12000 onco-surgical operations since 1996. He has successfully done various complex onco-surgical operations including laparoscopic and thoracoscopic procedures. He is also well versed in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures. He has been an invited faculty at various international and national conferences. He has published numerous papers and research articles in journals of national and international repute. He has also been a guide and mentor to DNB Surgical Oncology training programme. He has a keen interest in advancements in oncology and was an investigator in a phase III Clinical trial. Dr. Naik has worked with many renowned organisations over the past 20 years and owing to his vast experience in this field, he is considered as one of the best doctor for breast cancer in Gurgaon and Delhi NCR region. View Profile

Dr. Vedant Kabra is Principal Director of Surgical Oncology at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram. He received Surgical Oncology training from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai & National Cancer Centre, Singapore. Dr. Kabra has experience of over 12000 cancer surgeries and has successfully performed various complex oncosurgical procedures including Robotic Surgery for Cancer. He has been a faculty at various international and national conferences, has numerous papers and three book chapters to his credit apart from various awards for academic excellence. Dr. Kabra is passionate about spreading cancer awareness through regular health talks, awareness drives and self examination camps. He is also spearheading the tobacco cessation movement - Voice of Tobacco Victims (VoTV) in Gurugram and Haryana. View Profile

Dr. Praveen Gupta has established two departments in his 18 years of career in Neurology in two large corporate hospitals in Paras and Artemis seeing largest no. of OPD (100 Patient per day) and IPD (50 patient per day). Credit of starting first stroke centre in Gurgaon and first to use solitaire for mechanical thrombolysis also started DBS in Gurgaon and DBS for epilepsy in Asia. He is frequently invited speaker at National and International Conferences, Treatments and Services Complete neuroscience centre providing most advanced intervention in all form including all kind of stroke intervention/stroke rehabilitation / botox / cerebral palsy/advanced second line management for multiple scelerosis / epileptic surgery / DBS surgery for PD patients. View Profile

Dr Rahul Bhargava started his journey of Stem Cell Transplant from Medanta in the year 2010. He has completed over 800 transplants till date. Dr Bhargava has been credited of establishing 10 low cost centres across India namely at Sarvodaya hospital, Batra hospital, Action Balaji hospital etc. With a vision of anaemia free and thalassemia free India, Dr Rahul Bhargava actively collaborates with various government initiatives in order to provide low cost BMT treatment to the masses. His longstanding vision of the first integrated centre of excellence in Haematology, paediatric haematology and stem cell transplant has been fulfilled at Fortis Memorial research Institute. In 2016 Dr Rahul Bhargava became the first Indian doctor to do and popularize stem cell transplant in multiple sclerosis. Owing to his vast experience in this field, Dr Bhargava is considered as one of the best stem cell transplant expert in Delhi and Gurgaon Owing to his keen interest in community haemotology, Dr. Bhargava screened over 500 children in schools across Haryana and surrounding areas in 2018. Dr Rahul Bhargava has also completed over 1000 CME till date. Due to his active involvement with the community in building awareness around various blood disorders, he is considered as one of the best hematologist in Delhi and Gurgaon. View Profile

Dr. R K Gupta is an expert in the field of MR Imaging and MR Spectroscopy relating to various neurological and non- neurological conditions. He has a wide working experience, having served in the best institutions and hospitals of India. He holds professional memberships to several prestigious medical associations. He also holds the credit of writing innumerable publications in national and international journals View Profile

Dr. V. K. Dixit, MBBS, M.D. (Radiology) is a renowned name is the field of Interventional Neuro Radiology. He is the Director of Interventional Neuroradiology at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon. He comes with 19 years of experience in Interventional Neuro Radiology as a super-speciality. He has formerly been associated with All India Institute of Medical Sciences and has performed more than 10,000 cerebral and spinal angiograms and about 800 nuero-interventions including around 600 aneursym coilings. View Profile

Dr. Joshi is a one of the best Gynae Oncologist in Delhi and Gurgaon region. She has a rich experience of over two decades of performing all radical surgeries for Gynaecological Cancers. She has worked in reputed hospitals in Delhi-NCR as HOD, Gynae Oncology. She was a Fellow Gynae Oncology at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai and a UICC Fellow at BGH, Buffalo, NY USA. She has also been trained at the Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University of Michigan, USA and University of Lyon France. Robotic surgery training: da Vinci Intuitive at Sunnyvale, California USA. Her vast experience in the field of Gynae cancer, places her amongst the best Gynae cancer Surgeon in Gurgaon and one of the top ovarian cancer doctor in Delhi NCR region. View Profile

Dr. Rana Patir, MS (General Surgery), MCh (Neurosurgery), Fellowship in Neurosurgery (UK), is an eminent Neurosurgeon of India with more than 23 years of experience in the field of advanced Neurosurgery. He is Chairman - Department of Neurosurgery at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram. He has been a teaching faculty at AIIMS and at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. Dr. Patirwas a professor of Neurology at the Guwahati Medical College. He specilaises in Minimal Invasive Brain and Spine Surgery, Skull Base Surgery, Neurovascular surgery, Extra Cranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery, Paediatric Neurosurgery and Epilepsy Surgery. He has more than 10,000 neurological procedures to his credit. View Profile

Dr.Sandeep Vaishya is renowned Neurosurgeon in India with more than 22 years of experience in the field having worked with some of the top institution and hospitals of India. He is an awardee of the Sundt Fellowship at Mayo Clinic, USA. He has worked as a faculty in the neurosurgery Department at AIIMS. He also specialises in Minimal Invasive and Image Guided Neurosurgery, Intracranial Tumour Surgery including skull base tumours, Functional Neurosurgery , Spinal Surgery, Brachial plexus & Peripheral Nerve Surgery. View Profile

Dr. Salil Jain, MBBS, MD, DNB (Nephrology), is a renowned name in the field of Nephrology. He is well known name in Delhi and Gurgaon and is considered one of the best nephrologist in Gurgaon and Delhi region. He has more than 24 years of experience. He has worked at some of the leading hospitals such as Fortis Vasant Kunj. Dr. Salil Jain is an exceptional clinician having several national and international publications to his credit. View Profile

Dr. Samir Parikh is an eminent Psychiatrist and the Director of Department of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences, Fortis Healthcare. He has done his graduation (MBBS), and Post-graduation (DPM and MD-psychiatry) from Civil hospital, Ahmedabad, and topped the university in both. He is one of the leading academic experts in the field of mental health and conducts training programmes and courses for doctors, Psychologists and allied specialities, and has initiated several awarness campaigns for the community. He is a very well known speaker, due to his expressive communicative style and in-depth knowledge of mental health and Indian culture withcomprehensive experience in the field of clinical and community mental health, he has been a speaker at various national and international forums on mental health issues. Dr. Samir Parikh also has a prominent presence in the media with various columns in newspapers and apresence on television. channels and websites. He has played a key role in enchancing the image of mental health in the country and his views are widely appreciated. He is a very well known speaker, due to his expressive communicative style and in-depth knowledge of mental health and Indian culture withcomprehensive experience in the field of clinical and community mental health, he has been a speaker at various national and international forums on mental health issues. View Profile

Dr. Sandeep Dewan did his Post Graduation in Anesthesia from PGIMS Rohtak and Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine from Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj. He has worked in various hospitals like Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Escorts Heart Institute. He has more than 21 years of experience in Critical Care Medicine. He has several National and International publications to his name. He is also the organiser of FECCS (Fortis Escort Critical Care Series) subspecialty conference in Critical Care Medicine View Profile

Dr. T. J. Antony, M.D., MRCP (Paediatrics), FRCPCH, is an acclaimed and renowned Neonatologist in the country. He is the Director and Head of the Department of Neonatology at Fortis Memorial Research Institute. With a rich experience of 32 years to his credit, Dr. Antony has been associated with many prestigious organizations like Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, the Ministry of Health, Oman, St. Peter?s Hospital, Chertsey, England and Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, England. He takes keen interest in educational activities and research. He has been involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical training in India, Oman and the United Kingdon. He was also involved in training of doctors under various WHO Programmes for children. He is a national trainer for Neonatal Resuscitation Programme. He is also interested in research and has several publications in peer reviewed journals. View Profile

Dr. Udgeath has operated over 7500 cases in the tenure of 12 years. He is formally trained by Dr. Taweseeak for Rheumatic Mitral valve repair at Central Chest Institute, Bangkok and recently got trained for TAVI. He has also been associated with Escorts Heat Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi. His last association was with Medanta- The Medicity, Gurgaon as Senior Consultant- CTVS. Dr. Udgeath Dhir is a member in several associations like International Member of Society of Thoracic Surgeons(STS), European Association of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons(EACTS) & International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (ISMICS). Dr. Dhir has published papers in the leading journals & authored chapters in Cardiac Surgery text books. Dr. Udgeath Dhir has been awarded the Best Paper Presentation at International Coronary Congress. Dr. Dhir performs all variety of Adult Cardiac Surgery with special interests in Total Arterial Bypass Surgery, Minimally Invasive Valvular, Coronary & Congenital heart Surgery, Heart Failure Surgery, Ventricular Assist Devices & Cardiac Transplant, Arrthymia Surgery. View Profile

Dr Vikas Dua is Pediatric Hemato Oncologist and bone marrow transplant specialist of the generation. Dr. Dua's results in the field of Pediatric Hematology Oncology and BMT have been some of the best. He and his team has done 1000+ pediatric transplants. He's performed over a thousand transplants with his team. He has performed some extremely uncommon transplants that no one else in India has performed, and he is well-known for his good results in stem cell transplantation, particularly in pediatric unrelated and haploidentical transplants. Specialization Interests: Hemato-Oncology, Benign Pediatric Hematology Haploidentical transplants for children, matched siblings, unrelated donors, and
He is known for his excellent outcome in stem cell transplant specially in Pediatric haploidentical transplant and he has done some of the very rare transplants which nobody else has done in India. He has received Fellowship in Pediatric BMT, NUH, Singapore. With over two decades of experience, he has successfully done bone marrow transplants (BMTs) for children with thalassemia and leukemia from India, Afghanistan, Iraq, and African nations.

Dr. Vinod Raina is one of the India?s foremost Medical Oncologists with more than 40 years of experience in the field of Medical Oncology. A renowned powerhouse of knowledge and experience, Dr. Raina was at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS) as Professor and Head of Medical Oncology. He has special expertise in Breast, Lung, Gastrointestinal, Urological, Gynaecological cancers, Lymphomas & Myelomas. He has also performed approximately 400 bone marrow/stem cell transplants for various cancers personally. He also brings tremendous research experience and was Principal Investigator of approximately 50 projects while at AIIMS for 24 years. He was also the Co-Founder of INDOX network. Nearly 70 residents & DM students whom he mentored at AIIMS are at leading positions in India and abroad. Dr. Vinod Raina joined FMRI in 2013 as Director and Head of Medical Oncology and Haematology. He was promoted to Executive Director in the year 2017 and Chairperson of Oncosciences. Fortis Healthcare in January 2020. SPECIALTY All adult cancers with special interest in Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, GI Malignancies, Genitourinary Cancer, Gynaecological malignancies, Lymphoma and Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant. View Profile