MBBS, MD, DM, MRCP
- Experience: 32 years
About Doctor
Dr. TS Kler is a renowned Cardiac Surgeon in India. He currently heads the Department of Cardiology at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon. The doctor has received many prestigious awards, such as the Padma Bhushan and the Lifetime Achievement Award 2006, for his outstanding contribution to the field of cardiology.
He completed his MBBS from the Medical College of Patiala. Later, he did an M.D. in medicine and a D.M. in cardiology from PGI, Chandigarh. He founded Fortis Escort Heart Institute and worked there for 28 years, including as the Executive Director for the last 12 years.
The doctor has performed more than 25,000 renal, carotid and peripheral angioplasties. He founded the electrophysiology department at the Escort Heart Institute for the first time in India and began the radiofrequency ablation project there in 1993.
Dr. TS Kler was the first doctor from India to install an implantable cardioverter defibrillator in 1995. He has conducted around 2000 cardiac diagnostic angiographies and almost 300 angioplasties.
- He completed his MBBS from Government Medical College in Patiala.
- He did MD from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGI) in Chandigarh.
- He did DM in Cardiology from PGI in Chandigarh.
- He completed his MRCP from Royal College of Physicians, Edinburg, United Kingdom.
- He has worked at Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute in Delhi.
- He was the Director at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi.
- He is a Chairman & HOD at BLK-Max Heart & Vascular Institute and Pan Max-Electrophysiology-Heart & Vascular Institute.
- Cardiac Electrophysiology-Pacemaker
- Cardiology
- Interventional Cardiology
- Cardiac Arrhythmia
- Cardiac Sciences
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour given by the President of India for his excellent contribution in the field of medicine in 2005.
He was also awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 for his remarkable contribution in the field of Clinical & Preventive Cardiology in the world.
- He is the Founding President of Member of Heart Rhythm Society of India.
- He has Lifetime Fellowship of American College of Cardiology (FACC).
- He is the Fellow of Royal College of Physicians (FRCP, UK).
- He is Lifetime Member of Cardiological Society of India.
- He has Lifetime Membership of Indian College of Cardiology.
- He is Lifetime Member of Indian Medical Association.
- He is Lifetime Member of Association of Physicians of India.
- He is Lifetime Member of Delhi Medical Association.
- He is Lifetime Member of American Society of Pacing & Electrophysiology (NASPE).
