About Doctor

• Dr. Krishna Iyer is a leading pediatric cardiac surgeon in India, known for his extensive clinical expertise and contributions to cardiac care for children.
• He has over 46 years of vast experience in this field.
• Dr. Iyer has performed over 10,000 surgeries on babies, children, and adults with congenital heart diseases, including arterial switch procedures, TAPVC repairs, Fontan procedures, and corrections for tetralogy of Fallot, DORV, and Truncus Arteriosus.
• He initiated the first dedicated pediatric cardiac care program in Northern India at Escorts Heart Institute Research Centre (now Fortis-Escorts Heart Institute) in 1995, setting a benchmark for cardiac care in India and South East Asia.
• Dr. Iyer has performed over 10,000 surgeries on babies, children, and adults with congenital heart diseases, including arterial switch procedures, TAPVC repairs, Fontan procedures, and corrections for tetralogy of Fallot, DORV, and Truncus Arteriosus.
• He conducted original work on the rapid two-stage arterial switch procedure and was the first to perform a successful rapid two-stage arterial switch and double-switch operation in India.
• His current interests focus on complex neonatal cardiac surgery, cardiac surgery in malnourished children, salvaging late presenters of congenital heart disease, and developing cost-effective cardiac care for children in developing countries.
• After basic training, Dr. Iyer worked in the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at AIIMS and served as Additional Professor before setting up the pediatric cardiac care division at Escorts Heart Institute.
• He trained under renowned pediatric cardiac surgeon Dr. R.B.B. Mee at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne in 1989.
• Dr. Iyer is actively involved in charitable initiatives, including the 'Gift of Life' program by Rotary International, to support underprivileged children.
• He has received numerous academic awards, including the Institute Gold Medal for being the Best Graduate of the Year at his MBBS examination.
• He was honored with the Sorel Catherine Frieman Prize for proficiency in Pediatrics and the Hira Lal Gold Medal for being the best postgraduate in General Surgery.
• He earned the Pfizer Postgraduate Medical Award and a Gold Medal along with a Scroll of Honour.
• Dr. Iyer was awarded the Doppler Award for the best paper at the Sixth International Symposium on Echocardiography in Cardiac Surgery in Washington D.C. in 1994.

Education

• M.B.B.S., from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 1978.
• M.S. (Gen. Surgery) from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 1981.
• M.Ch. (CTVS) from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 1984.
• Fellowship (Neonatal cardiac surgery) from Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, 1989.

Work Experience

• Cardiologist at Escorts Heart Institute, 1989 – 2017 
• Chairman at Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute, 2017 – 2020

Awards

• Pfizer Postgraduate Medical award, Gold Medal and Scroll of Honour in 1979.
• Hira Lal Gold Medal for being the best postgraduate in General Surgery in Dec.1981.
• Doppler award for best paper at the Sixth International Symposium on Echocardiography in Cardiac Surgery, held in Washington D.C. on Nov.1994.
• Citation and Certificate of Appreciation for notable service and excellent contribution to EHIRC Dr A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, Honourable President of India on December 13th, 2002, New Delhi, India.
• Awarded and delivered the Dr. Armida Fernandez oration on 14th August 2005, in Mumbai.
• Notable Service Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Clinical & Preventive Cardiology in the world by the World Congress on Clinical & Preventive Cardiology (WCCPC 2006) on September 22nd 24th, 2006, Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India.
• Certificate of Appreciation for the selfless services rendered by the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee at Rajiv Bhavan, on December 9th 2006, New Delhi, India.
• Certificate of Appreciation for the significant contribution at The 16th Asian Pacific Congress of Cardiology in December 13-16, 2007, Taipei, Taiwan.
• Paul Harris Fellow in appreciation of tangible and significant aid given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world by The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International on 23rd Feb 2008, New Delhi (India).
• Dynamic Indian of the Millennium award by the KG Foundation, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in August, 2009.

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