About Doctor

• Dr. T.S. Kler, a Padma Bhushan awardee, is a leading Interventional Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist with over 48 years of experience.
• He has performed 35,000+ coronary, renal, carotid, and peripheral angioplasties and pioneered electrophysiology in India by establishing the first department at a leading hospital in Delhi.
• Dr. Kler was the first doctor in India to implant ICD, CRT-P, and CRT-D devices and the first to perform HIS Bundle Pacing in 2015.
• He initiated RF ablation and Cardiac Device Implantation Programs across India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.
• Dr. Kler earned his MBBS from Government Medical College, Patiala (1976), and his MD in Internal Medicine and DM in Cardiology from PGIMER, Chandigarh (1980 and 1983).
• He pursued a Fellowship in Electrophysiology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1993), FRCP from Edinburgh, UK, and FACC from the USA (2003).
• Dr. Kler has trained over 300 doctors in interventional cardiology and authored about 150 articles in national and international journals.
• He regularly speaks at global conferences like HRS and ACC, and has been a Guest Faculty in countries such as the USA, France, Australia, Bangladesh, and Singapore.
• His accolades include the D.Sc (Honoris Causa) from Punjab University, Lifetime Achievement Award from the IMA, and several other prestigious awards for his contributions to cardiology.
• Dr. Kler is an active member of the Heart Rhythm Society of India, Cardiological Society of India, and the American College of Cardiology.
• His keen interest in research resulted in the publication of 150 numerous research papers in reputed national and international journals.

Education

• MBBS – Government medical College and Hospital, Patiala, 1976
• MD – Medicine – PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, 1980
• DM – Cardiology – PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, 1983
• MRCP (U.K.), 
• Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians (U.K.)
• FACC (U.S.A)

Work Experience

• Chairman, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, 2023
• Chairman, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, 2023
• Chairman, Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital, Vasant Kunj, 2023
• Chairman, Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute (PSRI), New Delhi, 2020

Awards

• Vishisht Chikitsa Ratan Award from Delhi Medical Association in 2018
• Inspiring Cardiologist from Economic Times in 2018
• Lifetime Achievement Award from Cardiological Society of India in 2017-18
• Padma Bhushanpadma Bhushan, 2005
• The Great Son of India Award, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Academy, Roopnagar, 2003
• Vijay Ratna Award, India International Friendship Society, 2002
• Honor of Merit Award, S. S. Jain Sabha, New Delhi, 2001

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