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Dr. Krishna s Iyer from Okhla Road, New Friends Colony, Landmark: Sukdhev Vihar Metro Station ,New Delhi, Delhi, 110025, India 45 years experience in Speciality Pediatric Cardiologist | Paediatric Surgery | Paediatrics | Kayawell

Dr. Krishna s Iyer

  • MS General surgery | MCh (Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) | MBBS | Training in infant cardiac surgery
  • Okhla Road, New Friends Colony, Landmark: Sukdhev Vihar Metro Station ,New Delhi, Delhi, 110025, India

About Me

      • Dr Krishna S Iyer is one of India’s most experienced paediatric cardiac surgeons with a vast experience of more than 45 years, recognised for his clinical expertise and involvement with cardiac care for children in India and other developing nations.
      • After his medical training, he joined the faculty of the cardiac surgery department of AIIMS, New Delhi. He then trained in infant cardiac surgery in Australia and then established neonatal cardiac surgery at AIIMS.
      • Dr Iyer began the first dedicated paediatric cardiac care program in North India at Fortis Escorts, New Delhi.
      • Dr Iyer has operated on more than 14,000 patients with congenital heart diseases from all parts of India and International patients from over 15 countries.
      • He has performed the first successful rapid two-stage arterial switch and double-switch operation in India.
      • He is the first to generate internationally comparable outcomes in neonatal and infant cardiac surgery and surgery for complex congenital heart disease.
      • He helped set up many paediatric cardiac programs within the country and in other countries like Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia and Nepal.
      • He has more than a hundred research publications in national and international journals and travels extensively to cities across India and abroad to deliver lectures.

  • Specialties

  • Pediatric Cardiologist | Paediatric Surgery | Paediatrics
  • Education

  • MS General surgery - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi -

  • MCh (Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi -

  • MBBS - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi -

  • Training in infant cardiac surgery - Australia -

  • Professional Membership

  • Founder President of Asia-Pacific Pediatric Cardiac Society

  • Society of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgeons

  • Pediatric Cardiac Society of India

  • Asian Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons

  • American Association of Thoracic Surgeons

  • Awards

  • Awarded a Citation and Certificate of Appreciation for distinguished service and outstanding contribution by Dr A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, Honourable President of India - 2002 -

  • Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Clinical & Preventive Cardiology in the world- World Congress on Clinical & Preventive Cardiology, India - 2006 -

  • Pfizer Postgraduate Medical award - 1979 -

  • Dynamic Indian of the Millennium award – KG Foundation - 2009 -

  • Hira Lal Gold Medal for being the best postgraduate in General Surgery - 1981 -

  • State License

  • Delhi
  • Language

  • English | Hindi

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