Dr. KK Talwar
MBBS, MD – Medicine, DM – Cardiology
Chairman – Cardiology
Cardiologist- 43 Years of Experience
Doctor Profile
Education
- MBBS – Punjab University, Patiala, 1969
- MD – Medicine – PGIMER, Chandigarh, 1973
- DM – Cardiology – PGIMER, Chandigarh, 1976
- FAMS – —-
- FNA – —-
- FACC – —-
- DSc (Hon CAUSA) – NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, AP
Memberships
- Former Chairmain – Medical Council of India
- Chairperson – Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali (IISER)
- President – Heart Failure Society of India, 2012
Training
- Training in Electrophysiology – University of Gothenburg
Experience
- Clinical experience of more than 39 years
- Director, Professor & Head of Department of Cardiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
- Former Professor & Head, Department of Cardiology, AIIMS, New Delhi
Awards And Achivements
- Awarded Padma Bhushan in 2006
- First to implant and introduce implantable Cardioverter & Defibrillator (ICD) Therapy in India and South Asian region in 1995
- Featured in LIMCA Book of World Records in 1997 for introducing ICD therapy in India & South Asian region
- First to introduce CRT therapy in India in 2000
- Recipient of various ICMR and other National Societies Award for contribution in the field of Cardiology
