Fellowships / Memberships:
- Fellow of the College of Chest Physicians, USA –FCCP
- Fellow of International College of Angiology, USA – FICA
- Fellow of Indian College of Electrophysiology – FISE
- Fellow of American College of Cardiology – FACC
- Awarded Fellowship of Cardiological Society of India – AT CSI 2005
- Awarded Asia Pacific Society of International Cardiology (APSIC) Fellowship at 2 nd AICT, New Delhi
- Fellow of Royal College of Physician, Glasgow 2010 – FRCP
- Fellow of Royal College of Physician, Edinburgh 2013
- Fellow of Royal College of Physician, London 2013
- Life member, Cardiological Society of India L - 695
- Member of Indian Council of Interventional Cardiology – MICC
- British Coucil Fellowship in London, Interventional Training under Alain Cribier at the University of Rouens, France,
- Visiting Fellowship & Pediatric Intervention and Adult Intervention Pediatric Cardiology sponsored by British Council, London Prof.S.G.Haworth, Hospital for Sick children, Great Ormond street, London University, London,
- Visiting Fellowship - Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA), Dr.Fiaz Shawl, Prince George Hospital & Centre, Maryland, Washington Adventist Hospital, Maryland USA
Publications:
- Aortacameral fistula to the right atrium, Indian Heart Journal, 42 (2), Pages – 113-116, Year-1990
- A false aneurysm following modified Blalock – Taussig Shunt, Pediatr Cardiol, 23 (2), Pages: 178 -181, Year-2005
- Severe Coronary Artery Disease with Coarctation of the Aorta: Role of off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Ann Thorac Surg, 79 (1), Pages – 343-345, Year-2006
- Papers Published: More than 50
- Abstracts published: More than 50
Awards and Honours:
- First Certificate of honour in II MBBS
- First Certificate of honour in IV MBBS
- Awarded Best Paper – Young Cardiologist by Doctor’ club, B.R. Singh – Hospital & Centre for Medical Education & Research, Eastern Railway, Calcutta – 1988
- Awarded best lecture on “Interventional Cardiology” presented at 55th Tamilnadu State Medical Conference held at Erode, given by Indian Medical Association, Tamilnadu State Branch – Year 2001
- “Vocational Excellence Award” by Rotary Club of Madras Northwest
- “Paul Harris Award” by Rotary International
- Awarded “Dr.Sanjeevi Award” 2010
- “Lifetime Achievement Award” – Tamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical University, Chennai – October 2011.
- “National Board Examination Alumnus Award” in recognition of the distinguished achievements and contributions in the field of postgraduate medical education and assessment – February 2012, New Delhi