Dr. Krishna S Iyer

Executive Director- Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery).

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Fortis Escorts Heart Institute

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Experience

30+ years

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About

Dr. Krishna Iyer is one of India's most experienced pediatric cardiac surgeons, 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 cardiac surgery department of AIIMS, New Delhi. Hethen trained in infant cardiac surgery in Australia and then established neonatal cardiac surgery at AIIMS.
Dr. Iyer began the first dedicated pediatric cardiac care program in North India at EHIRC ( now FEHI ) in 1995. Under his guidance, this pediatric cardiac program has become the benchmark for cardiac care for children in India and its South East Asian neighbours.
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 has more than hundred research publications in national and international journals and travels extensively to cities across India and abroad to deliver lectures.
He has been the Founder President of Asia-Pacific Pediatric Cardiac Society, Society of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgeons and President of Pediatric Cardiac Society of India.

Education

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

Experience

Faculty member in CTVS department of AIIMS, New Delhi and left as Additional Professor. Set up the Paediatric cardiac program there and was involved in the training of several cardiac surgeons.
Secured National Merit Scholarship for the year 1971 - 1972 for meritorious performance in the Indian School Certificate examination.
Awarded Ganpatrao Chittre Scholarship for securing second rank in the Inter-Science examination of the Bombay University in April, 1972.
Awarded Institute Gold Medal for Best Graduate of the year at the MBBS examination in Dec.1977.
Secured following awards in All India Institute of Medical Sciences between 1973 and1977.

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Bentall Surgery

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$15000

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Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)

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$6600

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Arterial Switch Operation (ASO)

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$7200

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Fontan Procedure

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$7200

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VSD Closure

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$6600

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Dr. Krishna S Iyer

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Bentall Surgery

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)

Arterial Switch Operation (ASO)

Fontan Procedure

VSD Closure

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Education

Experience

Hospitals

Treatments

Bentall Surgery

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)

Arterial Switch Operation (ASO)

Fontan Procedure

VSD Closure