Daljeet Singh Gambhir is an Indian cardiologist, medical academic, researcher and inventor and the Group Director of Cardiology at Kailash Group of Hospitals and Heart Institute, Noida.[1] He is the inventor of Infinnium Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent, a reportedly cheaper drug-eluting stent which he first presented at the EuroPCR meeting held in Paris in 2003.[2] A fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences[3] and an honorary fellow of the Indian College of Cardiology, he is reported to have performed over 10,000 coronary interventions.[4] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2016, for his contributions to medicine.[5]
Daljeet Singh Gambhir | |
|---|---|
| Born | Delhi, India |
| Occupation(s) | Interventional cardiologist Medical researcher Medical administrator |
| Known for | Multivessel angioplasty Medical research |
| Awards | Padma Shri DMA Life Time Achievement Award AACIO Distinguished Physician Award Government of Delhi State Award |
Biography
editDaljeet Singh Gambhir graduated in medicine from Maulana Azad Medical College and followed it up with a post graduate degree (MD) from the same institution after which he secured the degree of DM.[6] He started his career as an assistant professor at the department of cardiology of Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education, New Delhi in 1985 where he became a professor in 1993, at the age of 44.[7] During his tenure, he is known to have established a radiation therapy department at the hospital for the treatment of coronary restenosis.[8] Later he moved to Kailash Group of Hospitals where he is the group director of cardiology and the chief executive officer of its heart institute.[9]
Gambhir, known to have specialized in non-surgical coronary interventional techniques, is reported to have performed over 10,000 interventional procedures.[4] He is known to have conducted researches and clinical trials on various interventional techniques and invented a drug-eluting stent, known as Infinnium Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent, which was presented at the Paris EuroPCR meeting of 2003 after conducting clinical trials on 80 patients.[2] The stent was reported to have been more cost effective than the ones available at the market during that time. He has published over 110 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has contributed chapters to many medical text books published by others.[6] He is one of the founding members of the Indian College of Cardiology and a former president of the institution (2007–08), where he is a life member.[10] He is the clinical advisor to MIV Therapeutics, a medical institution working on biocompatible coatings for passive and drug-eluting stents,[8] and a consultant editor of the Indian Heart Journal.[11] He is a former president of the Cardiological Society of India (2002–03), chaired its scientific committee in 2002 and is a member of its executive committee.[12]
Awards and honors
editThe National Academy of Medical Sciences elected Gambhir as their fellow in 2004.[13] He has received the State Award from the Government of Delhi as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Delhi Medical Association.[4] The Government of India included him in the Republic Day honors list for the civilian award of the Padma Shri in 2016.[14][15] He is also recipient of the Distinguished Physician Award of the Association of American Cardiologists of Indian Origin[7] and an honorary fellow of Indian College of Cardiology (2005), Cardiological Society of India (2006) and College of Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology (2007) and the American College of Cardiology.[9]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Doctor Profile". Kailash Healthcare. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Indian trial holds promise of less expensive drug-eluting stent". Medscape. 24 May 2003. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "NAMS Fellow" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Gambhir on Credi Health". Credi Health. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b "About D. S. Gambhir". Truekure. 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Heart of the matter". The Tribune. 30 March 2004. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ a b "World Renowned Specialist Contributes Extensive Clinical Trial Expertise". Business wire. 25 May 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Executive Profile". Bloomberg. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "List of Life Members of Indian College of Cardiology". Indian College of Cardiology. 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Indian Heart Journal Editorial Board". Elsevier. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Past Presidents". Cardiological Society of India. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "List of Fellows: July 2004" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Dr V Shanta gets Padma Vibhushan; Padma Bhushan for Dr D Nageshwar Reddy". India Medical Times. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Allopathy Vs Homoeopathy in the Padma awards 2016". Homeo Book. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
External links
edit- "Padma Recipients among Delhi University Alumni" (PDF). Delhii University Alumni Association. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "How to Tackle Heart Attack". YouTube video. TENNEWS DOT IN. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2016.