Tarlochan Singh Kler is an Indian interventional cardiologist, medical administrator, writer, Chairman at Fortis Heart and Vascular Institute, ( Fortis Memorial Research Institute,Gurugram and Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital) and (former Director of Cardiac Sciences at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute). Born in Amargarh in the Indian state of

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...

, he graduated in medicine from

Punjabi University Punjabi University is a collegiate state public university located in Patiala, Punjab, India. It was established on 30 April 1962 and is only the second university in the world to be named after a language, after Hebrew University of Israel. ...

in 1976, secured his MD in general medicine from

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) is a public medical university in Chandigarh, India. It is an 'Institute of National Importance'. It has educational, medical research, and training facilities for its studen ...

(PGIMER) in 1980 and followed it up with the degree of DM in cardiology from the same institution in 1983. He succeeded

Naresh Trehan Naresh Trehan (born 12 August 1945) is an Indian cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeon. After graduating from King George Medical College, Lucknow, India, he went on to practice at New York University Medical Center Manhattan USA from 1971 ...

as the executive director of Fortis Heart Institute and Research Centre before becoming its director. He has written several articles on interventional cardiology; ''Persistent left superior vena cava opening directly into right atrium and mistaken for coronary sinus during biventricular pacemaker implantation'', ''Mammary coronary artery anastomosis without cardiopulmonary bypass through minithoracotomy: one year clinical experience'', and ''Ventricular Fibrillation in the EP Lab. What is the Atrial Rhythm?'' are some of the notable ones. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

, in 2005, for his contributions to medicine.

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