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Vienna General Hospital (Austria) and Professor Ettore Vitali at Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital (Italy) on the implantation and results of continuous flow VADs, heart transplantation and management of heart failure patients; Professor Vincent Dor at Nice University Hospital (France) on the outcome of Dor's procedure for ventricular aneurysm repairs; Professor Antonio Calafiore at the University of Chieti (Italy) on the principal of septal exclusion technique and repair of mitral valve in remodeling of the ventricular anatomy; and Dr. Valavanur Subramanian at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York (USA) on minimally invasive cardiac surgery. He has also worked as a post-doctoral Fellow at St
Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, New York (USA) before coming back to India in 1995.
Dr Kohli was the first surgeon to perform coronary artery bypass in Jammu Medical College in 2001. He is also the first surgeon to have performed coronary artery bypass on a beating heart in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2002. He has conducted over 15,000 cardiac surgeries and has over 150 scientific publications at national & international level to his credit. He conducts regular OPDs in Patna and Uttarakhand. He also provides OPDs in Jammu for the underprivileged. He has received numerous awards for his contributions in the field of cardiovascular surgery
Work Experience
- Dr. Vijay Kohli is currently working at Max Healthcare
- Vice Chairmain - Cardiac Surgery, Medanta The Medicity, Gurugram (2009 to 2024)
- Senior Consultant - Cardiovascular Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi (2007 to 2009)
- Director - Cardiac Surgery, Escort Heart Institute & Research Center, Delhi (1995 to 2007)
- Post-Doctoral Fellow and Senior Research Associate - Division of Cardiovascular Science, St. Luke's & Roosevelt Hospital Medical Center, New York (1993 to 1995)
Education & Training
- MBBS - Government Medical College & Associated Hospital, Jammu and Kashmir (1980)
- MS - Government Medical College and Associated Hospital, Jammu and Kashmir (1985)
- M.Ch. - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (1990)
- Fellowship - St. Luke’s & Roosevelt Hospital Medical Centre, New York (1995)
- Fellowship - Indian Association of Cardio (FIACS) in Thoracic Surgeons (2003)
Memberships
- International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- American Association of Thoracic Surgeons
- American Heart Association
- Asian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons
- Cardiological Society of India
- Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS)
- Vascular Society of India
- Electrophysiology Society of India
Awards
- Cardiologist Society of India, Gold Medal for Best Scientific Publications (2001)
- Jammu Medical College, Distinguished Servicesaward for starting the cardiac surgery programme and contribution to cardiovascular surgery in Jammu & Kashmir (2001)
- Norvic Hospital, Achievement Award for starting the cardiac surgery programme in Norvic Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal (2001)
- President of India, Distinguished Service Award in Cardiac Surgery (2002)
- Indian Medical Association, Award received for distinguished Services in the Medical Field (2023
Speciality Interest
- Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Beating Heart Surgery
- Surgical Management of Heart Failure
- Right Heart Support System
- Complicated Cardiac Ventricular Aneurysms and Ventricular Septal Rupture (VSR)
- Ventricular Remodeling Procedures
- Mitral Valve Repair and Valve Surgery
- Mid Cabs (Mini Thoracotomy CABG)
- Minimally Invasive Surgery - Heart Port Surgery
- Aortic Valve and Aortic Dissection Surgeries
- Surgical Management of Aortic Aneurysms
- Surgery for Pulmonary Endarterectomy
- Cardiomyoplasty for Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Ventricular Assist Devices - Implantation and Management
- Septal Myomectomy for HCM
- Cardiac Transplantation
Research Papers & Publications
- Over 150 scientific publications in international and national medical journals as well as invited presentations in several national and international forums.
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