Upendra Kaul

Upendra Kaul
Born India
Occupation Cardiologist
Known for Interventional cardiology
Awards Padma Shri
Dr. B. C. Roy Award
Medtronic Award
CSI Searle Award
ICMR Shakuntala Amirchand Prize
Press India Award

Upendra Kaul is an Indian cardiologist and one of the pioneers of interventional cardiology in India.[1] He is the director of cardiology at Fortis Hospitals, New Delhi.[2] He is known for his expertise in procedures such as Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary bypass, Rotational and Directional Atherectomy, Coronary stenting and Percutaneous Laser Myocardial Revascularization.[3] He graduated in medicine (MBBS) from the Maulana Azad Medical College and continued his studies at the same institution to secure MD in 1975 and, DM in cardiology in 1978.[4] Later, he obtained advanced training in interventional cardiology from Australia during 1983 to 84. He has served the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) as a professor of cardiology and has been a member of the faculty of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, G. B. Pant Hospital and Batra Hospital.[2]

Kaul is a former president of the Cardiological Society of India and the SAARC Cardiac Society[5] and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS).[2] He has published over 450 medical papers[4][6] and has won the Medtronic Award for the Best Scientific Paper in 1983.[3] He received the highest Indian award in the medical category, Dr. B. C. Roy Award, in 1999.[2][4] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2006, for his contributions to Indian medicine.[7] He is also a recipient of the Dr. Thapar Gold Medal in 1970, Searle Award of the Cardiological Society of India in 1986, Shakuntala Amirchand Prize of the Indian Council of Medical Research in 1987, Press India Award in 1992.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Doctor Profile". My Doc Advisor. 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Expert Profile". ND TV. 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dr. Upendra Kaul Credihealth". Credihealth. 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Dr Upendra Kaul - Medical Tourism Corporation". Medical Tourism Corporation. 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Executive Director - Academics & Research(Cardiology)". Fortis Hospitals. 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ Upendra Kaul; Sripal Bangalore; Ashok Seth; Priyadarshini Arambam; Rajpal K. Abhaychand; Tejas M. Patel; Darshan Banker; Atul Abhyankar; Ajit S. Mullasari; Sanjay Shah; Rajneesh Jain; Premchand R. Kumar; C.G. Bahuleyan (2015). "Paclitaxel-Eluting versus Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stents in Diabetes". N Engl J Med. 373: 1709–1719. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1510188.
  7. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.


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