Dr. Gurcharan Singh Kalra
MD, DM
Dr. Gurcharan Singh Kalra, MD, DM is Director, Cardiac Catheterization
Laboratories at Fortis Healthcare.
Education
He did his MD in Medicine (1982), DM in Cardiology (1985) from AIIMS, New Delhi,
followed by a fellowship from University of Birmingham, UK. Dr. Kalra joined
Fortis Hospital, Mohali after 13 distinguished years as a Cardiologist with G.B.
Pant Hospital, New Delhi.
Professional Excellence
Having to his credit more than 15000 Interventional procedures.
Pioneering works
Dr. Kalra shows special interest in device closure of valvular defects and has
introduced the use of several closure devices such as Rashkind Umbrella Device,
Siders Buttoned Device, Asdos, Cardio Seal, Starflex, Coils and Ductocclud.
International Experience
He has not only initiated device closure and metallic commissurotomy at several
leading hospitals around India but has also conducted live demonstrations at
Hospital Charles Nicolle, Reven, France. He has also trained cardiologists from
USA, Australia & France in device closure and mitral volvotomy. An
internationally recognized Cardiologist, Dr. Kalra is the convener of the
Cardiac Registry of India.
Academic Excellence
He has been actively involved in research presentations, and has published
papers in more than 200
national and international medical research journals.
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