Currently serving as the Director  -  Cardiac Care Centre, SRMC, Chennai.

  MBBS Madras Medical College 1962

  MD Madras Medical College 1967 (General Medicine)

  DM Christian Medical College1971 (Cardiology)

Professional Excellence:

Teaching positions Held:

  1967 - 68  -  Tutor in Medicine  -  Kilpauk Medical College

  1968 - 69  -  Assistant Professor of Medicine  -  Chengalpet Medical College

  1969 - 71  -  Registrar in Cardiology  -  Christian Medical College, Vellore

  1971 - 73  -  Assistant Prof. Of Cardiology  -  Madras Medical College.

  1973 - 75  -  Reader in Cardiology  -  Madras Medical College

  1975 - 88  -  Additional Professor of Cardiology  -  Madras Medical College

  1988 - 94  -  Professor of Cardiology  -  Kilpauk Medical College

   From 1994  -  Till Date - Current Position held at SRMC

   Director  -  Cardiac Care Centre / Professor & Head -  Department of Cardiology / Sri Ramachandra Medical College 
     & Research Institute. 1994 to 2002

   Dean of Faculties From 1998 to Feb 2002

   Vice - Chancellor From 2002 to Feb 2005

   Chairman & Director of Cardiac Care Centre, Professor  -  Emeritus of Cardiology & Director -  Research 
      Feb 2005 to Till date

Professional Affiliation:

  President  -  Indian Academy of Echocardiography

  President  -  Madras Chapter of Cardiological Society of India

  President  -  Madras Central Branch  -  IMA

Chairman  -  Scientific Committee  -  Institute of integrated Medicine

  Secretary  -  Anti  - Tobacco forum

  Member, Editorial board  -  Indian Heart journal

  President  -  Tamilnadu & Pondicherry Chapter of Cardiological Society of India 1998

  President  -  South Asian Society for Arteriosclerosis & Thrombosis (SASAT INDIA)  -  1999  -  till date

  Member  -  Governing body of the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi  -  2003  - 06

  Nominated as the Member of the Executive Committee of the Indian Council of Medical Research

  Member  -  Scientific Advisory Board of the Indian Council of Medical Research  -  4th May 2007

Awards & Accolades:

  Sadhana Award  -  1997 by Lions Club of Madras pantheon plaza

  Outstanding Teacher of the Decade Awards  -  1998  -  by K G Hospital, Coimbatore

  Awards for Excellence for the 1999  -  2000. Lions Club of Madras Cathedral.

  Conferment of the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (HONORIS Causa ) by the Esteemed premier
    University of Tamil Nadu  -  The Tamilnadu Dr    MGR Medical University. Chennai

  For the Sake of Honour Award  -  Rotary Club of Madras Shakti, 2003 Chennai

  For the Sake of Honour Award  -  Rotary Club of Salem, 2003  -  Salem

  Has been selected for the prestigious Dr. B.C. Roy National Award for the year 2003 in the category of 
    "Eminent Medical Teacher", by the Management Committee of Dr. B. C. Roy National Award Fund.

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