Tarlochan Singh Kler

Tarlochan Singh Kler
Born Amargarh, Punjab, India
Occupation Interventional cardiologist
Medical writer
Known for Interventional cardiology
Awards Padma Bhushan

Tarlochan Singh Kler is an Indian interventional cardiologist, medical administrator, writer and the Director of Cardiac Sciences at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute.[1] Born in Amargarh in the Indian state of Punjab,[2] he graduated in medicine from Punjabi University in 1976, secured his MD in general medicine from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in 1980 and followed it up with the degree of DM in cardiology from the same institution in 1983.[3] He succeeded Naresh Trehan as the executive director of Fortis Heart Institute and Research Centre before becoming its director.[4] 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,[5] Mammary coronary artery anastomosis without cardiopulmonary bypass through minithoracotomy: one year clinical experience,[6] and Ventricular Fibrillation in the EP Lab. What is the Atrial Rhythm?[7] are some of the notable ones. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2005, for his contributions to medicine.[8]

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  1. ↑ "Executive Profile". Bloomberg. 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "On Indian Autographs". Indian Autographs. 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Tarlochan Singh Kler on Practo". Practo. 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "No dearth of skills at Escorts, says Dr Kler". The Tribune. 17 June 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ Kartikeya Bhargava; Vanita Arora; Tarlochan Singh Kler (June 2007). "Persistent left superior vena cava opening directly into right atrium and mistaken for coronary sinus during biventricular pacemaker implantation". HeartRhythm. 4 (6): 810. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.09.018.
  6. ↑ Yugal Mishra*, Yatin Mehta, Sanjay Mittal, Mahendra Mairal, Anil Karlekar, Ashok Seth, Tarlochan Singh Kler, Naresh Trehan (1998). "Mammary coronary artery anastomosis without cardiopulmonary bypass through minithoracotomy: one year clinical experience" (PDF). European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 14 (Suppl 1): S31–S37.
  7. ↑ Kartikeya Bhargava; Tarlochan Singh Kler (September 2008). "Ventricular Fibrillation in the EP Lab. What is the Atrial Rhythm?". Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 19 (9): 991–992.
  8. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.


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