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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