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{{Use dmy dates|date= | {{Short description|Indian cardiologist and writer}} | ||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Tarlochan Singh Kler | | name = Tarlochan Singh Kler | ||
| birth_place = [[Amargarh]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India | | birth_place = [[Amargarh]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India | ||
| occupation = Interventional cardiologist<br>Medical writer | | occupation = Interventional cardiologist<br/>Medical writer | ||
| known for = [[Interventional cardiology]] | | known for = [[Interventional cardiology]] | ||
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] | | awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Tarlochan Singh Kler''' is an Indian interventional cardiologist, medical administrator, writer, Chairman at | '''Tarlochan Singh Kler''' is an Indian interventional cardiologist, medical administrator, writer, and Chairman at Fortis Heart and Vascular Institute ([[Fortis Healthcare|Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram]] and [[Fortis Healthcare|Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital]]) and (former Director of Cardiac Sciences at [[Fortis Healthcare|Fortis Escorts Heart Institute]]).<ref name="Executive Profile">{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=34817622&privcapId=23709728&previousCapId=26447411&previousTitle=Global%20Health%20Pvt%20Ltd | title=Executive Profile | publisher=Bloomberg | date=2016 | access-date=4 June 2016}}</ref> | ||
== Early life and education == | |||
Born in [[Amargarh]] in the Indian state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]],<ref name="On Indian Autographs">{{cite web | url=http://www.indianautographs.com/productdetail-125263.html | title=On Indian Autographs | publisher=Indian Autographs | date=2016 | access-date=4 June 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Dr. Tarlochan Singh Kler on Practo">{{cite web | url=https://www.practo.com/delhi/doctor/dr-t-s-kler-cardiologist | title=Dr. Tarlochan Singh Kler on Practo | publisher=Practo | date=2016 | access-date=4 June 2016}}</ref> He succeeded [[Naresh Trehan]] as the executive director of Fortis Heart Institute and Research Centre before becoming its director.<ref name="No dearth of skills at Escorts, says Dr Kler">{{cite web | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070617/edit.htm#5 | title=No dearth of skills at Escorts, says Dr Kler | work=The Tribune | date=17 June 2007 | access-date=4 June 2016}}</ref> He has written several articles on [[interventional cardiology]], including "''Persistent left superior vena cava opening directly into right atrium and mistaken for coronary sinus during biventricular pacemaker implantation,"''<ref name="Persistent left superior vena cava opening directly into right atrium and mistaken for coronary sinus during biventricular pacemaker implantation">{{cite journal | url=http://www.heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-5271(06)01968-0/abstract | title=Persistent left superior vena cava opening directly into right atrium and mistaken for coronary sinus during biventricular pacemaker implantation |author1=Kartikeya Bhargava |author2=Vanita Arora |author3=Tarlochan Singh Kler | journal=Heart Rhythm | date=June 2007 | volume=4 | issue=6 | pages=810 | doi=10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.09.018| pmid=17556211 | url-access=subscription }}</ref> "''Mammary coronary artery anastomosis without cardiopulmonary bypass through minithoracotomy: one year clinical experience,"''<ref name="Mammary coronary artery anastomosis without cardiopulmonary bypass through minithoracotomy: one year clinical experience">{{cite journal | url=http://ejcts.oxfordjournals.org/content/14/Supplement_1/S31.full.pdf | title=Mammary coronary artery anastomosis without cardiopulmonary bypass through minithoracotomy: one year clinical experience | author=Yugal Mishra*, Yatin Mehta, Sanjay Mittal, Mahendra Mairal, Anil Karlekar, Ashok Seth, Tarlochan Singh Kler, Naresh Trehan | journal=European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery | year=1998 | volume=14 | issue=Suppl 1 | pages=S31–S37}}</ref> and "''Ventricular Fibrillation in the EP Lab. What is the Atrial Rhythm?"''<ref name="Ventricular Fibrillation in the EP Lab. What is the Atrial Rhythm?">{{cite journal | url=https://www.academia.edu/19038103 | title=Ventricular Fibrillation in the EP Lab. What is the Atrial Rhythm? |author1=Kartikeya Bhargava |author2=Tarlochan Singh Kler | journal=Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology | date=September 2008 | volume=19 | issue=9 | pages=991–992| doi=10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01120.x | pmid=18363692 | s2cid=44754170 }}</ref> | |||
== Recognition == | |||
In 2005, he was awarded the [[Padma Shri|Padma Bhushan]] by the [[Government of India]] for his contributions to medicine.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016 | archive-date=15 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Naresh Trehan]] | * [[Naresh Trehan]] | ||
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| Occupation | Interventional cardiologist Medical writer |
| Known for | Interventional cardiology |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Tarlochan Singh Kler is an Indian interventional cardiologist, medical administrator, writer, and Chairman at Fortis Heart and Vascular Institute (Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram and Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital) and (former Director of Cardiac Sciences at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute).[1]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
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, including "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]
Recognition[edit | edit source]
In 2005, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India for his contributions to medicine.[8]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Executive Profile". Bloomberg. 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ "On Indian Autographs". Indian Autographs. 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ "Dr. Tarlochan Singh Kler on Practo". Practo. 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ "No dearth of skills at Escorts, says Dr Kler". The Tribune. 17 June 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ 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". Heart Rhythm. 4 (6): 810. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.09.018. PMID 17556211.
- ↑ 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.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ 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. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01120.x. PMID 18363692. S2CID 44754170.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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