Dr. Surendra Nath Khanna

Dr. Surendra Nath Khanna is the Director, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India. He specialises in all types of adult cardiac surgical work. He is one of the leading and most experienced cardiac surgeon with expertise in Beating Heart Surgeries, Cardiac Valvular Surgery--Mitral Valve, Aortic Valve, Tricuspid valve, Double Valve Replacements and Redo-valve surgeries. He also has special interest in Valve Repairs, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Aneurysm Surgery, and Heart-Failure Surgery. His has relentless quest to bring the best in cardiac surgery to India and within the reach of common man. He is a Graduate of King George's Medical College, Lucknow. After completing his MS (Gen. Surgery) he was trained in cardiac surgery at King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai; Christian Medical College, Vellore. Thereafter he went abroad and was trained under Prof. Ottavio Alfieri, internationally known for his pioneering work in heart valve techniques. Dr. Surendra Nath Khanna has been practicing cardiac surgery since the last 30 years. He has carried out more than 17,000 cardiac surgeries. He has been working as Consultant cardiac surgeon at various prestigious hospitals which includes San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy; where he was trained under Prof. Ottavio Alfieri, internationally renowned for his pioneering techniques in valve repairs and valve surgery in severe left ventricular dysfunction. He has worked with Luminaries like Prof Stanley John. His work experience encompasses operating at prestigious centres which include- King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai; Christian Medical College, Vellore; Max Heart and research Institute, New Delhi and Fortis Escorts Heart Institute New Delhi. He is passionately involved in the Community Outreach Services and creating mass awareness toward cardiac diseases for last 30 years. . He also has a keen interest in academic and research work, which includes publications in various reputed international journals. He has been invited as speaker on many international forums.

Award of Excellence in Cardiology from World Congress on clinical, Preventive, Geriatric Cardiology and Imaging (WCCPGCI 2010)-, October 24,2010. Honorary Professor Faculty of Medical Sciences ,Indira Gandhi Technological and Medical Sciences University, Arunachal Pradesh. Distinguished Service Award- Heart Care Foundation of India BSNL Dl ka Darbar - September 26,2010 National Excellence Award - Heart Care Foundation of India MTNL Perfect Health Mela - Oct 23rd 2011. Senior Proficiency Certificate- Sept.1977- Indian Council for International Amity. Senior Proficiency Certificate- Sept.1979 - Indian Council for International Amity Award for Incomparable.