Dr. K K Talwar

About Dr. K K Talwar

• Dr. Kewal Kishan Talwar is a renowned Interventional Cardiologist with over 45 years of experience.
• He performed the first implantation of Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy in South Asia and was featured in the LIMCA Book of World Records in 1997. 
• He is also credited with introducing Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in India, which is also listed in the LIMCA Book of World Records.
• Dr. Talwar's work on Cardiac arrhythmia helped develop it as a specialty in India and developed the Heart failure and Heart transplant program at AIIMS. 
• After completing his MBBS from Punjab University in 1973, he also achieved an MD (Medicine) from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in 1976 and a DM (Cardiology) from PGIMER in 1989.
• He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), the Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS), Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), and FINA.
• He is a former president of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) and a former chairman of the Medical Council of India. 
• He is a former head of the Department of Cardiology at AIIMS, New Delhi, and Director of PGIMER, Chandigarh. 
• Before Joining PSRI Hospital, he was Chairman of the Cardiology Department at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket. 
• His work has been documented in several publications, including 240 articles and 270 abstracts, in various peer-reviewed medical journals. 
• He has also contributed 15 chapters to various medical texts.
• Dr. Talwar has been a member of the Patron of the Heart Rhythm Society of India and President of Heart Failure Society of India (2009-2012), President of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS – 2009-2012), President of the International Society of Heart Research (Indian Section), Member of the Institute Body, Sree Chitra Institute of Medical Sciences (SCIMS), Thiruvananthapuram, Member of Jawahar Lal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, and a Member All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
   

Education

• MBBS, Punjab University, 1973
• MD (Medicine), PGIMER, 1976
• DM (Cardiology), PGIMER, 1989

Awards