Dr. Kulbhushan Singh Dagar

Dr. Kulbhushan Singh Dagar

Principal Director

36 Years of Experience

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon, Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon

MBBS, MS, MCh

Reg. No.:49926, Tamil Nadu Medical Council

Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi

English, Hindi

Consultation Fee ₹ 1000

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About Dr. Kulbhushan Singh Dagar

  • Dr. Kulbhushan Singh Dagar is a renowned Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon in New Delhi.
  • He has over 36 years of overall experience, with the last 25 years focused exclusively on treating infants and children with congenital heart defects.
  • The doctor is highly skilled in performing surgeries across the full spectrum of congenital cardiac defects in newborns and children, regardless of complexity.
  • Dr. Kulbhushan Singh Dagar is an expert in valve repairs, ASD/VSD device closures, ECMO, percutaneous valve replacement, angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, and PDA stenting for newborns.
  • He is well-versed in handling complex and challenging cases using innovative techniques and advanced technologies.
  • He provides specialized care for children with heart defects.
  • Dr. Dagar completed his MBBS and MS in General Surgery from Sarojini Naidu Medical College and Hospital, Agra, in 1987 and 1991, respectively.
  • Later, in 1994, he received an MCh in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at GB Pant Hospital, University of Delhi.
  • He has served as a Specialist Registrar at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London, where he gained expertise in extracorporeal life support and heart transplant techniques.
  • The doctor has published extensively in international Peer-Reviewed Publications and authored multiple chapters for medical textbooks.
  • His presentation on ‘Antegrade Pulmonary Perfusion Improves Surgical Outcomes in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients with Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension’ at the 5th Congress of Asia Pacific Paediatric Cardiac Society (APPCS), New Delhi, helped him gain significant recognition.

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Education

  • MBBS, Sarojini Naidu Medical College and Hospital, Agra, 1987
  • MS (General Surgery), Sarojini Naidu Medical College and Hospital, Agra, 1991
  • MCh (Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery), GB Pant Hospital, University of Delhi, 1994

Past Experience

  • Specialist Registrar, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London
  • Director (Pediatric Cardiac Programme), Lotus Children's Hospital, Hyderabad
  • Director (Pediatric Cardiac Programme), Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi

Awards

  • Awarded 1st Prize for the Management of Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Infants with Sickle Cell Disease at the International Society of Certified Electronics Technicians (ISCET)

Paper Published

Dr. Kulbhushan Singh Dagar is an eminent researcher with multiple publications in renowned journals. Some of the work includes:

  • Saxena, Anita & Relan, Jay & Agarwal, Ravi & Awasthy, Neeraj & Azad, Sushil & Chakrabarty, Manisha & Dagar, Kulbhushan & Velayoudam, Devagourou & Dharan, Baiju & Gupta, Saurabh & Iyer, Krishna & Jayranganath, M & Joshi, Raja & Kannan, Bhava & Katewa, Ashish & Kohli, Vikas & Koneti, Nageswara & Kothari, Shyam & Krishnamoorthy, Km & Raju, Vijayakumar. (2020). Indian Guidelines for Indications and Timing of Intervention for Common Congenital Heart Diseases: Revised and Updated Consensus Statement of the Working Group on Management of Congenital Heart Diseases. Abridged Secondary Publication. Indian Pediatrics. 57. 143-157. 10.1007/s13312-020-1733-x.
  • Saxena, Anita & Relan, Jay & Aggarwal, R. & Awasthy, Neeraj & Azad, Sushil & Chakrabarty, Manisha & Dagar, Kulbhushan & Velayoudam, Devagourou & Dharan, Baiju & Gupta, Saurabh & Iyer, Krishna & Jayaranganath, M. & Joshi, Raja & Kannan, Bhava & Katewa, Ashish & Kohli, Vikas & Kothari, Sovith & Krishnamoorthy, Km & Kulkarni, Spoorti & .R, Vijaykumar. (2019). Guidelines for managing common congenital heart diseases: A consensus statement on indications and timing of intervention. Indian Heart Journal. 71. 10.1016/j.ihj.2019.07.006.
  • Tomar, Munesh & Radhakrishnan, Subalakshmi & Kaushal, Sunil & Dagar, Kulbhushan & Iyer, Krishna & Shrivastava, Savitri. (2011). Inferior-type caval vein defect - echocardiographic and surgical description of an extensive series of patients. Cardiology in the young. 22. 270-8. 10.1017/S104795111100120X.
  • Collison, Sathiakar & Dagar, Kulbhushan & Kaushal, Sunil & Radhakrishnan, Sitaraman & Shrivastava, Savitri & Iyer, Krishna. (2008). Coronary Artery Fistulas in Pulmonary Atresia and Ventricular Septal Defect. Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals. 16. 29-32. 10.1177/021849230801600108.
  • Collison, Sathiakar & Dagar, Kulbhushan. (2006). Mechanical circulatory support for acute cardiac failure in children: The options available. Indian Heart Journal. 58. 345-9.
  • Kaushal, Sunil & Chugh, R & Dagar, KS & Vyas, Raju & Radhakrishnan, Subalakshmi & Shrivastava, Sajiv & Iyer, Krishna. (2004). Types of AR with VSD: Which one is malignant? Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 20. 28-29. 10.1007/s12055-004-0383-2.
  • Kaushal, Sunil & Dagar, KS & Vyas, Raju & Radhakrishnan, Subalakshmi & Shrivastava, Sajiv & Iyer, Krishna. (2004). Levoatriocardinal vein: Unique pop-off value. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 20. 29-29. 10.1007/s12055-004-0384-1.
  • Kaushal, Sunil & Collison, S & Dagar, KS & Vyas, Raju & Radhakrishnan, Subalakshmi & Shrivastava, Sajiv & Iyer, Krishna. (2004). Concurrent repair of supramitral ring and associated defects. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 20. 28-28. 10.1007/s12055-004-0380-5.
  • Kaushik, Pradeep & Kaushal, Sunil & Dagar, KS & Vyas, Raju & Girotra, S & Radhakrishnan, Subalakshmi & Shrivastava, S & Iyer, PU & Iyer, Krishna. (2004). Infradiaphragmatic TAPVC: Early referral and intervention crucial for a successful outcome. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 20. 20-20. 10.1007/s12055-004-0350-y.
  • Kaushal, Sunil & Dagar, KS & Vyas, Raju & Radhakrishnan, Subalakshmi & Shrivastava, Sajiv & Iyer, Krishna. (2004). Surgical strategies for Ebstein anomaly. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 20. 28-28. 10.1007/s12055-004-0382-3.
  • Kaushal, Sunil & Dagar, KS & Vyas, Raju & Singh, Ajmer & Iyer, PU & Radhakrishnan, Subalakshmi & Shrivastava, Siddhant & Iyer, Krishna. (2000). Surgical options for Ebstein’s anomaly for optimal functional outcome. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 16. 11-14. 10.1007/s12055-000-0005-6.
  • Kaushal, Sunil & Radhakrishnan, Sitaraman & Dagar, Kulbhushan & Iyer, Parvathi & Girotra, Sameer & Shrivastava, Savitri & Iyer, Krishna. (1999). Significant intraoperative right ventricular outflow gradients after repair for tetralogy of Fallot: to revise or not to revise? The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 68. 1705-12; discussion 1712. 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01069-3.
  • Kaushal, Sunil & Radhakrishnan, S & Dagar, K & Shrivastava, Siddhant & Iyer, Krishna. (1999). Anomalous origin of the left anterior descending coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 116. 1078-80.
  • Kaushal, Sunil & Dagar, K & Singh, Ajmer & Kumar, Raman & Radhakrishnan, Subalakshmi & Girotra, S & Shrivastava, Siddhant & Iyer, Krishna. (1998). Intraoperative echocardiography as a routine adjunct in assessing repair of congenital heart defects: Experience with 300 cases. Annals of cardiac anesthesia. 1. 36-45.

Field of Expertise

  • 24-Hour Holter Monitoring
  • 64-Slice CT Angiography
  • Ablation Therapy
  • Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
  • Aneurysm Surgery: Traditional Open Surgery
  • Angiography
  • Aorta Surgery
  • Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
  • Aortic Stent Grafting
  • Aortic Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Repair (AVR)
  • Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR)
  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Surgery in the Young Patient
  • Aortic Valve: Ross Procedure
  • Arterial Switch Surgery
  • ASD/VSD Device Closure
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure
  • Atrioventricular Canal Repair
  • Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD)
  • Balloon Septostomy
  • Balloon Valvuloplasty
  • Beating Heart Surgery
  • Bentall Surgery
  • Biventricular Pacemaker
  • Blalock-Taussig (BT) Shunt
  • Cardiac Ablation
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiac Devices for Patients with Heart Failure
  • Cardiac Implant Closure Devices in Adults
  • Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Replacement
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Defibrillator (CRT-D)
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Pacemaker (CRT-P)
  • Cardiac Tumor Treatment
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Complex Aorta Surgery
  • Complex Congenital Heart Surgeries
  • Congenital Heart Disease Treatments
  • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Treatment
  • Coronary Angiogram
  • Coronary Angioplasty
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
  • Coronary Brachytherapy
  • Coronary Stents
  • Coronary Thrombectomy
  • CT Stent
  • Device Closure For ASD
  • Device Closure For PDA
  • Device Closure For VSD
  • Double Valve Replacement
  • Drug Eluded Stent
  • Dual Chamber Pacemaker
  • Echocardiography With Color Doppler
  • Electrical Cardioversion
  • Endoleak Treatments
  • Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
  • Endovascular Stent Graft: Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
  • Fetal Echocardiogram
  • Fontan Conversion Surgery
  • Fontan Procedure
  • Glenn Procedure
  • Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
  • Heart Failure Surgery
  • Heart Lung Transplant
  • Heart Transplant
  • Heart Valve Surgery
  • Impella Device Implantation
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
  • Infective Endocarditis Surgery
  • Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) Device
  • Intestinal PAD Bypass Surgery
  • Intestinal PAD Visceral Artery Aneurysm Surgery
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
  • Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
  • Left Atrial Appendage & Closure
  • Left Ventricular Assist Devices (Mechanical Circulatory Support MCS)
  • Left Ventricular Reconstructive Surgery (Modified Dor Procedure)
  • LV Restoration Surgery
  • Maze Procedure (Atrial Fibrillation Surgery)
  • Mechanical Valve Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive CABG
  • Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
  • Mitral Valve Repair
  • Mitral Valve Replacement
  • Myectomy-Myotomy
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
  • Neonatal And Infant Cardiac Surgeries
  • Norwood Procedure
  • Off-Pump CABG
  • On-Pump CABG
  • Open Heart Surgery
  • Paravalvular Leak Closure
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure
  • PDA Ligation
  • Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Treatment
  • Pediatric Heart Surgery
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
  • Percutaneous Myocardial Laser Revascularization
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)
  • Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy (PTMC)
  • Percutaneous Valve Replacement
  • Pericardiectomy
  • Permanent Pacemaker
  • Pulmonary Valve Repair
  • Pulmonary Valve Replacement
  • Radial Artery & Saphenous Vein Harvesting
  • Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Revision CABG
  • Rhabdomyomas
  • Robotically Assisted Atrial Septal Defect Repair
  • Robotically Assisted Heart Surgery
  • Robotically Assisted Mitral Valve Repair
  • Robotically Assisted Removal of Cardiac Tumors
  • Robotically Assisted Tricuspid Valve Repair
  • Rotational Atherectomy
  • Septal Myectomy
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Tissue Valve Replacement
  • Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE)
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
  • Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement (TPVR)
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
  • Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)
  • Treadmill Test (TMT)
  • Tricuspid Valve Replacement
  • Truncus Arteriosus Repair
  • Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
  • Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aberrant Subclavian Artery
  • Adventitial Cystic Disease
  • ALCAPA - Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
  • Angina
  • Aortic and Mitral Atresia
  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aortic Coarctation
  • Aortic Dissection
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic Valve Regurgitation
  • Arrhythmia
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB)
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
  • Atrial Tachycardia
  • Atrioventricular Canal Defect (AVC Defect)
  • Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD)
  • Axillo-Subclavian Vein Thrombosis
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
  • Blood Pressure
  • CAD: Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • CAD: Bifurcation Blockage
  • CAD: In-Stent Restenosis
  • CAD: Total Coronary Occlusions
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Cardiac Cyst
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease
  • Cervical (Carotid or Vertebral) Artery Dissection
  • Chest Pain
  • Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)
  • Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)
  • Congenital Heart Anomaly
  • Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Coronary Fistula
  • Cyanotic Heart Defects
  • Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries (d-TGA)
  • Dextrocardia
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Double Aortic Arch
  • Double Inlet Left Ventricle (DILV)
  • Double Outlet Right Ventricle
  • Down Syndrome
  • Ebstein's Anomaly
  • Endocarditis
  • Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly)
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophageal Disorders
  • Esophageal Diverticulum
  • Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysm
  • Fetal Heart Disease
  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
  • Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
  • Heart Birth Defects
  • Heart Block
  • Heart Cancer
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Palpitations
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
  • High Cholesterol in Children
  • Hole in the Heart
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
  • Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome (HRHS)
  • Interrupted Aortic Arch (IAA)
  • Irregular Heartbeat
  • Left Ventricular Valve Dysfunction
  • Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries (l-TGA)
  • Mitral Valve Regurgitation
  • Non-Cyanotic Heart Defects
  • Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (PAPVC)
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
  • Pediatric and Congenital Heart Conditions
  • Pentalogy of Cantrell
  • Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
  • Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
  • Persistent Truncus Arteriosus
  • Portal Hypertension
  • Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
  • Premature Ventricular Contractions
  • Pulmonary Atresia
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Stenosis
  • Radiation Heart Disease
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Scimitar Syndrome
  • Shone's Complex
  • Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
  • Subcortical Vascular Dementia
  • Sudden Cardiac Death (Sudden Cardiac Arrest)
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
  • Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC)
  • Transposition of the Great Vessels
  • Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation
  • Valve Disease
  • Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Viral Myocarditis
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

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