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 Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi

English, Hindi

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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.

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.