Fortis Hospital

Fortis Healthcare provides world-class health care services to the local and international community. We combine modern equipment, highly qualified specialists, personalised services and compassionate care to ensure that our medical treatment is second to none.

One of India's leading tertiary level healthcare groups, Fortis Healthcare comprises a network of 13 hospitals with a bed capacity of 1803 beds and 13 Heart Command Centres. Following the acquisition of the renowned Escorts Healthcare System, Fortis Healthcare operates one of the world's largest Cardiac programmes. Our facilities ensure that there is genuine Medical Value in health travel to India.

The Medical Value that we bring to our services is because the Fortis Healthcare team of expert doctors, mostly western trained, is supported by highly skilled nursing professionals, technicians,and aided by state-of-the-art medical equipment at their command.

At Fortis Healthcare, we recognize that international patients have special needs and requirements and desire real medical value when they travel to India. To provide a highly specialized and dedicated service, we have created the Fortis Healthcare international Patients Service Centre at New Delhi, India.

Various medical specialties offered to our International patients are:

• Cardiology
• Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery
• Orthopaedics
• Orthopaedic Surgery (Total Hip/Knee
• Replacements, Joint Replacements)
• Plastic Surgery
• Cosmetic Surgery
• Bariatric Surgery (Gastric By Pass Surgery, Gastric Banding etc)
• Gynaecology & Obstetrics
• And alot more....

Why Fortis Healthcare?
Fortis healthcare limited: a new world of patient care: Forged with passion and compassion
Fortis Healthcare Limited (FHL) is an enterprise, a global giant and India's largest pharmaceutical company. Our hospitals include multi-speciality hospitals and 'Centres of Excellence' providing tertiary and quaternary healthcare in key speciality areas like:

• Cardiac care
• Orthopaedics
• Neurosciences
• Renal Care
• Pulmonology & Thoracic surgery
• Diabetic care
• Cosmetic surgery & many more

Our chain of Hospitals include:

• Fortis Hospital, Mohali
• Fortis Hospital, Noida
• Fortis Hospital Jessa Ram
• Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital - Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
• EHIRC, New Delhi
• Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad
• Fortis Escorts Hospital, Amritsar
• Fortis Escorts Hospital, Raipur
• Fortis La Femme, New Delhi
• Fortis Escorts Hospital, Jaipur
• Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai
• Fortis Hospital, Hiranandani, Mumba

Fortis Healthcare is committed to providing compassionate and quality healthcare. We are committed to international standards of operation and protocols.

Fortis Hospital Mohali has received accreditation from US-based Joint Commission International (JCI). The accreditation, considered as the highest form of recognition in the health world, has been conferred in recognition of Fortis Hospital Mohali’s empathetic patient care programme.

We however, follow international protocols in all key functions, patient care, and nursing activities. Our laboratory services are internationally recognized.

We have skilled doctors dedicated to quality patient care. Our IT infrastructure has been recognized as among the best in the healthcare delivery industry. We were named "Best IT User" for "Infrastructure in Healthcare" at the 2005 NASSCOM India IT User Awards.

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The Fortis-Escorts hospital network-a recent amalgam-has an extensive cardiac program, performing more than 6,000 Open Heart surgeries, 5000  angioplasties and 16,000 angiographies in the last fiscal year.

Fortis Healthcare mohali is the region's leading multi-speciality hospital, with a super-speciality in Heart.  Bringing breakthrough technologies to the operating room, the hospital is setting the highest International standards in as many as 26 Medical specialities. All efforts are geared to giving patients the highest degree of skill, world-class cardiac care and comfort.

The hospital, which was awarded the Best Design Award by the American Institute of Architecture in 1999, has the following facilities:

• A Multi-speciality Medical Centre with day care facilities.
• NABL certified path lab.
• State of art blood bank.
• State of Art Operation Theatres with laminar flow with shadow less lighting
• A 24 hours Emergency Ambulance service.
• A dedicated Emergency & Trauma centre
• Mohali's only 24hr Chemist Shop

Fortis Hospital Noida, near Delhi,  is a Centre of Excellence for Orthopaedics and Neurosciences with a focus on Cardiac Sciences, Minimally Invasive Surgeries and Oncology. It also provides tertiary treatment in key specialities such as: Renal Sciences, Genito-urinary diseases, gastrointestinal diseases as well as many other disciplines. 

The second mega hub hospital, in the Fortis Healthcare group, focuses on the special needs of patients and their families. The hospital has been designed and developed to deliver patient care with maximum ease and effectiveness.

Fortis Healthcare flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital is a 158 bed hospital in Vasant Kunj, South Delhi, 20 minutes from international Airport. The hospital is a Centre of Excellence for:

• Cardiac Sciences
• Renal Sciences
• Diabetology
• Pulmonology and Thoracic Sciences

while being a specialty center for:

• Joint Replacement
• Genito-urinary
• Hi end Cosmetic Surgery
• Dental and other multispecialities.

Fortis Healthcare la Femme, New Delhi, a "boutique" style 50 bed facility in the heart of the city, focuses on women's health, maternity care and and Cosmetic Surgery. An exclusive women’s hospital, Fortis Healthcare la femme offers a wide range of services catering to a woman's health needs - for all major ailments and conditions she may be afflicted with. The span from adolescence to post menopause, therefore, provides a much-needed continuum of care for all her healthcare concerns.

The Key medical specialities at Fortis Healthcare la Femme are:

• Obstetrics
• Gynaecology
• Neonatology
• Cosmetic Surgery - performed by the only active member of American Society of Plastic Surgeons in India.
• General and Laparoscopic Surgery

The hospital projects state of the art infrastructure and patient friendly ambience.

What differentiates Fortis Healthcare Limited is its strict adherence to best international clinical protocols in Patient Handling, Operation Theaters, ICU Management and Emergency Care- they are modern patient-centric hospitals facilities:

• Larger-than- average bed-to-floorspace ratio in all our patient rooms
• The 1:1 nurse-patient ratio in our ICUs and ICCUs
• We have assembled the finest medical talents- physicians, surgeons, caring nurses, technicians and hospital staff. The skills of many of our doctors and management professionals have been enriched with international experience.
• In order to provide International Patients with the highest level of service quality from arrival to departure in India with seamless registration and discharge at the hospital, with an element of warmth, we have created the Fortis Healthcare international Patient Service Centre at New Delhi.
• We have experienced patients walking through our doors from across the globe – Middle East, CIS, UK and US to name a few. Select hospitals within the Group are empanelled by top International Insurance Companies like CIGNA, Aetna, HTH Worldwide, World Access International from USA besides BUPA, GMC and Vanbreda.
• With the burgeoning Fortis Healthcare network, patients at any Fortis hospital become beneficiaries of an enriched wealth of interactive medical expertise and a reassuringly consistent quality of medical treatment – medical excellence that is enhance through compassionate care.. the Fortisway.

Fortis Healthcare provides several essential services as part of the overall treatment and care to international patients. We elaborate on some of these services below:

Medical Transport
Fortis Healthcare has teamed up with various agencies to provide medical flights, assistance and evacuation services.

Medical Nursing Assistance
Fortis Healthcare provides medical staff for flight assistance, travel assistance and other circumstances as required by our patients and their attendants. This programme is flexible and open to unspecified requests. If required, our staff can meet you at your home and escort you throughout your journey.

Please let us know if you would like to use these services and we will contact you to make the necessary arrangements. Every case is unique and requires advance notice if the situation permits.

Doctor Care Coordination Before and After
Should you select Fortis Healthcare for your healthcare services, we will require certain basic health information. It is extremely important that you provide all relevant health information from your medical records, so that the appropriate medical action may be taken.

Fortis Healthcare international Patients Service Centre (FIPSC)
 Fortis Healthcare recognizes that International Patients have special needs and requirements. In order to provide a highly specialized service, Fortis Healthcare offers seamless patient services of world-class quality. From the warmth of our greeting at the airport, to your registration and discharge, we have created an unparalleled service in our Fortis Healthcare international Patient Service Centre, New Delhi.

Our Services include:

• Airport transfer Service
• Scheduling of all medical appointments
• Coordination of the admissions process
• Cost estimates for anticipated treatment
• Processing of medical second opinions
• Booking of Hotel/Service Apartments
• Flight Arrangements & Extensions/ Visa Assistance
• Provide Language Interpreters
• Special dietary needs / religious arrangements
• Local Sightseeing
• Foreign Exchange
• Remote Consultations via Telemedicine
• Providing news & information of patient's relatives back home

We have identified select hospitals from our wide network of hospitals for International patients like you.

Fortis International Oncology CenterInternational Oncology Services Private Limited (IOSPL) is a global cancer care and research company. They have established a state of the art next generation cancer centre at Fortis Hospital Noida. They are relentlessly working to strengthen Cancer Care in India. They are at the cusp of brining a change, where all cancer patients will have access to the World Class Cancer Care right here, in India.
 
Silent Features:

• Team of Cancer Experts trained in US, UK, & Europe.
• Seamlessly Integrated System equipped with State of the art Infrastructure for superior cancer care.
• World's Most Advanced Radiation Therapy 

Trilogy HD with RapidArc

• 8 Times faster than any other Radiation Therapy System
• Sub- millimeter Accuracy provides Maximum impact on Cancer Cells
• World's first & only Open PET CT 32 Slice/Sec for superior cancer diagnosis.
• Medical Oncology, Immunotherapy, Biological Therapy
• All Major Cancer Surgeries including Organ Preserving Surgery, Minimal Invasive Surgery, Diagnostic Surgery,
• Bone Marrow & Stem Cell Transplant program.
• Genetic Counseling, Advanced Genetic Testing & Gene Therapy
• Strategic collaboration with Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, US.

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Cardiology

Cardiology Fortis has put together an amalgam for achieving excellence in Cardiac treatment high-end technology; a top doctor faculty; the best practice in non-invasive, interventional and surgical procedures; comprehensive Emergency services, including a 24X7 Emergency bay equipped with life-saving devices and Cardiac ambulances for speedy evacuation. With our superior service, we are able to provide you the best possible cardiac treatment care.

The cardiac team's versatility lies in its proven competence in handling complex cases, for both adults & children.

Facilities

• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Lab
• Two State-of-Art flat panel Cath Labs
• State-of-Art Cardiac OT
• Non-Invasive Cardiac Lab
• Non-Invasive Cardiac Scan on a 64-Slice CT Machine
• 12 - Bedded Critical Care Unit- by an Intensivist, a critical care expert
• ICCU where we ensure a 1:1 nurse to bed ratio

Cardiac Diagnostic & Therapeutic Procedures
The wide bandwidth of cardiac procedures conducted at the hospital include:

• ECG
• Color Doppler Echo
• TMT
• Stress Echo
• Holter Study
• Nuclear Cardiology (Stress Thallium Study)
• Multi-Slice CT Angiography
• Electrophysiology
• RF Ablation
• Coronary Angiography
• Peripheral / Renal / Cerebral Angiography
• Coronary Angioplasty
• Pacemaker & ICD implantation
• Balloon Valvuloplasty
• Device closure of birth defects
• PDA & ASD Closure
• Carotid / Renal and other stenting procedures

Cosmetic Surgery
Fortis Hospital is an exclusive facility where a woman's healthcare needs spanning from birth to post menopause are handled with expertise and caring. A much-needed continuum of care for all her healthcare concerns.

At Fortis Hospitals the top medical faculty is supported by a team of professionals who understand the special needs of women, and advanced equipment and systems. You will experience an international level of patient care.personalized attention in an exclusive ambience. Most significant is the patient caring approach that is a veritable hallmark of Fortis.

COSMETIC SURGERY:
Much more than meets the eye

There comes a time in almost every woman's life when she desires the modification of some feature so as to enhance her physical appeal. As a woman, you know this too well.

Modern Cosmetic Surgery, which the wide range of surgical and non-invasive procedures it offers, now enables this. And women around the world are taking advantage of the advances in Cosmetic Surgery to make lifestyle choices about the look they desire.

However, it is advisable to be certain about the credentials of the facility and surgeon to ensure that the procedures are safe.

Fortis high-end Cosmetic Surgery expertise
At Fortis you are in the hands of an international expert with a proven track record.

Modern treatments, safely conducted

We follow the latest and safest techniques in Cosmetic Surgery, where many of our treatments involve endoscopic procedures. Our non-invasive treatments are day care procedures wherein the patient can return home after a few hours.

Cosmetic Surgery procedure
Invasive Procedures:

• Facelift
• Rhinoplasty
• Liposuction
• Eyelid Surgery
• Breast Reduction
• Breast Augmentation
• Breast Lift
• Tummy Tuck
• Body Lifts

Non-Invasive procedures at MedSpa:

• Chemical Peel
• Facial Fillers
• Botox
• Sclerotherapy
• Microdermabrasion
• Laser Treatments for Hair Removal, Wrinkles, Pigmentation problems, Acne and Scarring
• IPL Hair Removal

An Elegant and discreet ambience
We understand that Cosmetic Surgery is a procedure opted for out of a personal choice. Consequently, we have created an environment that is discreet as it is elegant. You will find our medical and support staff attentive to your every need, yet respectful of your desire for privacy.

When you choose to have your Cosmetic Surgery procedure at Fortis Hospital you access international medical competence, world-class facilities and caring that understands your needs. You can be certain your return to youthfulness is in the very best hands.

Department of Dental Surgery
COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL CARE
The teeth are a very important part of the body and good health starts with good oral health. The general well-being is associated with good oral health. New research has shown a close relation between periodontal disease and cardiac disease.

Looking after your teeth then becomes a very important aspect and we at Fortis Hospital provide comprehensive dental care in all specialties of Dental Surgery in an extremely clean and hygienic environment at an affordable cost.

The Dental Department at Fortis Hospital is run by a team of Dental specialists who deal with all kinds of treatments including:

• Endodontics
• Prosthodontics
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Orthodontics
• Pedodontics
• Periodontics
• Implantology
• Cosmetic dentistry

ENDODONTICS is the Branch of Dental Surgery, which treats disorders of the nerve (Pulp) of the tooth.

ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
This branch of dentistry deals with the surgical treatment of jaw diseases. Various types of oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures which are done are:-

• Facial trauma and Jaw fracture treatment
• Removal of cysts & tumors of the Jaw
• Cosmetic surgical procedures of Face
• Surgical removal of impacted teeth
• Corrections of TM joint disorders
• Treatment of facial pain disorders
• Treatment of facial neurological disorders
• Treatment of lesions of the cheek, tongue, gums

ORTHODONTICS: Orthodontics deals with the treatment of malocclusion. Teeth are misaligned and cause an Esthetic and Functional problem and can be straightened to look good and function well. This can take around 1-2 years to do by which time the patient has to be continuously seen by the orthodontist for adjustment.

PERIODONTICS
This branch of dentistry deals with treatment of the gum disease, which if not prevented and taken care at the right time can result in the loss of teeth and bleeding and bad odour from the mouth.

Scaling and oral prophylaxis gingivectomy, Bone grafting are some of the procedures which are done during periodontal treatment.

Some of the procedure routinely performed on teeth of children teeth include:

• Pulpotomy
• Pit and fissure sealant application
• Pulpectomy
• Extraction of teeth under GA

Cosmetic Dentistry
This has become a very in demand area of dentistry because of the need to look good and have a brilliant smile.

Cosmetic dentistry can utilize certain procedures to completely change the appearance of a person. Various cosmetic procedures which are done are

• Diastema Closures
• Cosmetic Crowns & Composite Veneers
• Ceramic Veneers
• Bleaching

The Dental team Apart from all these procedures specialized treatment like treatment of Medically compromised patients and mentally challenged children & adult under General Anesthesia is also done by the Dental Department.

The Dental team at Fortis Hospital consists of excellent Dental Surgeons in various fields of Dental Surgery who work together to give the patient the best care.

Endocrinology
Endocrinology Fortis Hospitals center for Diabetes aims to provide state-of-the-art patient care incorporating recent therapeutic advances in diabetes prevention & management.

Facilities
Specialized clinics are regularly held at the Diabetes and Metabolic diseases Unit to address conditions such as:

• Diabetes
• Childhood Diabetes
• Adult & Childhood Obesity
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Lipid Disorders
• Thyroid Disorders

Advance Body Composition Analysis

• Glucose Assessment & Control.
• Assessment of Complications and Associated Conditions.
• Nephropathy
• Neuropathy
• Peripheral Vascular
• Diabetic Foot
• Advanced 3-D Static Digital Foot Pressure Assessment
• Retinopathy -Advanced Assessment including Angiography
• Heart Disease: Stress Cardiac Tests; ECHO; Non-Invasive Cardiac CT Angiography etc.
• Sleep Disorder Breathing- Polysomnography
• Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease- Ultrasound, MRI
• Advanced Laboratory Assessment
• Patient Education & Counseling Services.

Gastroenterology
Fortis Hospitals offers advanced treatments for a range of Gastro-intestinal disorders. With its superior service, Fortis Hospitals has the ability to provide you with the best possible treatments enhanced by our ethos of compassionate care. Quality treatment at affordable prices.

Our expert team
The Department of Gastroenterology offers advanced treatment for disorders of the liver, biliary tree, pancreas and other gastro-intestinal diseases, by diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy and ERCP.

Our team comprises highly skilled Gastroenterologists and GI surgeons with vast experience in performing high-end procedures and offer medical care at par with international standards.

Advanced facilities
The modern facilities for the treatment of GI diseases include:

• Two dedicated Endoscopy suites to perform various diagnostic tests and treatments
• High-end Endoscopy System and ERCP
• High-end Laparoscopic System for GI Surgeries

Diagnostics and therapeutic treatment of GI diseases
Upper Gastro-intestinal Endoscopy

• Biopsy of upper GI tract lesions
• Sclerotherapy for Oesophageal varices (EST)
• Variceal ligation for Oesophageal varices (EVL)
• Glue injection for Gastric varices
• Oesophageal, antro-pyloric and duodenal stricture dilatation
• Oesophageal, antro-pyloric and duodenal stenting for benign and malignant strictures
• Foreign body removed from upper GI tract
• Haemoclipping, injection tamponade for bleeding gastric and duodenal ulcer
• Naso-jejunal tube placement
• Polypectomy

Lower Gastro-intestinal Endoscopy

• Sigmoidoscopy
• Short Colonoscopy
• Full Colonoscopy and ileo-scopy
• Biopsy of lower GI tract lesion
• Polypectomy
• Colonic stricture dilatation
• Colonic stenting for decompression in cases of colonic obstruction
• Colonic decompression for volvulus
• Injection tamponade for bleeding lesions

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography (ERCP)

• Papilloromy (EPT)
• CBD stone removal
• CBD stenting for benign and malignant lesions
• Benign Biliary stricture, Bile leak, Sclerosing Cholangitis
• Malignant stricture
• Carcinoma Gall bladder
• Carcinoma Pancreas
• Pariampullary Carcinoma
• Cholangiocarcinoma
• Endoscopic naso-biliary drain placement (ENBD)
• Pancreatic sphincterotomy
• Pancreatic stone removal
• Pancreatic stenting

Gastro-intestinal conditions requiring consultation

Our team of specialists recommends that a patient may require a consultation with Gastroenterologists if he/she is suffering from any of the following conditions:-

• Jaundice (e.g. viral hepatitis / obstructive jaundice/ biliary stone disease)
  Chronic liver disease (Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C), cirrhosis, portal hypertension, variceal bleeding, ascites.
• GI Bleeding (haematemesis / melena / fresh blood per rectum)
• Dyspepsia (gas, bloating of abdomen, distension of abdomen)
• Gastro oesophageal reflux disease (acidity, heartburn, vomiting)
• Loss of appetite, weight loss
• Irritable bowel syndrome (chronic diarrhea, mucus in stools, loose bowel movements)
• Inflammatory bowel disease e.g. ulcerative colitis
• Elevated SGOT, SGPT (could be due to chronic Hepatitis B or C, non alcoholic fatty liver disease)

General surgery and Minimal Access Surgery
At Fortis Hospitals, General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal organs, e.g. intestines including esophagus, stomach, colon, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland and hernias.

Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology includes sub-specialties which deal either with certain diseases or diseases of certain parts of the eye. Some of them are:

• Anterior segment surgery
• Cataract - not considered a subspecialty per se, since most general ophthalmologists do surgery for this.
• Cornea, ocular surface, and external disease
• Glaucoma and Glaucoma surgery
• Neuro-ophthalmology
• Ocular oncology
• Oculoplastics & Orbit surgery
• Ophthalmic pathology
• Pediatric ophthalmology/Strabismus (squint)
• Refractive surgery
• Medical retina, deals with treatment of retinal problems conservatively.
• Vitreoretinal Surgery, deals with surgical management of retinal and posterio segment diseases and disorders. Medical retina and vitreoretinal surgery sometimes together called posterior segment subspecialisation.
• Uveitis/Immunology

Eye surgery, also known as orogolomistician surgery or ocular surgery, is surgery performed on the eye or its adnexa at Fortis Hospitals.

Orthopaedics
Total Knee replacement
Knee arthritis is more common than hip arthritis.

The replacement is essentially replacing the worn our cartilage of the knee joint. The ligaments and joint capsule are retained, and the damaged cartilage and bone is simply resurfaced-using plastic on the end of the shin bone and metallic plate on the bottom of the thigh bone.

The artificial knee joint relieves pain, corrects the obvious deformity, and stops the joint from giving way.

Paediatrics Surgery
At Fortis Hospitals Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents.

Pediatric surgery (sometimes spelled paediatric surgery) is a subspecialty of surgery involving the surgery of fetuses, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Common pediatric diseases that may require pediatric surgery include:-

• Congenital malformations: lymphangioma, cleft lip and palate,esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula, hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, intestinal atresia, necrotizing enterocolitis, meconium plugs, Hirschsprung's disease, imperforate anus, undescended testes.
• Abdominal wall defects: omphalocele, gastroschisis, hernias.
• Chest wall deformities: pectus excavatum
• Childhood tumors: like neuroblastoma, Wilms' tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, ATRT, liver tumors, teratomas
• Separation of conjoined twins.

Pulmonology
The Fortis Group of Hospitals offers an integrated approach to the treatment & management of Pulmonary Diseases as well as Thoracic Problems.

Facilities

• Advanced Pulmonary Function Test Laboratory
• Asthma Clinic- to address asthma prevalent in children
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme
• Sleep Medicine Clinic
• Lung Cancer Clinic
• 12-Bed Medical ICU

Procedures Conducted

• Surgery for Lung & Oesophageal Cancer & other thoracic tumors including complex resections.
• Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) or minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
• Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Emphysema (LVRS).
• General Thoracic Surgery including surgery for benign lung disorder, multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, pleural diseases and various mediastinal & oesophageal pathologies.

Renal Sciences
At our dedicated Renal Sciences Unit, high-end Renal Care is easily accessible to patients through our integrated team-based system which allows standardized care of medical & surgical disorders of the kidneys across the entire fortis group.

Neuro Sciences
The department of Neuro Sciences is the super-speciality setup concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disorders that affect the Brain, Spine and Peripheral Nerves.

The department has professional expertise in all disciplines of neurosciences and is equipped with latest high-end technology.

The neurosciences team is committed to provide highest standards of surgical & non-medical treatment based on best scientific knowledge with human touch. The team comprises of highly skilled Neuro Surgeons, Competent Neurologists, Neuro-Anesthetist, Psychologist, Neuro-Nurses and Rehabilitation experts working in tandem to deliver world class healthcare.

• Nephrology
• Dematology
• Obestrics & Gynaecology
• Oncology

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Fortis Healthcare has assembled the country's finest medical talents, physicians, surgeons, nursing professionals and technicians to offer quality patient care. We give below a brief write-up on our medical professionals and their areas of speciality:

Cardiac Sciences

Dr. T. S. Mahant
MS, M.Ch, Executive Director -
Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery,
Fortis Hospital, Mohali.

• An eminent cardiac surgeon, Dr. Mahant has had an illustrious career, serving in several leading hospitals of the country.
• Dr. Mahant has a track record of having performed over 15,000 cardiac procedures.
• He is an acknowledged expert in the area of paediatric heart surgery, having conducted over 3,500 paediatric procedures. His distinguished track record in neo-natal surgery includes the delicate Paediatric Arterial Switch operation on day-old infants.
• Dr. Mahant served as the Head of Cardiovascular Surgery at Batra Hospital, New Delhi.

Dr. Upendra Kaul
MD (Medicine), DM (Cardiology)
FACC, FAMS, FSCAI
Director of Cardiology,
Fortis Hospital, Noida.

• Dr. Kaul is a distinguished cardiologist, and a veritable pioneer of coronary interventions in India.
• He is credited with introducing into India such innovative Interventional Cardiology techniques as rotational and directional atherectomy, coronary stenting, percutaneous laser myocardial revascularization and percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass technique for performing a high-risk coronary angioplasty.
• A former Professor of Cardiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr. Kaul is on the faculty of several leading universities in the USA, Europe, Far East, China and Australia.
• Dr. Kaul is a past President of the Cardiological Society of India, and is the recipient of numerous prestigious professional awards, among them the Dr. B.C. Roy Award. He is currently Vice-President of the SAARC Cardiac Society.

Dr. Ambuj Chaudhary
Sr. Consultant Cardiac Surgery
MS, M.Ch, DNB
Fortis Hospital, Mohali.

• Dr. Chaudhary is presently a Senior Consultant in the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery for the Fortis Hospital, Mohali. Prior to joining Fortis Healthcare, Dr. Chaudhary worked for two years as a Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon for Batra Hospital in New Delhi, after completing his two year fellowship in St. Vincent's Hospital, Portland Oregon USA. Dr. Chaudhary has more than 16 years experience in the fields of general, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. He completed his MS from the University of Rajasthan in 1993 and subsequently completed his M.ch in Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery from the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science in 1996.
• Dr. Chaudhary is currently participating in the International research project "Does Leukodepleted Blood Transfusion affect the Outcome in Cardiac Surgery Patients" A Multicentric, randomized, double blind and prospective study at St. Vincent's Hospital, VA Hospital and OHSU Hospital.

He is also a well respected and published author of numerous research papers and abstracts, including:

• Role of an operative score in Mitral Reconstruction in Dominantly Stenotic Lesions. European Journal of Cardio thoracic Surgery 1997; 11:274-279. P.K.
  Ghosh, A. Chaudhary, S.K. Agarwal, T. Husain.
• "Fenestration or No Fenestration in TCPC" at 44th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, held at Jaipur, India March 1998.

Dr. G.S. Kalra
Director of Cardiology
Sr. Consultant Interventional
Cardiology
MD (Medicine), DM (Cardiology)
Fortis Hospital, Mohali

Dr. G.S. Kalra is presently the Director of Cardiology &
Sr. Consultant Interventional
Cardiology for Fortis Hospital, Mohali.

• He joined Fortis Healthcare mohali after 13 distinguished years as a Cardiologist with G.B. Pant Hospital in Delhi. Dr. Kalra completed his MD in Medicine from AIIMS in 1982, receiving his DM Cardiology from this same prestigious institute in 1985. After serving as Senior Resident Cardiology at AIIMS, he widened his experience at PGIMER Chandigarh, for one year prior to joining the staff of G.B. Pant Hospital.
• Dr. Kalra has performed more than 8000 interventional procedures, including 5000 metral valvotomies and 600 PDA closures by various devices. Both achievements are considered to be amongst the highest numbers performed by a single doctor in the world. Nationally, he holds the distinction of having performed the highest number of ASD closures (200) and VSD closures (150). Dr. Kalra has trained Cardiologists from Australia , France, Saudi Arabia and the USA in metral valvotomy and device closure. As an internationally recognized Cardiologist, Dr. Kalra is the convener of the Cardiac Registry of India.
• During his career, Dr. Kalra has introduced the use of several closure devices such as Rashkind umbrella device, Siders Buttoned Device, ASDOS, Cardio seal, Starflex, Coils and Ductocclud. The first to introduce the clinical use of the metallic commissurotome Dr. Kalra has not only initiated this at 11 hospitals in India, but has also given live demonstrations of its use, at the Hospital Charles Nicolle in Reven, France.

Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery

Dr. Ajaya Kashyap
Senior Consultant,
MD, FACS, MBBS,  American Board
Certified General Surgeon-1996
American Board Certified Plastic
Surgeon-1999.
Fortis Hospital, Noida,
Fortis Healthcare la Femme, Greater Kailash-II

• Plastic Surgery private practice with current staff Privileges at Metrowest Medical Center, U-Mass-Memorial Marlborough Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Centre.
• He was the Assistant Professor University of Massachusetts.He was appointed Medical Director of the Aesthetic Center at Metrowest in 2001. He was Attending Plastic Surgeon at The Wound Clinic at Framingham.
• He has Fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Massachusetts, USA.
• He has done Masters in Surgery, Delhi University, India in June 1988.
• He has done MBBS in Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India in 1983.
• He is a member of FACS (Fellow of American College of Surgeons)and also an active Member of The American Society of Plastic Surgery, The American Medical Association and The Massachusetts Medical Society.
• He has published more than 35 national and international publications and presentations, including a leading plastic surgery academic textbook chapter on wound healing.

Dr. Krishan Mohan Kapoor
Consultant, Plastic Surgery,
M.Ch (Plastic Surgery), DNB, MBBS, Indian National Board Certified Plastic Surgeon.
Fortis Hospital, Mohali

• Dr. Kapoor has been working as a consultant, Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Mohali for the last 4 years.
• He completed his M.S. (General Surgery) from the Government Medical College in Patiala, and his M.Ch (Plastic Surgery) from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh in 2001.
• In 2002 he completed his DNB (Plastic Surgery) from the Department of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi.
• He has operated on more than 3,000 patients over the last 8 years.
• His areas of specialization include burn and hand injuries, Reconstruction as well as Cosmetic breast surgery, Body Liposculpture (Liposuction and tummy tuck), Facial Rejuvenation (Surgical and Non-surgical) and advanced BOTOX treatments.
• He is a member of the APSI (Association of Plastic Surgeons of India) and IMA (Indian Medical Association).

Orthopaedics

Dr. Ashok Rajgopal
MBBS, MS, M.Ch (Ortho.)
Director - Orthopaedics,
Fortis Hospital, Noida.

• Dr. Rajgopal is one of the most experienced Orthopaedic Surgeons in the country with over 9,700 Arthroscopies and 3,000 Total Knee Arthroplasties to his credit.
• He was appointed as Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon to the President of India in 1997.
• Dr. Rajgopal is credited with the first Bilateral TKR and also the first MIS Unicompartmental replacement in India.
• He has carried out over 100 MIS TKRs and has even developed instrumentation for the same.
• He has been invited as Guest Speaker at several international and national conferences. Apart from his valuable lectures, Dr. Rajgopal has made rich contributions by way of articles published in international as well as national journals.
• Dr. Rajgopal is also the Founder Secretary of the Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society (APAS).

Neuro-Sciences

Dr. Anil Kumar Singh
MBBS, MS (General Surgery), M.Ch
(Neurosurgery), Diploma, WFNS
Director - Neurosciences,
Fortis Hospital, Noida.

• Was the first in India to perform a successful Microvascular Decompression for Cranial Nerve Dysfunction (Trigeminal Neuralgia) due to Vascular Cross Compression.
• Was amongst the first to do independently a successful Transoral Decompression (Odontoidectomy) for a Cranio Vertebral Junction Anomaly.
• Did the first (in India) Median Corpectomy for Cervical Spondylosis.
• Was amongst the first persons to start using spinal instrumentation.
• Was amongst the first persons to use the Extra Cavitary approach to the Dorsolumbar Region.
• Was amongst the first persons to implant an Artificial Cervical Disc (Bryan's Disc).
• Was the first in India to start Direct Trans Nasal Trans Sphenoidal removal of Pituitary Tumors.
• Was amongst the first to start using Steffie's method for fixing Lumbar Spondylolisthesis.

Gastroenterology

Dr. Arvind Sahni
Sr. Consultant Cardiac Surgery
MRCP, MD, DM (Gastroenterology),
Fortis Hospital, Mohali

• Dr. Sahni is presently a Consultant Gastroenterology for the Fortis Hospital, Mohali. He was elected to membership in the Royal College of Physicians in the UK in 1991 after completing his DM in Gastroenterology in 1990, and completing his MD in pediatrics' in 1998, both from PGIMER (Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research. Dr. Sahni worked for three years in Northern Ireland in various hospitals, including the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, and the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children.
• Since his return in 1993, Dr. Sahni has worked with the Chandigarh Medical Center for more than 10 years, where he has provided services to more than 12,000 inpatient and outpatients. He is proficient in Endoscopic procedures and has performed more than 20,000 upper GI endoscopies, more than 5,000 colonoscopies and more than 1500 ERCP's. Dr. Sahni has more than 20 years experience in the fields of pediatrics and gastroenterology.

Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases

Dr. Anoop Misra
Director Department of Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases
MD (Internal Medicine), Mams, Fimsa
Fortis Healthcare flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital,
New Delhi.

• Dr. Anoop Misra is presently the Director of Department of Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases for Fortis Healthcare rajan Dhall Hospital, New Delhi. He joined Fortis Healthcare after 10 distinguished years as Professor of Internal Medicine, Head, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Group, and Incharge, Clinical Pharmacology Unit at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, bringing with him more than 25 years experience. He has worked internationally as a faculty member of the Department of Endocrinology at the Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas USA. He was also the World Health Organization fellow at Royal Free Hospital, UK. Dr. Misra completed his MD in Medicine from AIIMS in 1983.
• Dr. Misra is a WHO Expert Committee member on childhood obesity, and obesity in Asians as well as a member of several National Committees on diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in India. He has been a WHO Expert for National Diabetes Control Programme for the DPR Korea.Dr. Misra has published more than 150 scientific papers in the international journals. He has received several prestigious orations and awards including the Dr. BC Roy award (2006), and Searle Award (2006). He has several new scientific findings to his credit. He is in editorial boards of five international journals on diabetes and metabolic disorders including: 'Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular diseases (Italy)', 'Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders (USA)', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice' (UK), 'International Diabetes Monitor (Sweden)', and 'Medical Science Monitor (USA), and is Associate Editor of "Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Research and Reviews (Singapore). He is also editor of "Year Book of Diabetes, 2006". He is a reviewer for several prestigious international journals including 'The Lancet'. 'Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism' and 'Circulation. "He is Chief Scientific Advisor, Diabetes Foundation (India) and Vice President, Diabetes (India). He is in International Advisory Committee of multinational pharmaceutical companies including Sanofi Aventis and Eli Lilly. He has carried out several international multicenter collaborative clinical research studies with multinational pharmaceutical companies.
• He has served as Personal Physician to two former Prime Ministers of India.

Nephrology

Dr. Vijay Kher
Director of Nephrology & Renal
Transplant Medicine
MD (Internal Medicine),
DM (Nephrology )
Fortis Healthcare flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital,
New Delhi.

• Dr. Vijay Kher is the Director of Nephrology & Renal Transplant Medicine for Fortis Healthcare rajan Dhall Hospital, New Delhi and Fortis Hospital, Noida. He joined Fortis Healthcare after 10 distinguished years as Senior Consultant & Academic Co-ordinator with Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in New Delhi, bringing with him more than 25 years experience. He has worked internationally with Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit USA and University of Cincinnati Medical Centre, Ohio, USA and domestically with the Shere-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, J&K, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow & PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. Dr. Kher completed his MD in Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh in 1977 and received his DM in Nephrology from the same prestigious institution in 1979.

Dr. Kher is recognized as an expert in the fields of Nephrology & Renal Transplant Medicine. His areas of expertise & special focus include:

• Prevention & attenuation of progression of chronic kidney disease
• Kidney transplantation -  Improving outcomes
• Hepatitis and Kidney disease

He is one of the first physicians to practice the concept of pre-emptive kidney transplantation in India. He has successfully completed more than 1500 transplants, for patients from all around the world. Regionally, he is considered to be one of the preeminent Transplant physicians in all of Asia.
Dr. Kher has published 70 international, and 60 national publications, and authored more than 20 text book chapters. Examples of his numerous papers, abstracts and research papers include:

• Pre-emptive renal transplantation: ensuring better graft and patient survival? Transplantation Proceedings 2004
• ESRD care in the developing countries. Kidney
  Int. 2002
• Chronic renal failure in India. Renal Failure 1997

Dr. Kher is a fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences & Indian Society of Nephrology, India, member of expert panel to select faculty at various prestigious national medical institutes, A Diplomate National Board Examiner of more than 15 years.

Fortis International Oncology Center
Medical Oncology  

Dr. Ashvini Sengar, MD, DM (Medical Director -QA)
Dr. Sengar is American board-certified in Medical Oncology and Haematology and is a leading expert in breast cancer and lymphomas. He has completed his Fellowship at St, Michael's Medical Center in Newark, NJ and St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center in Paterson, NJ. His residency training was done at Crozer Chester Medical Center at Temple University in Upland, PA. Dr. Sengar is Board Certified in Oncology, Hematology, and Internal Medicine and is a member of the American Society Clinical Oncology (ASCO), American Society of Hematology (ASH), Nebraska Lymphoma Study Group (NLSG), and European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO). He has led various cancer agencies in the United States and has served as the Director of Nebraska Cancer Care before joining the International Oncology Team.
 
Dr. Amit Agarwal, MD, DM, MRCP
Trained at AIIMS in Medical Oncology, Dr. Agarwal is an outstanding oncologist of national repute with several years of experience in India and abroad. He has gained expertise in Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai and Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research centre, Delhi. He has also worked as an oncologist in the prestigious Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK and in the Royal Hospital, Sultanate of Oman. He has significantly contributed to establishing and promoting the Medical Oncology program in all these hospitals before joining the International Oncology team.
 
Dr. Rakesh Ojha, MD, DM
Dr. Ojha is a leading expert in Bone marrow transplants and is establishing the BMT program at International Oncology Centers in India. He is American board-certified in both Hematology and Medical Oncology and has worked for many years as a Bone Marrow Transplant specialist in the US. He is widely published in various Hematology and Oncology journals and is recipient of various Scholarships and awards in this field including the Prestigious Amgen Grant for clinical research. He has also done pioneering work in the field of Cord blood transplant.
 
Dr. Mitu Shrikhande, MD
Dr. Mitu Shrikhande has completed her MD from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune and has received training in Clinical haematology at the AIIMS, New Delhi, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai. Subsequently, she joined as a faculty in the Department of Clinical Heamatology at KEM Hospital. Dr. Shrikhande has worked in stem cell research projects conducted by the Department of Biotechnology and has been associated with the bone marrow transplant programme at the Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at the Army Hospital (R&R), New Delhi. She has vast experience in benign haematology and haematological malignancies. She aspires to provide comprehensive quality care in haematology to all patients.
 
Surgical Oncology
Dr. Rajeev Kumar, MS, M Ch
Dr. Kumar began his medical career at King George's Medical College, Lucknow from where he completed his MS and M Ch. He has the distinction of being the first M Ch in the whole of northern India in surgical oncology. In his illustrious career he has been associated with institutes of repute like the Tata Memorial Hospital, Cancer Institute Adyar, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Rockland Hospital Delhi and the Fortis group of hospitals. He currently heads the Department of Surgical Oncology at the International Oncology Centre.
 
Dr. Jalaj Baxi, MS, DNB, Fellowship in Surgical Oncology
Dr. Baxi has done his fellowship in surgical oncology from the Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad. He has also received additional training in Laparoscopic Oncosurgey in Japan and has been associated with the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre, NY. He had been working as a Professor in the Department of Surgery, Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCOMS), Nepal before joining the International oncology team.
 
Dr. Leena Dadhwal, MS
Dr. Dadhwal is an alumnus of Armed Forces Medical College, Pune and has completed her surgical training with the Army Hospital (R & R), Delhi. A decorated Officer, she won the Sena Medal for gallantry in the counterinsurgency area while serving as a Short Service commissioned officer in the Indian Army. She has also worked in Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and in Rockland Hospital, Delhi before joining the International Onclogy Team. Dr Leena is trained in Laparoscopic Oncosurgical procedures while being at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute.
 
Dr. Atul Srivastava, MS
Dr. Srivastava has completed his MS from R. N. T. Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, after which he has worked for eight years with Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College, Hospital, New Delhi, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Rockland Hospital from where he has joined the International Oncology team. He has trained extensively in Oncosurgical procedures at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute.
 
Dr. Mukta Baxi, MS, PDC (Breast and Endocrine Surgery)
Dr. Baxi is a surgical endocrinologist and breast surgeon. She did her Post Doctor Certification (PDC) in endocrine surgery from SGPGI, Lucknow and has received further training in minimally invasive endocrine surgery from Germany. She has also received extensive training in surgical oncology from many centers in the US. She specializes in thyroid & parathyroid malignancies, adrenal, endocrine, pancreatic, thymic tumors and in breast cancers. She was awarded the Young Breast Surgery Scholarship in ISS, Montreal in 2007 and has been a guest speaker at Harvard Medical School, Boston. She was working as a Professor at Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal before joining the International Oncology team.
 
Radiation Oncology
Dr. Sapna Nangia, MD
Dr. Sapna Nangia, graduate of Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune and postgraduate in Radiotherapy from Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, has joined Fortis International Oncology Centre, Noida, as Chief Radiation Oncologist. Prior to this, she has worked in Batra Hospital & Medical Research Centre, New Delhi as Senior Consultant, Radiation Oncology. During her stint in Batra Hospital, Dr Nangia has established the Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) program, and has acquired vast experience in the use of IMRT; she has published data in the use of IMRT for cancers of the head & neck and prostate. IMRT is a specialised technique that minimises the side effects of radiotherapy while allowing the tumour to be treated accurately.

Dr. Nangia also has expertise in Brachytherapy for various disease sites including gynaecological cancers, soft tissue sarcomas and cancer of the tongue. She also has a keen interest in teaching and has served as faculty in teaching programs conducted by the Indian College of Radiation Oncologists and Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai besides contributing towards the DNB Radiotherapy program of Batra Hospital. Dr. Nangia is a member of the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) and the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) and did a short stint with the Army Medical Corps prior to postgraduation. She has been trained under the aegis of ESTRO in the fields of target volume determination and molecular oncology and has been an observer at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre New York, USA and the Moores Cancer Centre, UCSD San Diego, USA.

Dr. Sapna Nangia is actively associated with Cancer Sahyog and Global Cancer Concern India, NGOs working in the field of educating and helping patients and creating public awareness
 
Mr. Pramod Sharma
Mr. P.K. Sharma, Head- Medical Physics & Radiation Safety
Previous Appointments:
Senior Medical Physicist at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.

Mr. P. K. Sharma has over 10 years experience in Radiation Oncology and joined, International Oncology Centre, Fortis Hospital, Noida in July 2009 as Head- Medical Physics & Radiation Safety officer. In past, Mr Sharma has worked in other Premier Cancer Institutes like Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Ratan Cancer Institute, Kanpur, Regional Cancer Centre, Gwalior, Indian Institute of Head & Neck oncology Indore. He was instrumental in establishing India's first Image based Brachytherapy facility at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. Mr Sharma has special expertise in RaidpArc based IGRT and Stereotactic Radiosurgery.

Education
Post Graduate from Kumoun University Nainital.
Dip R P (Diploma in Radiological Physics) from Baba Atomic Research Centre (BARC), (Mumbai University).

Membership
Association of Medical Physicist of India (AMPI)
Association of Radiation Oncologist of India (AROI)
AROI (Maharastra Chapter)
Training:
Trained in Rapid Arc & IGRT at Albert Einstein Cancer Centre, Montefiore, Newyork. (USA).
Physics Administration & Clinical Courses from Zug (Switzerland).
Paper Presentation:
Dosimetric Evaluation of Gynecological malignancies using MUPIT template, in World Congress of Brachytherapy(American Brachytherapy Society) held at Boston (USA)
Evaluation of IMRT plans between Linac and Helical Tomotherapy based on Dose Volume Indices and normal tissue sparing in prostate cancer patients in American Association of Physicist in Medicine (AAPM), held at Anaheim (USA).
Presented various papers in National Conferences (AMPI, AROI).

Key Publications:
1. "Dosimetric evaluation of a new One Dose MOSFET for Ir-192 energy," Phys. Med. Biol. 51 1261-1268, (2006). PMID: 16481692
2. "Clinical application of a One Dose TM MOSFET for skin dose measurements during internal mammary chain irradiation with high dose rate Brachytherapy in carcinoma of the breast," Phys. Med. Biol. 51 263-268, (2006). PMID: 16825729
3. "Treatment planning comparison of electron arc therapy and photon intensity modulated radiotherapy for Askin'stumor of chest wall". Radiotherapy and Oncology, Volume 84, Issue 3, September 2007, Pages 257-265. PMID: 17719111
4. "Radiation therapy planning of a breast cancer patient with in situ pacemaker-challenges and lessons." Acta Oncol. 2007 Oct 16, 1-6. PMID: 17943474
5. "A dose verification method for High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy treatment plans." J Cancer Res Ther Volume 4, Issue -4, Oct-Dec 2008, Pages 173-177. PMID: 19052390
Specialization:
IGRT, IMRT, SRS, IGBT.
 
Radiology & Nuclear Medicine 
Dr. Promila Pankaj, DNB, DRM
Dr. Pankaj has collected over 10 years of experience in the field of Nuclear Medicine and the PET CT scan. She completed her MBBS from the University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, and her DRM from the Institute of Nuclear Medicne and Allied Sciences, Delhi. She has received her DNB in Nuclear Medicine from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi. Dr. Pankaj is also a Radiation Safety Officer Level-II. She has also worked as a consultant at Mahajan Nuclear Medicine and PET CT Centre at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. She has been very active in academics and has been involved in the education of DNB students at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. She has published a numbers of papers in international and national journals and has delivered lectures at many conferences.
 
Molecular Oncology
Dr Amit Verma, MD (AIIMS), Fellowship M D Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Verma is US trained Molecular Oncologist. He is a Physician-Scientist with expertise in the field of Cancer Genetics and translational research in cancer. He did his post graduation (MD) from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He completed his Internship (Internal Medicine) at University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX. He also pursued Fellowship in Oncology at University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. He has worked as a Physician at various hospitals- M D Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial Hermann Hospital, St. Luke Episcopal Hospital, Lyndon B Johnson Hospital, Houston, TX. His research contributions are in the field of identification of novel cancer biomarkers and understanding drug resistance and metastasis. His research work mainly focuses on pancreatic cancer, esophageal cancer, Breast cancer and Melanoma. His work has been published in highly reputed peer reviewed International Journals like Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, Oncogene, Int.J. Oncology and many more... He has contributed various reviews, expert commentary and book chapters. He is associate member of various International Societies like American Association of Cancer Research (AACR), American College of Physician (ACP), American Association of Indian Scientist in Cancer Research (AAISCR). He has been honored with various awards including prestigious Geeta Mittal Gold Medal from AIIMS, Ramalingaswamy award from Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India and Young Scientist Award from AAISCR, USA.

Dr Amit Verma was honored with the Young Investigator Award at the 14th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Indian Scientists in Cancer Research on April 16, 2007 in Los Angeles.

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RARE SURGERY AT FHM
75 year old Vidya Devi has much to be grateful for. Widow of a World War II veteran Late Shri Bishan Das Sharma, she has a son who has taken her from one hospital to another in Pathankot and Kangra, finally finding his way with his dying mother to Fortis Hospital Mohali, to save her from a completely disabling condition of DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA.

50 year old lady treated for gall bladder in Fortis Mohali successfully, by Dr. Atul Joshi
April 18,2008

This time, sincere appreciation for Dr. Atul Joshi came from patient Mrs. Kuljinder Kaur Satia, a 50 year old Indian who is now a resident of USA. Mrs Kuljinder Satia had been suffering for the last 6 months in the US where she was advised gall bladder removal.

The non-medical and administrative staff is truly empathetic and cooperative. In such a short time my recovery has been possible and I am deeply indebted to Dr Atul and his team. I would definitely like to make a monetary contribution as a token of gratitude and appreciation for Fortis Hospital Mohali.

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Fortis Healthcare plans Rights Issue to realise growth objectives

Plans to Raise upto Rs 1000 crore

New Delhi, December 24, 2008:  The Board of Directors of Fortis Healthcare Limited at their meeting held today, have approved in principle, the Company’s plan to raise funds by way of issue of Equity Shares with warrants on a rights basis aggregating to Rs. 1000 Crores (excluding the value of warrants, as and when exercised) .

The proceeds of the Rights Issue would be used primarily for funding Greenfield projects including the upcoming Medi-City Project in Gurgaon, redemption of preference shares, repayment of Short Term Debt, up gradation of existing facilities and tapping future investment opportunities.

The share ratio and price per share would be decided and announced at a later date. The promoters are fully committed to the success of this offer.

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After all, taking care of guests is an ageless Indian tradition.

India is fast becoming the world's first choice destination for healthcare services - especially cardiac surgery. With rapidly expanding infrastructure, clinical expertise and international standard implementation, India is servicing the healthcare needs, at reasonable costs, of international patients from around the world. Cardiac Surgery and other Surgery Costs are among the most affordable in the world.

In recent years many countries have experienced a shortage of speciality care providers, which has restricted their access to quality and cost effective medical care. In sharp contrast India has concentrated on increasing the availability of speciality cares thereby avoiding the shortage of medical professionals. In fact, the availability of clinical expertise, reasonable Cardiac Surgery and other Surgery Costs are among the most affordable in the world, and internationally trained and educated medical professionals is a major factor in the growth of foreign patient procedures in India.

Advantage India: Healing Passion
Among modern India 's achievements is its really significant contribution to global healthcare delivery. It is now highly regarded worldwide as a quality provider of medical talent and healthcare delivery.

India's cost advantage has made the country a leading contender in the Health Traveller's market.

• Costs are nearly 1/5th to that of the West.
• Heart Surgery in the US costs US$30,000 - nevertheless Cardiac surgery costs in India at a top of the line healthcare facility is US$6,000 only.
• Advanced Orthopaedic Surgery at a top tertiary care hospital in India costs around US$6,000 whilst the same surgery costs US$20,000 in the West.

The combination of high quality, world class, affordable surgery costs and Healthcare Services is attracting a regular stream of foreign patients to India in 2003, as many as 150,000 medical tourists came to India. The figure is growing at 20% year on year . According to a CII-McKinsey Study, Medical Tourism alone can contribute an additional US $2.2 billion revenue to Indian Hospitals by 2012.

The competence and skills of Indian doctors is acknowledged and accepted internationally. Moreover the technological gap, between the West and India, has narrowed considerably. Many MNC Medical Equipment Companies now prefer to launch their high-end equipment in India because of the sheer size and growth potential of the Indian Healthcare market. With a large pool of highly trained doctors and low treatment costs and surgery costs , healthcare is replicating the software sector's success.

Medical Tourism, to India, started fairly recently when NRIs (non-resident Indians - those living and working in the West) coming "home" began to realize the staggering savings in costs - even factoring in airfares and excellent quality of surgery and treatment in India. The second big group of Medical Travelers comes from the Middle East and the neighboring countries. The most recent arrivals noted by the major hospital groups are Americans - lacking Health Insurance. The Canadians and British come because of lengthy waiting times and high treatments and surgery costs. A number of private hospitals offer packages, designed to attract high net-worth foreign patients. These packages often include airport pickup, hospital bed care services, in-room Internet access, and private chefs with a yoga holiday or trip to the Taj Mahal at reasonable cost.

Domestic healthcare majors besides having alliances with major Medical Institutions in the US and UK for Clinical Protocols, training and exchanges are now acquiring accreditation of their hospitals, allowing global Health Insurance Companies to send patients to their hospitals. With a $40 billion-plus Health Travelers market, growing at over 20% a year, there's no stopping India now.

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