Designation - Principal Director, Chief Surgeon & Head
Works at - Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket
New Delhi,
India
Career Profile
Dr. Kulbhushan Singh Dagar is one of Delhi's most experienced cardiac surgeons, having worked in the field for over 21 years. He has spent nearly a decade of his career solely caring for infants and children with congenital heart defects. He is a well-known surgeon who specializes in the most complex and difficult procedures. His services cover a wide range of birth defects involving the heart in newborns and children. Dr. Dagar is a trailblazing specialist who uses cutting-edge technology and innovative techniques to provide effective care for children from India and around the world. Paediatric cardiac surgery, including valve repairs and congenital heart defects in children, is one of his special interests.He received his medical education from a prestigious medical institution and his specialty training at GB Pant Hospital in New Delhi. He has worked as a Specialist Registrar at The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London, U.K., one of the world's leading medical facilities. During his time at this hospital, he learned and practiced Extracorporeal Life Support and Heart Transplant techniques. Dr. Kulbhushan is actively engaged in research and has a number of papers published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. He has also written several chapters for well-known medical textbooks.
Education & Training
M.B.B.S. from S N Medical College & Hospital, Agra University, Agra - 1987.
M.S. (General Surgery), S N Medical College & Hospital, Agra University, Agra - 1991.
Chief Surgeon & Director, Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, Delhi, July 2009- Present.
Chief Neonatal & Congenital heart Surgeon, Paediatric Cardiac Program, Lotus Children Hospital, Hyderabad, January 2008- June 2009.
Senior Consultant, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, July 2007- January 2008.
Consultant, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, December 2003- July 2007.
Junior Consultant, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, January 2000- November 2003.
Attending Cardiac Surgeon, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, January 1996- December 1999.
Senior Registrar (Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery), G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi, June 1992- July 1995.
Clinical Focus
Complex congenital heart defects in newborns.
Valve repairs in children.
Paediatric Cardiac Surgery.
General Surgery.
Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery.
Awards
1st Prize for Management of Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Infants with Sickle Cell Disease at International Society of Certified Electronics Technicians (ISCET).
Research and Publications
Published extensively in National and International Peer-Reviewed Publications.
Authored chapters for medical textbooks.
Presentation at 5th Congress of Asia Pacific Paediatric Cardiac Society (APPCS), New Delhi, ‘Antegrade Pulmonary Perfusion improves surgical outcomes in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery patients with Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension’ (2014).