Dr. T.S. Kler is an internationally recognized interventional cardiologist and electrophysiologist.
With Fortis Escorts Heart Institute since its inception, Dr. Kler has contributed immensely in building the global reputation that the Institute enjoys today. He is a very active interventional cardiologist and has performed more than 5000 coronary, renal & peripheral angioplasties. He is an expert electrophysiologist, being the highest implanter of ICD’s & Combo devices in the country. He has to his credit a number of firsts, establishing the 1st dedicated Electrophysiology Department in India at Fortis Escorts Hospital; being the 1st one to implant an ICD in S.E. Asia; the 1st to implant a Heart Failure Device (Bi-ventricular pacemaker) in S.E. Asia; the 1st to implant a Combo device in S.E. Asia & being the 1st one to perform Radio Frequency Ablation in Sri Lanka & Bangladesh.
Dr. Kler was first to implant an ICD in Punjab Institute of Cardiology, LAHORE & also started Radiofrequency Ablation programme in that institute. He has also helped to establish Cardiology & Electrophysiology Departments at various centres in India, thus bringing quality medical care to people outside the metropolitan cities.
Education:
Dr. Kler pursued his MBBS from Patiala and his MD in Medicine & DM in Cardiology from PGI Chandigarh. Thereafter he worked in Saudi Arabia for a few years, establishing a Cardiology unit. Dr. Kler then completed his MRCP from UK before returning to India and has been associated with Escorts Heart Institute & Research Center, New Delhi since then. Dr. Kler underwent Senior Fellowship programme at Milwaukee, USA, which allowed him to extend his expertise beyond the area of Interventional Cardiology into Electrophysiology.
Interest:
Dr. Kler’s constant endeavour is to improve Electrophysiology facilities in the country and bring them at par with western standards. His motto in life now is to bring quality heart care facilities to the common man in the country at affordable prices and at his doorstep.
Dr T.S Kler has about 150 national & international journal articles to his name and has been on the editorial board of Indian Heart Journal. Dr. Kler is regularly invited as a guest faculty to various National & Interventional conferences like NASPE & ACC and has been a guest faculty in USA, France, Australia, Pakistan, Srilanka, Bangladesh & Singapore. During his tenure at Escorts Heart Institute & Research Center, Dr. Kler has personally trained over 100 cardiologists in India to perform advanced techniques of Electrophysiology.
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