• Dr Gaurav Kumar has spent a large part of his professional career treating congenital heart disease and contributing to the progress of congenital heart surgery in India.
• He specialises in treatment of complex congenital heart diseases.

Interests

• Complex congenital heart disease
• Cardiac transplantation in children
• ECMO ( extracorporeal membrane oxygenation)

Current Experience

• Currently working as Director in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Department In Fortis Escorts Hospital.

Previous Experience

• Long experience as Cardiothoracic and General surgeon during war and peace in Indian Army.
• Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Armed Forces Medical College and Military Hospital
• Cardiothoracic Centre Pune
• Assistant Professor Cardiothoracic Surgery: Armed Forces MedicalCollege Consultant
• Consultant Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Armed Forces Medical College and Military Hospital Cardiothoracic Centre Pune
• Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery Army Hospital Research and Referral New Delhi
• Associate Professor Cardiothoracic Surgery: Armed Forces Medical College and Army Hospital Research and Referral New Delhi
• Director Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Programme, Army Hospital Research and Referral New Delhi.

Awards -

• Awarded the National Talent Search Examination national scholarship – 1987
• Awarded the Gold Medal in ENT and Ophthalmology in Pune University
• Awarded first place in Maharashtra for strategic surgical quiz 1999
• Awarded Bronze medal in National Surgical Quiz 2000
• Awarded Silver Medal in MS Gen Surgery Pune University
• Awarded CS Sadasivam Gold medal in Cardiothoracic Surgery in DNB CTVS
• Awarded Gen Officer in Chief Commendation in 1994, 2004 and 2005 for outstanding surgical expertise and performance in war and peace
• Awarded Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) by the President of India for outstanding contribution and development in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery for the babies and children of the soldiers of Indian Army

• MBBS – Armed Forces Medical College Pune
• MS Gen Surgery – Armed Forces Medical College Pune
• DNB CTVS – National Board of Examinations
• Fellowship Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Mater Childrens Hospital, Brisbane Australia