On the 5th of May 1962, the “All India Heart Foundation” was established, mainly due to the efforts of the first woman cardiologist of India, Padma Vibhushan Awardee, Dr. S. Padmavati. She was greatly influenced by her guru Dr. Paul Dudley White, who sought to transform the way medical science catered to the needs of a common person.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step…. And that step was taken in 1981, when the National Heart Institute (NHI) was established as the nation’s first dedicated cardiac care institute and the first private-sector cardiac catheterization laboratory outside the ‘developed world’ at that time. Conceived by the legendar
NHI VISSION "To create long term relationships by caring as no one has done ever before"
NHI MISSION "To provide superior, compassionate and innovative care to prevent and treat disease maintaining highest standards in safety and quality"
OUR VALUES "We take pride in our care....for it's heart to heart"
From August 2016 to November 2019, AIHF/NHI provided comprehensive cardiac care services to the entire population of the Kumaon Himalayas through its Cardiac Centre at Base Hospital, Almora. Two cardiologists, supported by a full-time team of seven staff members, were deployed on-site. The facility was equipped with 2D Echocardiography
Approximately 8 of every 1000 children in India suffer from birth heart defects (Congenital Heart Disease CHD). One of the chronic diseases, therefore, which accounts for almost 20 percent of infant mortality in India is congenital heart disease. Similarly, almost 1-5% of children develop a rheumatic fever before the age of 15 years. (Disease of the heart valves)
The Delhi Pacemaker Bank is spearheaded by Mr. Harish Salve, a noted lawyer as its chairman and several eminent lawyers patronizes this noble cause in 2013. In the last 9 years, ‘Delhi Pacemaker Bank’ has sponsored more than 60 pacemaker implants at NHI. The “Free Pacemaker Implant Programme” was launched at National Heart Institute.
Cardiology
Degrees:M.D., D.M., FACC, FRCP (London)
Designation:VCEO & Head of Cardiolgy Services
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Degrees:MBBS MD – Medicine DM – Cardiology – King George Medical College, Lucknow
Designation:Sr. Consultant
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Degrees:MBBS- JLN Medical College, Ajmer - 1978,MD-Medicine - JLN Medical College, Ajmer - 1981,DM-Cardiology - AFMC, Pune - 1993
Designation:Sr. Consultant Cardiology
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Degrees:MBBS,MD (Internal Medicine),PhD( Cardiology),FAMS,FRCP (London),FIACS ( Canada)
Designation:Sr. Consultant Cardiologist
Working:(Monday to Saturday)
Degrees:MBBS,DNB (Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery)
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