Introduction to Pediatric Echocardiography

Dr. Vikas Kohli graduated in with 5 gold medals from the University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in 1986. He subsequently finished his Pediatric training from PGIMER (Chandigarh).  He completed his Pediatric Residency (USA) from the Montefiore Medical Center, New York and trained in Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Miami.  He subsequently practised Pediatric Cardiology in Florida, USA. He has been Director of Pediatric Cardiology at RTIICS, Kolkata; he also has been Incharge of Non-Invasive Lab, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

He has been awarded Best Research in Pediatrics Award at the National Indian Academy of Pediatrics Conference 1991 & at the University of Miami Best Research Award in 1996. He has also been awarded the American Heart Association/Genentech Award 1996; The American College of Cardiology – Affiliate in Training Award 1997.  In addition, he has received the award for Excellence in Medical record documentation by the Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida.

 He has been associated with Apollo Hospital from 2003 (except for 1.5 yr. in between). His focus is Interventional Cardiology and Fetal Cardiology. He admits his Neonatal, Pediatric patients and Fetal mothers in Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. He has performed several thousand device closures of ASD and VSD in children and Adults. He has also performed extremely high risk interventions in neonatal patients and Premature babies. The smallest babies he has performed an angioplasty is 1.1 kg. He has also performed innovative procedures like Flow Restrictor implantation in several patients for the first time in India.