Daljeet Singh Gambhir | |
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Born | Delhi, India |
Occupation(s) | Interventional cardiologist Medical researcher Medical administrator |
Known for | Multivessel angioplasty Medical research |
Awards | Padma Shri DMA Life Time Achievement Award AACIO Distinguished Physician Award Government of Delhi State Award |
Daljeet Singh Gambhir is an Indian cardiologist, medical academic, researcher and inventor and the Group Director of Cardiology at Kailash Group of Hospitals and Heart Institute, Noida.[1] He is the inventor of Infinnium Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent, a reportedly cheaper drug-eluting stent which he first presented at the EuroPCR meeting held in Paris in 2003.[2] A fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences[3] and an honorary fellow of the Indian College of Cardiology, he is reported to have performed over 10,000 coronary interventions.[4] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2016, for his contributions to medicine.[5]