Chairman at PSRI Heart Institute, India
Chairman at PSRI Heart Institute, India
Dr. T.S. Kler hails from Amargarh, a small village in district of Fatehgarh Sahib of Punjab, where he had his schooling. He pursued his MBBS from Patiala and his MD in Medicine & DM in Cardiology from PGI Chandigarh. Thereafter he worked in Saudi Arabia, establishing a Cardiology unit in one of their tertiary care centres. Dr. Kler then proceeded to do his MRCP from UK before returning to India and has been associated with Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi since its inception. Dr. Kler did his Fellowship in Electrophysiology at Milwaukee, USA & after returning home he established the first dedicated department of Electrophysiology & Pacing in India at Escorts Heart Institute, in 1993.
After working for 28 years at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, last 12 year in the capacity of Executive Director, Dr. Kler has recently joined, (August 1st, 2017) as Chairman Pushpawati Singhania Heart Institute, New Delhi. Where he has established advanced Cardiac centre called PSRI Heart Institute.
Dr. Kler is a Member of Heart Rhythm Society (USA); Fellow of American College of Cardiology (FACC); Fellow of Royal College of Physicians (FRCP, UK) and member of various Indian professional bodies like ICC, CSI, API, IMA & DMA. He was the founder president of Indian Heart Rhythm Society (IHRS), He is Honorary Professor of Cardiology for Banaras Hindu University, (BHU). He is also a scientific advisor to various multinational companies like Boston Scientific, Medtronic, & St. Jude, all incorporated in USA.
Dr. Kler has many firsts to his credit, establishing the first dedicated Electrophysiology Department in India at Escorts Hospital being the first one to implant an ICD in S.E. Asia; the first to implant a Heart Failure Device (Bi-ventricular pacemaker) in S.E. Asia; the first to implant a Combo device in S.E. Asia & being the first 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. Dr. Kler also did the First HIS Bundle Pacing in India in 2016. 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.
Dr. Kler is a very active interventional cardiologist and has performed more than 20,000 coronary, renal & peripheral angioplasties. He is pioneer in Radiofrequency Ablation & Device therapy for cardiac arrhythmias & heart failure. He has about 270 national & international journal articles to his name & has been on the editorial board of Indian Heart Journal.
Dr. Kler is regularly invited as a guest faculty to various National & International conferences like HRS & ACC and has been a guest faculty in USA, France, Australia, Pakistan, Srilanka, Bangladesh & Singapore. Over the last 28 years Dr. Kler has personally trained more than 300 cardiologists from India & abroad to perform advanced techniques of angiography, angioplasty and electrophysiology.
Dr. Kler has been recognized for his outstanding work with many awards, the prominent ones being, Conferred Doctorate of Science (D.Sc) 2007, by Punjab University, Chandigarh. ’IMA ’AMS Distinguished Service Award’ for contribution to the society in general and medical profession in particular, given by Indian Medical Association, Academy of Medical Specialties on June 30th, 2007, Lifetime Achievement Award 2006’ for outstanding contribution in the field of Cardiology at the World Congress of Clinical & Preventive Cardiology (WCCPC), ’Distinguished Service Award 2005’, by WCCPC. ’The Citation Award’ on behalf of Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (President of India) in December 2002. The Great Son of India Award’ given for Internationally Recognized Talented Indians (FIRTI) by Sahibzada Ajit Singh Academy, Roopnagar, Punjab in ` February 2003, The `Vijay Ratna Award’ given by India International Friendship Society for Enriching Human Life and Outstanding Achievements & above all the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award by president of India in 2005. In August 2014 he has been awarded `Delhi Medical Association Centenary Award’. Has been Awarded ’Inspiring Cardiologist 2018’ Award from Economics Times, on their Doctors Day Conclave 2018 on June 30th, 2018. Received ”Vishisht Chikitsa Ratan Award” from Sh. J.P. Nadda, Hon’ble Health Minister and Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for Environment and Culture, on July 1st, 2018 in Delhi Medical Association’s Doctor’s Day Celebration. Awarded ”Legends in Medicine” in Times Health Care Awards an imitative by Times Group on November 25th, 2018, Delhi.
Dr. Kler’s constant endeavor is to improve Interventional Cardiology & electrophysiology facilities in the country and bring them at par with western standards. His ambition in life is to bring quality heart care facilities to the common man in the country at affordable prices.