Kewal Krishan, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical Surgery
Associate Surgical Director, Heart Transplantation, Temple University Hospital
Associate Surgical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Temple University Hospital
Clinical Interests
- Mechanical circulatory support
- Technical excellence in cardiac surgery
- Redo surgeries
- Heart transplantation
- Ventricular assist devices
- Lung transplantation
- ECMO
- Aortic surgery
- LV Aneurysms
Research Interests
- Developing new centrifugal blood pump (LVAD)
Education
- MD, Rajasthan University, Sardar Patel Medical College, India
Training
- Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
- Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Residency, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Rajasthan, S.M.S. Medical College & Hospital, India
- Residency, General Surgery, University of Rajasthan, S.M.S. Medical College & Hospital, India
Memberships
- Immediate Past President, Indian Society Heart and Lung Society of India (INSHLT)
- Program Committee, MCS ISHLT
- International Society of Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
- Fellow/Life Member of Indian Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS)
- ECMO Society of India
- Ross Community
- National Academy of Medical Sciences
- Heart Failure Society of India
- CTS Net Member
Awards and Honors
- National Award for the Contribution in the Field of Science & Technology
- Award for the Contribution in the Field of Heart Transplantation
