Dr. Sushil Azad 

MBBS, MD ( Pediatrics), FNB (Pediatric Cardiology)

Principal Consultant – Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease

Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi

PAST EXPERIENCE

• Worked as Associate Consultant in Apollo Hospital
• Consultant at Lotus Children Hospital
• Senior Consultant in Department of Pediatric Cardiology at Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram

ABOUT

Dr. Sushil Azad works in the Paediatric Cardiology Department at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute. In his 17 years of experience in Paediatric Cardiology he has done 4000 interventional cardiology procedures on every age group. The youngest infant he treated in the oath lab was a 1.5 kg preterm who had a complex congenital heart disease. He Specializes in dealing with congenital heart disease in all age groups ( from neonatal to adult ). He is a graduate from Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak and subsequently did his post graduation from Pt. J. L Nehru Medical college Raipur. He was instrumental in developing the Pediatric Cardiology Program at Medanta and subsequently establishing the DNB Pediatric Cardiology program at Medanta Gurgaon. He also started the Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation program at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and later established it as the only Centre in North actively doing Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation. He has over 30 research publications and various paper presentations in national and international conferences.He has organized workshops on Pediatric Echocardiography in National and state level PEDICON.

Dr.Sushil Azad works in Pediatric Cardiology Department at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi. In his 17 years of experience in Pediatric Cardiology he has done 4000 Interventional Cardiology procedures on every age group. The youngest infant he treated in Cath Lab was a 1.5KG preterm who had a complex congenital heart disease. He specializes in dealing with congenital heart disease in all age group (from neonatal to adult). He is graduate from Pt. B.D Sharma PGIMS Rohtak & subsequently did his post-graduation from Pt. J L Nehru Medical College Raipur. He was instrumental in developing the Pediatric Cardiology Program at Medanta & subsequently establishing the DNB Pediatric Cardiology program at Medanta Gurugram. He also started the Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation program at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute & later established it as the only Centre in North actively doing Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation. He was over 30 research publications and various paper presentation in National & International conferences. He has organized workshop on Pediatric Echocardiography in National and state level PEDICON.

EXPERTISE

• Echocardiography
• Diagnostic and Interventions in Cath Lab
• Arrhythmias
• Fetal Echocardiography
• Pediatric cardiac Intensive care Awards
• Best paper award for Paper on “Nutritional status of Children in Wadraf Nagar, Ambikapur” in Chhattisgarh State Pedicon
• Best Paper award for paper on “Device closure of Aortic Pseudoaneurysm using Amplatzer Septal occluder” at APCASH Hongkong