Ajit Mullasari

I, Dr. Mullasari Ajit Sankardas, am currently holding the position of Director of Cardiology at the Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India (www.mmm.org.in).

After graduating in 1983 from the Grant Medical College, University of Mumbai, I did my Masters in Medicine and Post Doctoral Degree in Cardiology from the same University in 1991. I completed my National Board examinations in Cardiology in the same year.

Subsequently I completed a Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology from The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. I was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, Glasgow in 2010 and also a Fellowship of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences in 2016.

During my undergraduate career, I was a recipient of the Glaxo Medical Education Award for the highest marks in Medicine at 3rd MBBS examination. In 1992, I was nominated for the Commonwealth Scholarship by the Government of India. I was also selected as the Rotary Foundation International Ambassadorial Scholar for 1993 – 1994. During the Euro Paris Revascularisation Interventional Course in 2001, my presentation “Transcatheter closure of post Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Defect with Amplatzer Septal Occluder” was adjudged the best interventional case. I was awarded the 9th Prof. Rathinavelu Subramaniam Memorial Oration Award instituted by the Association of Physicians of India in August 2009. I was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 by the Dr. MGR Medical University for my contribution in Cardiology by the Governor of Tamil Nadu, His Excellency Mr. Rosaiah.

I have published 200 peer-reviewed papers and around 200 abstracts in peer reviewed journals. I have been the Primary Investigator in the last 5 years in 21 major National / International trials. I have served as a Member of the Task Force for Stem Cell Research, Dept. of Biotechnology, Government of India.

I am currently holding a position as Professor of Practice at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras on a part time basis and am Adjunct Professor at the Case Western Reserve University, USA.