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Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics Fellow American College of Cardiology Diplomate American Board of Pediatrics American Board of Pediatric Cardiology Vikas Kohli graduated with 5 gold medals from the University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in 1986. He subsequently finished his Pediatric training from PGIMER ( Chandigarh ).  He completed his Pediatric Residency (USA) from the Montefiore Medical Center, New York and trained in Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Miami .  He subsequently practiced Pediatric Cardiology in Florida, ; and before returning to . He has been Director of Pediatric Cardiology at RTIICS, Kolkata.

He has been awarded Best Research in Pediatrics Award at the National Indian Academy of Pediatrics Conference 1991 & at the University of Miami Best Research Award in 1996. His research in Cardiology included management of post-operative Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia by paired ventricular pacing. He has also been awarded the American Heart Association/Genentech Award 1996; The American College of Cardiology – Affiliate in Training Award 1997.  In addition, he has received the award for Excellence in Medical record documentation by the Jackson Memorial Hospital , Miami, Florida .

He has performed several unique interventional procedures including Flow Restrictor Implantation in Pulmonary Artery for the first time in India; performed a balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty on a 1.7 Kg child; and balloon valvuloplasty on a child less than one day old.

His main area of interest is in Interventional Pediatric Cardiology; his current area of interest is in Neonatal Cardiology; Fetal Cardiology (Fetal Echocardiography) and improving neonatal cardiac survivals in developing countries.

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