Dr ML Bhatia is retired Medical Director & Chief of Cardiology, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi and Prof. & Head of Dept. of Cardiology & Chief, Cardiothoracic Centre, A.I.I.M.S., New Delhi.

Education: B.Sc, M.B.B.S., M.D.(Med.), D.M.(Card.)

Fellow: National Academy of Medical Sciences, International Medical Science Academy, American College of Cardiology, Rockefeller Foundation, Association of Physicians of India, Indian College of Physicians, etc.

Nominated member: International Advisory Committee and Consultant for Cardiovascular Disease, W.H.O. Geneva. Member of various committees of the Indian Council of Medical Research, Dept. of Science and Technology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, National Board of Examinations etc.

Member Editorial board: Journal of Association of Physicians of India, Indian Heart Journal, Journal of Heart Valve Disease, International Journal of Cardiovascular Disease, etc. More than 350 publications in national and international journals; and text books & monographs on medicine & cardiology.

Awards: Dr. B.C. Roy Award and other prestigious awards.

Area of interest: Adult Cardiology (Preventive, Promotive, Diagnostic and Therapeutic)