About Doctor

Dr. Gurpreet S Wander

(PROFESSOR & HEAD / CHIEF CARDIOLOGIST / PRINCIPAL )

Passed MBBS from Govt. Medical College, Patiala with Honours as second best graduate of the University. During graduation was awarded Merit Scholarship and 3 Silver Medals. Did MD in Medicine and DM in Cardiology from PGIMER, Chandigarh in 1985 and 87. Joined Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana in 1988 as Lecturer and started the cardiology unit become Reader in 94 and Professor of cardiology in 1998.

Has published 249 research papers, 129 of them foreign Journals of repute like; The Lancet, Nature Genetics, Journal of American College of Cardiology, American Journal of Cardiology and Annals of Human Genetics. Has presented 136 papers in national and international conferences. Has contributed 73 chapters in books. Chief Editor of 7 textbooks in medicine including The year Book of Medicine 2018,2019 & 2020; The Progress in Medicine & Medicine (Update 2016, Postgraduate medicine textbook and four books of cardiology, Editor of the Cardiology section of the popular API Textbook of Medicine (8^th, 9^th, 10^th and 11^th Edition). Has been co-supervisor of 52 MD, 18 DM and 3 PhD thesis.

Medical Director of Ludhiana Rotary Pacemaker Bank which was implanted 100 free pacemakers to needy patients. Senate member of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (2009-2011). Member of Governing board of Cardiology Society of India for 8 years. Elected member and now a fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences. Member of editorial board of JAPI, Indian Heart Journal and Heart Jl. Has organized 11 national level conferences. Organising secretary APICON 2014 held in Ludhiana. Awarded Dr. K. Sharan Cardiology Excellence award by IMA India for year 2004. Has been member of the core committee, which has formulated the Indian Guidelines Management of Hypertension in 2001, 2009,2013 & 2019. Awarded Dr. B C Roy National Award for the year 2006 for development of specialties from President of India on 1^st July 2008. Awarded distinguished achiever State award from state government of Punjab. Name figured in Guinness Book of World Records for creating the largest vegetable heart mosaic to create awareness.

President of the Hypertension Society of India for 2012-2013. President of the Association of Physicians of India for the years 2021-23

Head of the department of cardiology at Hero DMC Heart Institute, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab a 189 bedded tertiary care referral centre which runs MCI approved DM programme in cardiology from the last 15 years.