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Department & Consultant Doctors

Cardiology
 

Dr Harpreet S. Gilhotra is a young & dynamic interventional cardiologist. After his MD medicine, he worked as a Senior resident in cardiology in Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Cardiology, Lucknow. Then he did his DM Cardiology from King George Medical College Lucknow. After that he worked for 4.5 years in Fortis Hospital Mohali as Associate Consultant in Interventional Cardiology. He was awarded prestigious K. G. Nair award for best paper presentation in 2004.

Dr. Ankur Ahuja DM (Cardiology ) , SCAI-Interventional Cardiology
Dr. Ankur Ahuja did his doctorate in cardiology from reputed King George’s Medical College, Lucknow. Thereafter he pursued his interest in Interventional Cardiology at Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi before shifting to this place. He has been a meritorious student throughout his career and won many awards and honours. He has presented papers in national and International conferences as well as published articles in various journals. He also did SCAI- Interventional Cardiology a fellow course in USA.
 

Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery

Dr. R.K.Suri, MS,FAMS , FIACS

Dr. R.K.Suri   - the renowned Cardiac  Surgeon , needs no introduction in the field of medical fraternity. He retired as Professor & Head , Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery , PGI , Chandigarh. He was appointed as Emeritus Medical Scientist by the Indian Council of Medical Research. He has got international recognition through  his work. He is a Fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences , Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society, International Academy of Cardiovascular sciences and Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons. He has received innumerable recognitions , distinctions and awards in addition to being invited as a visiting professor to various Indian and foreign institutions. Currently Dr. Suri has been actively involved in stem cells research using clinical retro differentiation techniques.

Dr. Shashi Jindal, MS, Mch

Dr Shashi Jindal is one of the  senior cardiac surgeons of the region. He is an alumni of prestigious Escorts Heart Institute , PGI Chandigarh and Prince Philip Hospital, U.K. He is the pioneer of Beating Heart coronary artery bypass surgery. He specializes in beating heart bypass surgery, complex multiple heart valve repair / replacement  & repair of  congenital  defects in children. Practicing   cardiac surgery for last 18 years he has conducted thousands of such operations & has  achieved tremendous skills to deliver excellent  results.

Vascular Surgery

Dr.Gaurav Singal MS, DNB, FIVS 

Dr Gaurav Singal did his graduation and post graduation from Dayanand Medical College Ludhiana in 1999. He then left for the US where he developed interest in vascular surgery and was associated with a vascular surgery team of Indian origin there in New York. He came back home in 2003 and joined this superspeciality at the reputed NIZAMS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES HYDERABAD ,which has the maximum vascular surgical patient workload in the country. He worked for  5 years and in  October, 2004 he joined  Krishna institute of medical sciences, Hyderabad and established the vascular department there. He had the privilege to work under two reputed vascular surgery centres in Germany Europe in 2006. He was sponsored by the VASCULAR SOCIETY OF INDIA for further training. He was in KREIS KRANKENHAUS (KKH) RENDSBURG GERMANY and then had the chance to meet and assist Dr W.SANDMANN  in HEINERICH HEINE UNIVERSITAT ,DUSSELDORF GERMANY (HHE), a leading centre in Germany and Europe for difficult vascular surgeries,  in 2006.

Surgical Oncology

Dr. Vijay Bansal, MS Ex Tata Hospital, Mumbai
Before joining Ivy Hospital, Dr. Bansal has worked with Tata Cancer Hospital - Mumbai, Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad and PGI Rohtak. He has extensive experience in Cancer Surgery of abdomen, thorax (Oesophagus, lung and mediastinum) , head and neck and genitourinary with plastic reconstruction after radical cancer surgeries. He is well trained in breast conservative surgery with breast reconstruction.

Radiation Oncology

Ivy has set up the department of Radiation therapy in collaboration with Pinnacle Oncology International, a unit of USA based leading radiation oncology groups. A high energy Linear Accelerator (Dual Energy with electrons) and HDR Brachytherapy machine has been installed along with all treatment planning equipments.

Dr. Vinay Kumar, M. D., Formerly: Asst. Professor PGI, Chandigarh
Dr Vinay Kumar has a rich experience at many advanced cancer radiotherapy centers in India and abroad. He is well trained Oncologist in Pinnacle Oncology team. He has been trained and worked at leading hospitals like PGI, Chandigarh, SGPGI, Lucknow, and Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital Delhi & JIPMER, Pondicherry.
He is trained and has more than 16 years teaching experience in all Advanced & Conventional techniques in Radiotherapy along with comprehensive Oncology as whole, including IMRT, 3DCRT & HDR Brachytherapy. He is capable of managing all types of solid tumors and lymphomas. He has published many papers in international and national journals.

Dr. Manishi Bansal, M.D.(Radiation Oncology, AIIMS)
Consultant Radiation Oncology, Pinnacle Cancer Center ,
Dr Manishi Bansal has done post graduation training from All India Institute of Medical Sciences,(AIIMS) New Delhi ,followed by senior residency from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMER), Chandigarh . She has thorough experience in dealing with all types of cancers especially head and neck cancer, breast cancer, brain tumors and genitourinary neoplasms. She is well acquainted in all types of radiation techniques like 3D-CRT , IMRT and Brachytherapy. She has also worked in Fortes Hospital ; Mohali for 6 years .Dr Manishi has received many awards and presented many papers in oncology conferences. Her contribution in research and publications is worth appreciation.

Medical Oncology

Dr. Jatin Sareen MD, DM Ex-Consultant- Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital, Delhi

Dr. Jatin Sareen is a young and dynamic oncologist, who did hi Dm/ Super specialization at prestigious Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad. Subsequently he worked as a consultant at Rajiv Gandhi  Cancer Hospital, Delhi-a premier  cancer institute of North India. His USP is ethical and state of the art Oncology practice conforming to international standards. He provides latest chemotherapeutic & targeted therapy management of all kinds of cancer in collaboration with his team of surgical and radiation oncologist under auspices of Ivy  Hospital.

Endocrinology

Dr. Gagan Priya, MD DM, Ex AIIMS, Delhi
Dr. Gagan Priya is a young and enterprising endocrinologist and diabetologist, who did her DM/ Super specialization in Endocrinology from AIIMS, New Delhi. She is  also the recipient of  Dr.M.M.S.Ahuja award for the best resident in Endocrinology during her DM at AIIMS. She has been extensively trained in the management of diabetes, thyroid disorders, pituitary and adrenal disorders, metabolic bone disease, endocrine tumors, disorders of male and female reproductive system, growth and pubertal disorders and sexual ambiguity. She has also received special training in pediatric endocrinology and fellowship programme in Thailand at the APPES.
 

Nephrology

Dr. Raka Kaushal MD, DM
Dr. Raka Kaushal is a young and dedicated Nephrologist. She has vast experience in dialysis and renal transplant. She is well trained in dealing with acute and chronic kidney diseases. She is renowned in this region for managing critically ill renal failure patients. Ivy has set up a state of the art dialysis centre with world's foremost dialysis machines and supporting equipments.
 

Orthopaedics

Dr. Vinod Kumar, MS(Ortho)PGI, FSASMS(Ortho), Ex-Registrar PGI, Chandigarh, Fellowship in Joint Replacement Surgery (STRYKER)

(Director Orthopedic Department , Ivy Hospital , Sector 71 Mohali)

Joint Replacement Surgeon

Has done MS (Ortho) from   Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research   Chandigarh (PGIMER), under very renowned Joint replacement surgeon. Then worked as a registrar for 3 years   in Orthopedic  Department at PGIMER. He has done research work in field of joint replacement during residency , also performed life demonstration surgeries for total  knee/hip replacement  in various CMEs’ and participated in more than 30 CMEs’.

He is a Gold medalist in MS (Ortho) exam, completed AO Basic and Advanced  International course in Traumatology  , after this  done Fellowship in Advance Study of  Medical Science in Orthopedic (FSASMS).

Now having thousands of satisfied persons’   list  after Joint replacement  surgery done during a period of eight years (2000-2008) has joined Ivy Hospital as Director Orthopedic Department .

Internal Medicine 

Dr.Jagpal Pandher, MD (Internal Medicine), Ex Senior Resident, PGI & Fortis Hospital

He is sincere, dedicated & conscientious hard working young doctor with strong clinical acumen as internist with more than 3 & 1/2 yrs. of experience as Emergency Physician in premier institutes like PGI, Chandigarh & Fortis Hospital. Besides being trained to manage all kind of emergencies and critically sick patients. He has keen interest in Infectious Diseases & Pulmonary Medicine. Ivy Hospital has state of art Emergency Department to handle all kind of medical & surgical emergencies with latest supporting equipments.

Dr. Bhanu P.Singh  , MD (Internal Medicine)

After graduating from GMC Jammu  , completed his MD (Internal  Medicine ) from Sher-I- Kashmir Institute of Medical  Sciences(S.K.I.M.S.) , Kashmir in 2005. Then worked as Senior Resident for 3 years in  emergency department at Fortis hospital, Mohali. As emergency clinician, he can manage critically ill patients. Besides this he has keen interest in Rheumatology & infectious diseases. He had brief stay at Apollo hospital Ludhiana as a Junior Consultant before joining Ivy Hospital , Mohali.

Pain Management Centre

Dr. Narinder Pal Singh MD PDCC
Dr Narinder Pal Singh is the first qualified Pain Specialist of the north India involved in multimodal pain management. He finished his post graduation from Mumbai University and ranked second in the university. Thereafter, he joined AIIMS as a registrar. When Banaras Hindu University offered post doctorate fellowship in Pain and Palliative Care for the first time, his passion for relieving the agony of patients in pain led him to join the same. During his tenure, he gained vast experience in diagnosing and treating various painful conditions by conservative as well as interventional techniques. He is expert in pharmacological and fluoroscopy guided interventional management of low backache, neck pain, orofacial pain, cancer pain , diabetic neuropathy, headache, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndromes, complex regional pain syndromes, joint pain, failed back surgery syndrome etc.

Gynaecology & Obst.

Dr. Sunaina Bansal, MD, DNB Ex GC & RI, Ahmedabad

Before joining Ivy, Dr. Sunaina Bansal has been associated with some of the leading institutes of India like Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad and Lokmanya Tilak College & Hospital, Sion, Mumbai. Besides a comprehensive training in management of infertility and gynaecological cancers. She has vast experience of dealing with high risk and complicated pregnancies. She is also developing a state-of-the-art infertility centre at Ivy Hospital.

Dr. Rimmy Singla (MBBS , DGO (Obst. & Gynae)
Ex- DMC Ludhiana, Ex- Sidhu Endosurgical & Laparoscopy Unit , Doraha
She is a sincere & dedicated Gynecologist . After completing her MBBS with distinction from Govt. Medical College , Madurai, She did her post graduation in Obst.& Gynae from DMC , Ludhiana. She gained vast practical exposure in Gynae & Obst. especially in laparoscopic Gynae surgery including Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for Fibroid Uterus , excessive bleeding per vaginum , Laproscopic Infertility procedures like Diagnostic and Therapeutic Laparoscopy for Ovarian Cysts , Tubal Blockade during her stay at Sidhu Endosurgical and Laparoscopic unit at Sidhu Hospital , Doraha. She also worked as consultant Gynecologist at some of the private hospitals in Ludhiana. Besides this ,she has vast experience in management of high risk pregnancies. Her special interest is in the field of Infertility and Laparoscopic Gynecology.

Radiology

Dr. Kanwaldeep, MD Ex PGI, Chandigarh
In order to create one of the most advanced department of Radiology in the region, Ivy has installed a high speed six slice CT scanner besides Colour Doppler, Ultra Sonography, Mammography, Digital X-ray equipments. An advanced MRI has also been planned to be installed in the near future.
 

Pediatrics

Dr. Kamaljeet Kaur MBBS, DCH, DNB (Pediatrics)
Dr. Kamaljeet Kaur did her MBBS from Grant medical College , affliated with Sir JJ Group of Hospitals , Mumbai. She did her D.C.H. from Government Medical College , Aurangabad. Thereafter she worked as Senior Resident in department of Pediatrics ,Moolchand Medcity, New Delhi and completed DNB in Pediatrics from the same institution. After completing DNB she worked as consultant Pediatrician at Rainbow Children Care Hospital , Bhopal-a well equipped tertiary care set up & handled various emergencies in PICU & NICU. She later worked as Consultant Pediatrician at Chaitanya Hospital- a leading mother & child care hospital in Chandigarh. She is having vast experience in managing various child health problems and has gained enough experience in handling pediatric & neonatal emergencies independently. She has attended various regional & national conferences . She has special interest in new born care.

Pediatric Surgery

Dr. Money Gupta MS, MCh, Ex PGI Chandigarh
She has received a vast exposure to a wide range of pediatric surgical cases including thoracic, GI, urological, endoscopic and trauma cases. She has a good exposure in managing spectrum of Neonatal surgical emergencies as well as elective surgeries. She has successfully managed pediatric trauma, pediatric urology including phimosis, hernia, undescended testis, hypospadias, VUR cases and pediatric surgical emergencies. She has been exposed to laparoscopy and has assisted pediatric laparoscopy procedure like - cholecystectomy, appendicectomy, herniotomy, undescended testis, hydatid cysts, including diagnostic laparoscopy.
 

Anaesthesiology and critical care

Dr.Rajiv Dhunna, MD(IMS-BHU) DNB FCCS PGDDM
Dr.Rimple, MD
Ivy Hospital has the most advanced & comprehensive critical care department. It is headed by senior Intensivist, Dr. Rajiv Dhunna, MD, DNB Consultant and has highly qualified & experienced doctors managing the deptartment round the clock. It is equipped with advanced life saving equipment like Ventillator and Patient Monitoring System.
 

ENT

Dr.  Lovneesh  kumar,     M.S. (ENT) , Mumbai

Completed  his M.B.B.S. from Grant Medical College, Mumbai   &  M.S. from very prestigious TNMC & BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai in February  2002.  Before joining Ivy Hospital he has worked in Hospitals of International repute – Vikram ENT Hospital, Coimbatore &  thereafter  was Assistant Professor in ENT at PSG Hospital, Coimbatore , TN, for 3 years.

He has many  Publications in National & International Journals  And has won award for Scientific Paper Presentation in Mumbai Conference in 2001. Also , He has the Honour of  being The Chairperson at National Level ENT Conference held at Lukhnow,in 2006.  He is one of the youngest surgeons in the country to have achieved this rare feat. He has to his credit, a large number of satisfied patients from  Developed  &  Developing countries.

Dentistry

Dr. Vinod Chandel, Masters in Dental Surgery, AIIMS

Dr. Vinod Chandel, a specialist in Prosthodontist and Implantologist, has  obtained his Masters in Dental Surgery from All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi, India 2001. He worked for seven years in the two Premier institutes, PGIMER Chandigarh and AIIMS, New Delhi, India. He is also associated with teaching of under graduate and postgraduates in Dental college during past. Presently he is working as Professor Prosthodontics in National Dental College Derabassi Punjab. Has expertise in cosmetic and restorative dentistry procedures that can gently perfect your smile. He uses only high quality materials such as, porcelain veneers, crowns, bridges, dental implants, ceramic crowns, all-white onlays ,inlays and teeth whitening using Dental Lasers. His experience, training and advanced in-office cosmetic dentistry technology will ensure that your visit is a pleasing experience. He has been in Private Practice since 2004 at Chandigarh, and has a definite flair for esthetic and Implant Dentistry. We provide you with the comfort and care needed to make oral health and aesthetic dreams a reality. Our team and our office are especially focused to make your experience positive.
 

Plastic Reconstruction & Cosmetic Surgery

Dermatology and Cosmetology

Dr Preeti Brar, MD
Consultant Dermatologist and Cosmetologist
Dr Preeti Brar is an experienced and dedicated dermatologist with a special interest in cosmetic dermatology. She has done her MBBS and MD (Skin) from Govt. Medical College ,Patiala.
She offers comprehensive dermatological consultations for various skin, hair and nail problems in patients of all age groups. She specializes in cosmetic procedures and treatments like Laser hair removal (with the next generation of Pain Free Hair Free Laser), chemical peeling, microdermabrasion, chemical/ radiofrequency cautery, active acne and scar revision and pigmentation lightening. Facial rejuvenation techniques like Botox and dermal fillers are done for smoothing out of facial lines and wrinkles.
 

Pathology

Dr. Charandeep Singh Sahni, MD (Pathology) (Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai)

Dr Charandeep did his graduation from Grant Medical College, Mumbai, among the most prestigious medical institutions in the country. He did his MD in Pathology from the most reputed cancer institute of India, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. He has distinction in many subjects in MBBS and maintained the same high standards in his post graduation as well.  He is a histopathologist par excellence and has special interest in malignancies. He has worked at PGIMER, Chandigarh also.

Blood Bank

Dr. L. Mann MD Patthology (Ex-GMCH-32, Chandigarh)

Dr. L. Mann is a dedicated Pathologist, presently working as Blood Transfusion Officer. She has experience in Cytology , Histopathology, Hematology  and blood components. Up gradation of Blood Bank services along with component preparation is in the offering.

Neurology

Neurosurgery

DR. PRAVEEN K. NATH, M.S. (Gold Medal), M.Ch.(Neurosurgery)

Dr. Nath has joined Ivy Hospital Mohali as Director Neurosurgery since June 2009. Before joining Ivy hospital, he has worked as consultant neurosurgeon at Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (VIMHANS)New Delhi & Later at Fortis’ Hospital  Amritsar as senior consultant Neurosurgeon with additional experience of freelance practice at Amritsar. He did his Medical Graduation & postgraduation from SN Medical College Agra with flying colours &  UNIVERSITY GOLD MEDAL in M.S. GENERAL SURGERY.He finished his M.Ch. Neurosurgery at SMS Medical College & Hospital Jaipur in 1996.

Dr Vineet Saggar M.B.B.S, Ms, Mch( Neurosurgey)
Dr Vineet Saggar is an alumnus  of D.A.V college Chandigarh sec-10.After his MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College (M.A.M.C) New Delhi  in 2002 ,  he did his Post Graduation in General Surgery from Safdarjung Hospital(2002-2005). He  went for his training in MCh Neuro Surgery at S.M.S Medical College Jaipur. At Jaipur he got  the privilege of working  with one of the pillars of Spinal Surgery -Prof. R.S. Mittal under whom he trained for almost 2yrs. After completing his MCh in July 2009, he trained  under Prof. S.R. Dharker one of the pioneers of Micro- Vascular Neurosurgery in Rajasthan and India. During this time he also assisted Dr S.K Basandani another eminent Spinal Surgeon at Jaipur.  Before joining Ivy Hospital as consultant Neuro Spinal Surgeon, he headed Department of Neurosurgery  at  Adesh Medical College Bathinda  for some time. He has special interest in Spinal Surgery and Skull-Based Micro Neurosurgery. Apart from many national and international publications on Spine Surgeries, he   also has research publications on Head Injury to his credit .
 

Neurotherapy

Psychiatry

Dr. Bal Kishan Sharma MD (Neuropsychiatrist)

Dr. Bal Kishan Sharma is MD Neuropsychiatrist. He is the product of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak. He is very sincere & committed one. He has vast experience in management of Drug addiction, Epilepsy, Headache, Anger, Relationship Problems, Marital Problems, Child and adolescent problems. He has good clinical acumen and is expert in the field of Bipolar, Mania, Depression, Schizophrenia, OCD and Anxiety phobic disorders. He has done research in the field of Drug addiction. and his paper was published at International Level .During training his research was based on problem arises due to parent-child relationships. He is holding special clinics at Ivy hospital on psychiatric illnesses.

Dr. B.K. Waraich (Dr. Simmi) is a well known Neuropsychiatrist  who is a product of Govt. Medical College, Patiala and later did Senior Residency in GMCH-32 and in Deaddiction  centre, PGI. She was a psychiatrist under DMHP, UT Chandigarh and did a stint in AMHU, Base Hospita, Toowoomba, Australia.

She specializes in indoor as well as OPD Deaddiction (with a focus on Motivation Enhancement Therapy), Child & Teen Behavior problems,  Depression, Relationship problems, Anger Management & Stress Management. In addition treats Mood disorders , Psychosexual  problems , Sleep disorders etc.

She has been writing regularly for various papers under the name of Simmi Waraich. She  has teamed up with a Clinical Psycologist  Ms  Harnoor Sandhu  who also specializes in Counselling and Testing-IQ  test for children ,  Personality testing etc.
 

Physiotherapy 

Dr.Gauri K Beharwal, MPT
Dr. Gauri has worked as a consultant in Adesh Hospital, Muktsar and Senior Lecturer in Mullana Medical College, Ambala. She is well trained in rehabilitation of hip and knee replacement surgeries from Sancheti Institute of Orthopaedics and rehabilitation, Pune. She has extensive experience in treatment and rehabilitation of patients suffering from paralysis, cerebral palsy, muscoloskeletal problems and joint pains.

Dr. Ankush Randhawa, PT

Has an excellence in rehabilitation of Total Knee replacements and orthopaedic Conditions. His experience of working at various reputed institutions has contributed in upliftment of physiotherapy   profession.
 

Urology, Genitourology & Laparoscopic Surgery

Dr. Avinash Srivastava, MCh., DNB

Dr. Raman Singla, M.S.

After specializing in Surgery from Govt. Medical College, Amritsar, Dr. Raman Singla gained extensive practical experience in basic and advanced Laparoscopic Surgery at premier advanced laparoscopic surgical centers of North India, viz. DMC Ludhiana, Sidhu Hospital Doraha over last six years. He is especially proficient in Key Hole Surgical Procedures including Laparoscopic Cholecystetomy, Laparoscopic Hernia Repairs,  Laparoscopic Appendectomy, Laparoscopic CBD Exploration, laparoscopic Colorectal  Surgeries including Stapled Hemmorhoidectomy (MIPH), Laparoscopic Gynaecological  Surgeries including L.A.V.H. His special interest lies in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgeries for morbid obesity.