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professor
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Prof. Amit Banerjee |
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| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | MBBS, MS (General Surgery), M. Ch in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, Professor, Doctor, Cardiothoracic Surgeon |
| Employer | Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University |
| Title | Chancellor, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University |
Amit Banerjee is an academician, medical doctor, cardio-thoracic surgeon, currently, Chancellor of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University.[1] He was formerly vice chancellor of the West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Director-Professor and Head of CTVS Maulana Azad Medical College Delhi.[2]
Life and career
Prof. Amit Banerjee graduated, completed his MBBS (1971), MS in general surgery (1977) and M.Ch. in cardiothoracic surgery (1980) from the Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.[3]
He was a Professor and Head of Surgery, Delhi University, former Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry. [4] He is credited with establishing open heart surgery and a post doctoral training centre in JIPMER. From 1992 to 2004, he served as Professor at Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, New Delhi, where he was later appointed Director-Professor of cardiothoracic surgery in 2004.[5] Later he took on the role of the VC at West Bengal University of Health Sciences.
Banerjee was also a member of the team selected by the Medical Council of India for revision of curriculum in cardiothoracic surgery at the national level.He is reported to be the the first surgeon in the world to do the procedure of mitral valve implantations on beating heart with total valvular preservation and ablation of atrial fibrillation.[6] His name figured in Limca Book of Records for conducting the first Maze III procedure for atrial fibrillation in 1994.[7]
He is the founding Editor of The MAMC Magazine SPANDAN and the MAMC Wall Magazine, Editor, JIPMER Scientific Bulletin and Editor, Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He is also a reviewer and editorial board member, and advisor of various national and international journals.
He has published more than 150 research papers, authored several book chapters on the specialty field. He is the Editor, JIPMER Scientific Bulletin and Editor, Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Reviewer and Editorial Board Member of several national and international journals.
Awards
Some of the awards he has received include the following:
- Dr BC Roy National Award in 2007 (received from the President Pratibha Patil) [8]
- Delhi Government State Award in 2006[9]
- WHO Fellowship in 1993
- Distinguished Alumnus’ Award from Maulana Azad Medical College.[10]
References
- ^ “Governance Structure”. SOA. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ^ “Health varsity gets VC after 2 years”. Times of India. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ^ “Amit Banerjee”. CTSNET. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ^ “Department of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS)”. JIPMER. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ^ “Annual Report” (PDF). MAMC. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ^ “Prof Amit Banerjee takes over as VC of Odisha’s SOA University”. Sambad English. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ^ “Online Study Won’t Spur Excellence”. New Indian Express. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ^ “President confers B.C. Roy Award on eminent doctors”. India Today. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ^ “Maulana Azad Medical College”. Academic. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ^ “Distinguished Alumnus’ Award”. MAMC. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
