Prof. Dr. Monotosh Panja is a highly renowned interventional cardiologist with decades of experience in advanced cardiac care. He has held several prestigious leadership roles in clinical, academic, and organisational cardiology bodies in India. His contributions span patient care, research, medical education, and national policy development in cardiology. He is widely respected for his clinical excellence and academic leadership.
Educational Qualification:
- MD (Medicine)
- DM (Cardiology)
- Fellow of the Indian College of Physicians (FICP)
- Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC)
- Fellow of the Cardiological Society of India (FCSI)
Professional Experience:
- Director – Interventional Cardiology, Manipal Hospitals, Broadway
- Former Director of Cardiovascular Sciences at leading hospitals in Kolkata
- Former Head of the Department of Cardiology at multiple tertiary care centres
- Senior leadership roles in national and international cardiology organisations
Awards & Achievements:
- Young Investigator’s Award – International Conference of Cardio-Pulmonary Disease (1986)
- Fellow, American College of Cardiology (1990)
- Uma Rani Banerjee Oration Award – CSI (1992)
- Dr. B. C. Roy Memorial National Award for Oration (2000)
Professional Membership:
- President – Society for Cardiac Intervention
- Past President – Cardiological Society of India
- Ex-President – Association of Physicians of India
- Ex-Dean – Indian College of Physicians
Fellowship:
- FACC – American College of Cardiology
- FCSI – Cardiological Society of India
- FICP – Indian College of Physicians
Publications:
- Editor – Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Editor – Monograph on Non-Specific Aorto-Arteritis
- Editor – Medicine Update, Vol. 11
- Editor – Diabetes and Heart
- Editor – Tropical Heart Disease in India
- Editorial Board Member – Indian Heart Journal (IHJ)
- Editorial Board Member – Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (JAPI)
- Editorial Board Member – Asia Pace News, Australia