Dr. Kamran Ali
Associate Director – Thoracic Surgery, Lung Transplant
MBBS, DNB (Surgery), FACS
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About Dr. Kamran Ali
Dr. Kamran Ali is Associate Director – Thoracic Surgery at Max Healthcare, Saket, specialising in lung transplant and thoracic surgery, with over 13 years of experience. He was part of the surgical team that performed Europe's first and the world's second lung transplant for COVID-19 ARDS.
He completed his MBBS from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, and his DNB (Surgery) from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and has trained extensively abroad, including an ASCVTS Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery at Seoul National University, South Korea, and a Fellowship in Lung Transplant at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria. He has also held travelling fellowships at the National Cancer Centre (Japan), Tokyo University (Japan), and National Taiwan University Hospital.
Before joining Max Healthcare, Dr. Ali held senior consultant roles at Marengo Asia Hospitals (Faridabad & Gurgaon NCR), Yashoda Hospitals (Secunderabad), Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, and Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, and completed his thoracic surgery training at Medanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon.
Areas of expertise
- Lung Transplant
- Thoracic Surgery
- Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
- Awake Thoracic Surgery
- Lung Cancer Surgery
Education & qualifications
- MBBSJawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh
- DNB (Surgery)Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
- FACS (Fellow of American College of Surgeons)
- Fellowship in Thoracic SurgeryMedanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon
- ASCVTS Fellowship in Thoracic SurgerySeoul National University, South Korea
- Fellowship in Lung TransplantMedical University of Vienna, Austria
- Travelling FellowshipsNational Cancer Centre (Japan), Tokyo University (Japan), National Taiwan University Hospital (Taiwan)
Work experience
- Associate Director – Thoracic SurgeryMax Healthcare, Saket, New Delhi (current)
- Senior Consultant – Lung Transplant & Thoracic SurgeryMarengo Asia Hospitals, Faridabad & Gurgaon NCR (Nov 2022 – Aug 2023)
- Senior Consultant – Lung Transplant & Thoracic SurgeryYashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad, Telangana (Jul 2021 – Oct 2022)
- Consultant – Thoracic SurgerySir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi (Jan 2021 – Jun 2021)
- Associate Consultant – Thoracic SurgeryFortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi (Apr 2018 – Dec 2020)
- Attending Consultant – Thoracic SurgeryFortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi (Mar 2017 – Mar 2018)
- Senior Resident – Thoracic SurgeryMedanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon
Awards & memberships
- Surgical team member, Europe's 1st & World's 2nd Lung Transplant for COVID-19 ARDS
- Hyundai Motor Company Travel Grant, ASCVTS 31st Annual Meeting, Busan, South Korea2023
- ASCVTS Fellowship Award (Grant of 20,000 USD)2016–2017
- Best VATS Lab Table Award, ATEP 8th Workshop, Osong, South Korea2016
- Winner, Thoracic Track, ISMICS Poster Competition, Berlin, Germany2015
- European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS) Scholarship, Antalya School of Thoracic Surgery2015
- Represented Team Asia, Thoracic Surgery Masters Cup, ESTS, Copenhagen, Denmark2014
- Ravi K Jerath Award – Best Resident Trainee (Overall), Sir Ganga Ram Hospital2013
- Dr. N K Mehra Award – Best Resident Trainee in General Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital2013
- Member, American College of Surgeons
- Member, European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Member, South East Asian Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Member, Indian Society of Heart & Lung Transplant
- Member, Indian Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Member, Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeons
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