Dr. Kamran Ali is a distinguished thoracic and lung transplant surgeon with over 12 years of experience. Trained across premier institutions in India, Europe, and Asia, he brings international expertise in advanced thoracic and minimally invasive surgical techniques. He has been part of groundbreaking transplant teams, including Europe’s first and the world’s second lung transplant for COVID-19 ARDS. Dr. Ali’s global training and pioneering work position him among India’s leading experts in thoracic and transplant surgery.
Educational Qualification:
- MBBS – Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh
- DNB (Surgery) – Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
- PDCC – Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon
- ASCVTS Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery – Seoul National University, South Korea
- Fellowship in Lung Transplant – Medical University of Vienna, Austria
- FACS – Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
- Travelling Fellowships – National Cancer Centre (Japan), Tokyo University (Japan), National Taiwan University Hospital (Taiwan)
Professional Experience:
- Principal Consultant – Lung Transplant & Thoracic Surgery, Max Healthcare (Present)
- Senior Consultant – Lung Transplant & Thoracic Surgery, Marengo Asia Hospitals, Faridabad & Gurgaon (2022–2023)
- Senior Consultant – Lung Transplant & Thoracic Surgery, Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad (2021–2022)
- Consultant – Thoracic Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi (2021)
- Associate Consultant – Thoracic Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi (2018–2020)
- Attending Consultant – Thoracic Surgery, Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi (2017–2018)
- Senior Resident – Thoracic Surgery, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon
Awards and Achievements:
- Member of the surgical team performing Europe’s 1st and World’s 2nd Lung Transplant for COVID-19 ARDS
- ASCVTS Fellowship Award (2016–2017) – Grant of $20,000 USD
- Hyundai Motor Company Travel Grant, ASCVTS 2023, Busan, South Korea
- Winner – ISMICS 2015 Poster Competition (Berlin, Germany)
- Recipient – ESTS Scholarship for Antalya School of Thoracic Surgery (2015)
- Represented Team Asia in Thoracic Surgery Masters Cup at ESTS 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Dr. N.K. Mehra & Ravi K. Jerath Awards – Best Resident Trainee, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (2013)
Professional Membership:
- American College of Surgeons
- European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- South East Asian Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Indian Society of Heart & Lung Transplant
- Indian Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeons