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India Nite @ HRS 2025

India Nite @ HRS 2025 was a memorable annual gathering hosted by GIEF, HRS, and IHRS on April 24th, bringing together the global Indian EP community in a spirit of camaraderie and collaboration. The evening celebrated the enduring partnership between HRS and IHRS, offering a warm and engaging atmosphere complemented by delightful culinary experiences and refreshing beverages, while also recognizing and honoring the remarkable achievements and contributions of professionals across the global Indian EP community.

Agenda

Program Directors: Dr. Rakesh Gopinathannair & Dr. Vanita Arora

6:00 – 6:30 pm

Social Hour

6:30 – 6:35 pm

Welcome Remarks

Rakesh Gopinathannair & Kamala P. Tamirisa

6:35 – 6:50 pm

Group Photo

6:50 – 7:00 pm

Advancing Electrophysiology in India – Opportunities for Global Collaboration

Ajay Naik

7:00 – 7:20 pm

Focus Areas & Roadmap for Global Collaboration

  • Research – Pugal Vijayaraman (5 min)
  • Training – Rahul Doshi (5 min)
  • Advocacy & Payment Models – Rohit Mehta (5 min)
  • Infrastructure – Deepak Padmanabhan (5 min)
7:20 – 7:25 pm

HRS CEO Remarks

Pat Blake, CEO, HRS

7:25 – 7:35 pm

HRS–IHRS Collaboration as a Model for Global Collaboration

Kenneth Ellenbogen

7:35 – 8:00 pm

Awards Presentations & Recitation

DJ Lakkireddy & Thomas Deering

Award Winners:

  • Young Researcher Award – Presenter: Vanita Arora
  • Distinguished Scientist Award – Presenter: Dipen Shah
  • Distinguished Teacher Award – Presenter: Calambur Narasimhan
  • Distinguished Service Award – Presenter: Sri Sunderam
  • Ambassador of the Year Award – Presenter: Nishaki Mehta
  • Lifetime Achievement Award – Presenter: Sanjeev Saksena
8:00 – 8:05 pm

Closing Remarks

Uma Srivatsa

8:05 – 8:30 pm

Extended Social Hour

GIEF Awards 2025

“Swetha Vastra” in the Indian tradition

  • Swetha – White + Vastra – Cloth
  • The color white represents – purity, honesty, knowledge, humility, respect, power and peace
  • Cloth represents an embodiment/wrap of the above traits given to another human out of highest mark of respect, love and joy
  • From the Vedic times through the Buddhist, Jain and modern day traditions, presentation of a white cloth or shawl is a mark of bestowing honor upon an individual
Young Researcher Award

Muthiah Subramanian, MD, DM

AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, India

Dr. Muthiah Subramanian completed his cardiology residency at Amrita University in 2018. He joined Dr. Narasimhan’s team at CARE Hospital in 2018. After completing his EP fellowship, he has been working with the same team as a consultant electrophysiologist for the last 5 years.

In addition to clinical electrophysiology, he has developed a keen interest in the evaluation and management of inherited cardiomyopathies, including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. As a result of these combined interests, his current research is focused on utilizing Bachmann Bundle Pacing for atrial resynchronization in patients with HFpEF.

Distinguished Scientist Award

Atul Verma, MD,

McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Dr. Atul Verma is a global leader in atrial fibrillation (AF) therapy with over 300 peer-reviewed publications, including landmark studies in the New England Journal of Medicine. He pioneered pulsed field ablation (PFA).

As principal investigator of the PULSED AF trial, he demonstrated PFA’s safety (0.7% complication rate) and efficacy (66.2% success in paroxysmal AF).

His STAR AF II trial reshaped guidelines by showing pulmonary vein isolation alone is sufficient for many persistent AF patients.

In addition, his translational research explores cutting-edge technologies including ultra-low temperature cryoablation and needle ablation, reaffirming his impact on advancing global electrophysiology.

Distinguished Teacher Award

Samuel Asirvatham, MD

Mayo Clinic

  • Dr. Samuel Asirvatham is an internationally recognized educator and innovator whose teaching career spans medicine, pediatrics, biomedical engineering, and anatomy.
  • He has received multiple "Teacher of the Year" awards at Mayo Clinic and national honors including the Heart Rhythm Society’s Distinguished Teacher Award and ACC’s W. Proctor Harvey Young Teacher Award.
  • As Program Director of Mayo's EP Fellowship since 2006, he has mentored generations of electrophysiologists. He authored the Mayo Clinic Electrophysiology Manual and integrates cutting-edge research—including over 100 issued patents—into the learning experience. His interdisciplinary, learner-centered approach exemplifies the essence of this award
Distinguished Service Award

Maully Shah, MD

Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Maully Shah has exemplified service to pediatric EP through clinical leadership, global engagement, and education. She has served as Medical Director of Pediatric and Congenital EP at CHOP since 2008, Director of the EP Fellowship Program, and Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at UPenn. Dr. Shah returned to India to establish the country’s first dedicated pediatric EP lab at Madras Medical Mission. Dr. Shah continues her global impact through lectures, procedures, and mentorship abroad. A founding member of the Pediatric Cardiology Society of India and honorary member of IHRS, she is also a core partner of Children’s Heart Link, training cardiac specialists in low- and middle-income countries.

Ambassador of the year

Anil Saxena, MD

EP Chairman, Escorts Fortis Hospital, New Delhi

  • Dr Anil Saxena is Chairman of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi. He is a renowned expert in the field of cardiac electrophysiology and pacing and is one of the pioneers in CRT and ICD implantation therapy in India. He is a founder member of executive committee of ‘Indian Heart Rhythm Society’ and has served in various capacities including as President of the society.
  • Dr Saxena has served as a member of guidelines writing committee of APHRS, and EHRA/HRS/APHRS/LAHRS Task force. He has also served as subcommittee chair in APHRS Board. He is associate editor of Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology journal. He also a member of the editorial board of ‘Indian Heart Journal’, Cardiology Discovery, and Arrhythmia Academy.
Lifetime Achievement Award

T.S. Kler, MD

BLK-Max Heart & Vascular Institute, New Delhi

  • Dr. Tarlochan Singh Kler is an Indian interventional cardiologist and electrophysiologist , medical administrator, writer, Formar Chairman at Fortis Heart and Vascular Institute, (Fortis Memorial Research Institute,Gurugram and Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital) and (former Director of Cardiac Sciences at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute). Currently he is Chairman & HOD - BLK-Max Heart & Vascular Institute, Chairman Pan Max – Electrophysiology.
  • He is a pioneer in electrophysiology & has established the first dedicated electrophysiology department in India at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute. He initiated the radio Frequency Ablations programme at Escorts in 1993. He was the first doctor in India to implant an ICD, CRT-P & CRT-D. Dr. Kler has trained more than 200 doctors from India & abroad in the field of interventional cardiology & electrophysiology. He is an Honorary Professor of Cardiology for Banaras Hindu University, (BHU) & O. P. Jindal University, Sonipat. He is also a scientific advisor to various multinational companies like Boston Scientific, Medtronic, & St. Jude, all incorporated in USA.
  • Born in Amargarh in the Indian state of Punjab, he graduated in medicine from Punjabi University in 1976, secured his MD in general medicine from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in 1980 and followed it up with the degree of DM in cardiology from the same institution in 1983
  • Awards: Padma Bhushan 2005

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