IPCI
Directors

Current Position

Chairman – Cardiology, The Madras Medical Mission, Chennai

Hospital / Institution

The Madras Medical Mission, Chennai

Qualifications

MD; DM; DNB (CARD); FRCP

M.B.B.S. – Grant Medical College, Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, University of Bombay (1983)
M.D. (General Medicine) – Grant Medical College, Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, University of Bombay (1987)
D.M. (Cardiology) – Grant Medical College, Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, University of Bombay (1991)
Diplomate of National Board – Cardiology (1991)
Fellow in Interventional Cardiology – The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia (1993–1995)

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Glasgow (2010)
Fellow of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences (2016)
Fellow of the Sri Lankan Heart Association (2025)

Key Achievements

Dr. Mullasari Ajit Sankardas is a renowned interventional cardiologist with over 30 years of experience in the field.

He currently serves as the Chairman of Cardiology at the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, The Madras Medical Mission (MMM), Chennai—one of the largest tertiary care cardiac centres in the country.

Under his leadership, MMM has become a major referral hub, attracting patients from across India and over 27 countries worldwide.

Dr. Mullasari has played a pivotal role in academic training, with one of the largest National Board programs in Adult and Pediatric Interventional Cardiology and Electrophysiology under his guidance.

The institution also hosts international fellows and observers from Africa, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

To date, more than 60 DNB cardiology candidates and over 20 FNB trainees have successfully completed their training under his mentorship.

With experience of over 25,000 interventional procedures, Dr. Mullasari is widely recognized as a leading expert and is a sought-after speaker at major international cardiology conferences.

He serves as an examiner for the National Board of Examinations in Cardiology and for the PACES examination of the MRCP (UK).

He has authored more than 229 publications in leading national and international journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), Nature Reviews Cardiology, and Circulation.

Dr. Mullasari is the Course Co-Director of India Live and the Course Director of the Imaging & Physiology Council of India (IPCI).

He has also been instrumental in initiating the TN-STEMI Program in partnership with the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Areas of Expertise

Interventional Cardiology
Imaging and physiology-guided PCI
Adult and Pediatric Interventional Cardiology
Electrophysiology

Experience (years)

30+ years in interventional cardiology