Occupation: President (Retired)
Born: Lyallpur, India
Education:
Fellow, Cardiology, Presbyterian-University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA (1971-1972)
Residency, Cardiovascular Diseases, Freedmen’s Hospital, Howard University, Washington, D.C. (1970-1971)
MD, Punjab University (PGI Chandigarh India) (1967)
Residency, Internal Medicine, Hospital of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India (1966-1967)
Resident House Physician in Medicine, Hospital of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India (1965)
Rotatory Internship, V.J. Hospital, Amritsar, India (1964)
MBBS, Punjab University, Medical College, Amritsar, India (1959-1964)
FSc, Punjab University, D.AV. College, Jullundur, India (1958)
Certifications:
Board Certified in Interventional Cardiology (2009); Certified by Subspecialty Board in Cardiovascular Diseases (1977); Board Certified in Internal Medicine (1974)
Career:
Attending Interventional Cardiologist, Hahnemann University Hospital (2010-2013)
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Drexel University (2010-2013)
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (1998-2013)
Director, Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (1996-2012)
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University (1995-1998)
Medical Director, Episcopal Heart Institute, Philadelphia, PA (1987-1996)
Chief, Division of Cardiology, Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (1984-1996)
Director, Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine, Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (1983-1996)
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1990-1995)
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (1986-1990)
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (1983-1986)
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (1983-1983)
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Presbyterian-University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA (1974-1983)
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (1979-1982)
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (1974-1978)
Clinical Instructor in Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (1973-1974)
Director of Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Presbyterian-University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA (1972-1974)
Registrar in Cardiology, Hospital of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India (1968-1969)
Civic:
Founder Member, Philadelphia Academy of Cardiology; Member, Philadelphia County Medical Society; Member, Pennsylvania Medical Society
Creative Works:
Contributing Author, Over 100 Peer Reviewed Publications
Awards:
Recipient, Award for 50 Years of Service, Philadelphia County Medical Society (2020); Recipient, Teaching Award for Teaching of Residents; Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, Society of Cardiologists of Indian Origin; Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, Filipino Association of Philadelphia; Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, Association of Physicians of South Jersey
Memberships:
Fellow, American College of Cardiology; Fellow Emeritus, American College of Cardiology; Fellow, American Heart Association; Fellow, Council on Clinical Cardiology; Fellow, American College of Physicians; Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians; Fellow, American Society of Cardiovascular Interventionists; Member, American Federation for Clinical Research; Member, International Society for Heart Research; Member, American Medical Association; Member, New York Academy of Sciences; Member, American Society of Critical Care Medicine
Family:
Married: Dr. Reena Banka
Children: Dr. Sahil Banka; Sarovar Banka
Two Grandchildren
Hobbies: Learning foreign languages (Spanish, French)
