Presently

1. Chairman- Cardiac sciences & the executive council of Fortis hospitals, Banglore
2. National chairman : cardiovascular & thoaracic surgery council – Fortis healthcare ltd ,India.
3. Exec . Council member Association of cardiovascular & thoracic surgeons of ASIA (ATCSA)
4. Member , executive committee: International association of interventional cardiac surgeons (
   InAICS)
5. Founder member-Indian Association Interventional cardiac surgeons (IAICS)
6. Founder member-International society of minimally invasive cardiac surgeons (ISMICS)
7. Member,Editorial board-“innovations in Cardiac surgery” ( only Indian on board)
8. Member, editorial board-cts.net(a web site of cardiac surgeons of the world)
9. Founder- IACTS.org ( a web site of the Indian association of Cardiothoracic surgeons)

MEMBER OF

1. Governing council ,JSS hospital,Mysore ( karnataka,india)
2. Governing council BLD deemed university & medical college,Bijapur ( karnataka,india)
3. The managing Committee, Chowdaiah memorial hall,Banglore,india
4. Trustee,DAV school,Banglore ( india)
5. Management board ,The sports school ,Banglore( india) (Integrated School for Sports & Academics)
6. Member ,board of directors: The sports school,Banglore
7. Lifetime trustee : Om shanti dham vedic pathshala . A nationally renowned school for vedic studies ( along with formal primary & higher schooling )

PAST NATIONAL POSITIONS OF HONOUR

1. Former President,Indian Association of CardioThoracic Surgeons ( IACTS) in 2008?
2. Former vice-president of indian collage of cardiology ( ICC) – 2007
3. Formerly member: Medical council of India ( academic council)
4. Former member of editorial boards of
   • Journal of Indian association of cardiovascular & thoracic surgeons
   • Journal of Indian association of cardiac Anesthesiologists.

Played the Key role in founding

• The Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology at Banglore
• The Wockhardt hospitals Ltd,Banglore .Dr VJ was on the board of directors of Wockhardt ltd. ITS NOW THE FORTIS HOSPITALS

WAS FIRST IN INDIA to perform the

• off pump(beating heart) bypass surgery in 1991
• Minimally invasive bypass surgery in 1995
• minimally invasive cardiac valve suregry 1996
• Awake (non incubated) cardiac surgeries in 1999.-world pioneeor.

Total surgeries done : more than 30,000
29 indexed papers
3 chapters in books
11 national orations
innumerable national & international guest lectures & demonstration of live surgeries in India and abroad
RECIPIENT of “the Harvard medical international’s lifetime achievement award for medical
excellence in India”
Innumerable national & state award