Amit Banerjee graduated, completed his MBBS (1971), MS in general surgery (1977) and Master of Surgery (cardiothoracic surgery) (1980) from the
Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. He was a professor at Delhi University, head of cardiothoracic surgery at
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (
JIPMER), Puducherry. He is credited with establishing open heart surgery and a post-doctoral training centre in JIPMER. From 1992 to 2004, he served as professor at Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, New Delhi, where he was later appointed director-professor of cardiothoracic surgery in 2004. Later he took on the role of the VC at West Bengal University of Health Sciences. He is the founding editor of
The MAMC Magazine SPANDAN and the
MAMC Wall Magazine; editor of
JIPMER Scientific Bulletin; and editor,
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He is also a reviewer, editorial board member, and advisor of various national and international journals. He has published more than 150 research papers, authored several book chapters on the specialty field. == Awards ==