Dear Members
Greetings!
The applications and nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Awards 2026 are hereby solicited.
The candidate applying or being nominated must be a full member of the Indian association of cardiovascular thoracic surgeons and be of good standing.
Applications must be sent by email to secretary@iacts.org. The email ‘subject’ should be clearly marked “Lifetime Achievement Award 2026”
A word document with the
Candidate’s name
Age
Gender
Membership number
Conferences attended
Papers published
Current status in terms of work
And a brief (200 words) write up of why we should give him / her the lifetime achievement award should be prepared.
(Performing cardiovascular and thoracic surgeries or teaching or holding teaching positions are not achievements. They are basic requirements for one to be around! Kindly indicate to us actual achievements apart from these or age that would enable the Executive committee to decide.)
The word document with these should be attached along with a passport size photo and curriculum vitae.
E mails which are not properly marked and do not contain these three attachments will be summarily rejected. The decision of the Executive committee shall be final and binding. The deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the 15th December 2025.
Dr Jacob Jamesraj
Secretary, IACTS