Dr. Vivek Jawali is Chief Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon and as a Chairman, he heads the Department of Cardio Vascular Sciences at Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore. Dr. Jawali has also been nominated as a council member to the newly constituted Medical Council of India (MCI), the premier statutory body that governs the standards of medical education and recognition of medical qualifications in the country. Dr. Jawali has been the president of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS) in 2008.