Captain Thareja Award: Thoracic surgery fellowship at Armed Force Fellowship Medical Hospital, Pune, India, competition successor among 300 candidates, sponsored by Indian Cardiothoracic Surgical Society, New Delhi, India
American Heart Association Meet. New Orleans
82nd Annual Meeting of American Association For Thoracic Surgeons Toronto, Canada
82nd Annual Meeting of American Association For Thoracic Surgeons Washington D.C, USA
Stentless Aortic valve workshop conducted at CTC, Liverpool
Coronary anastomosis workshop III conducted at CTC, Liverpool
Stentless Aortic valve replacement wetlab workshop, MRI, Manchester
Captain Thareja April-June 99: Thoracic surgery fellowship at Armed Force Fellowship Medical Hospital, Pune