Over his distinguished career, Dr. (Col.) Salil Garg has performed more than 25,000–30,000+ cardiac catheterizations and complex cardiac procedures, including 5,000+ angioplasties involving Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs), Left Main disease, bifurcation lesions, peripheral angioplasty, and carotid interventions.

He has implanted over 700 cardiac devices, including pacemakers, ICDs, CRTs, and leadless pacemakers. Dr. Garg was also among the team performing some of the first Micra Leadless Pacemaker and TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) procedures at the Army Research & Referral Hospital. He is credited with introducing several advanced cardiac procedures in Uttarakhand and played a key role in restarting heart transplantation protocols during his tenure at AHRR.

His clinical expertise includes complex coronary interventions, structural heart disease, ASD/VSD/PDA device closures, Balloon Mitral Valvotomy (BMV), PTMC, heart failure management, heart transplantation, and preventive cardiology.

Beyond clinical practice, Dr. Garg has served as Professor of Medicine & Cardiology at Army Hospital (Research & Referral) and Base Hospital Delhi Cantt, while also working as Associate Professor at Command Hospital (Central Command), Lucknow, and AFMC Pune. He has mentored generations of postgraduate and DNB Cardiology trainees.

In 2019, he delivered a lecture on Medical Ethics at the University of Oxford, UK. He also serves as a DNB Examiner and National Board Assessor, supervising research in Echocardiography, Myocardial Viability, and Structural Heart Disease.

Dr. Garg has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed research papers in Cardiology, Internal Medicine, and Telemedicine. He has also contributed chapters to renowned medical textbooks, including the CSI Textbook of Medicine and the Textbook of Family Medicine.

In recognition of his outstanding contribution to medicine and academics, Dr. Garg was awarded the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (FRCPE).

He previously served as Director & Senior Advisor and Head of Cardiology at Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital (SMIH), Dehradun, and currently consults at Dr. (Col.) Salil Garg's Heart & Wellness Clinic (Ace Medics), Vasant Vihar Phase 1, Dehradun.