Top 10 Cardiologists in India
Cardiac conditions are the second leading cause of death for people belonging to American Indian, African and Asian ethnicity. People belonging to ethnicities, including Hispanics, whites, and African American living in the USA are more prone to heart disease than others. More than 370,000 people die annually in the USA because of Coronary heart disease, which is a developed country with health coverage plans and the availability of good doctors and resources.
If the USA has such high death rates, one can imagine the situation in developing countries. Every year 500,000 new patients are diagnosed with a heart condition in Africa, however, due to lack of resources, technology and cardiologists in the country, only 30 percent of the total number of patients are able to receive medical care on time. Due to these issues, patients have started travelling abroad to gain immediate medical attention.
That being said, at the time of an emergency, we all want to be treated by the best surgeon, in the best hospital, to increase our chances of survival.
India accounts for some of the most experienced and reputed heart doctors in the world, most of whom have collectively managed over 1 lakh causes using different medical approaches, making them a master of their field. Cardiac treatment in India also has a success rate of 93 percent.
Today, we have curated this blog listing the best heart specialists in India, to allow domestic and international patients to connect with the best medical professionals.
List of Best Cardiologists in India
Dr Subhash Chandra
Hospital: BLK Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi
Position: Chairman & HOD │ Cardiology Department
Experience: 34 Years
Education: MBBS │ MD │ DNB (Cardiology) │ DM (Cardiology)
Dr Subhash Chandra is amongst the top 10 heart surgeons in India, who is currently associated with BLK Super Speciality Hospital in Delhi. Dr Chandra has performed more than 4000 mitral valve surgeries and 3000 plus permanent pacemaker implantations.
Dr Subhash Chandra is also a member of Cardiology Society of India and National Academy of Medical Sciences.
Highlights
Has performed 25,000 plus coronary interventions
Specialises in performing endovascular interventions (Coarctations, Iliofemoral, IVC Filter placement, TEVAR, Renal, EVAR)
Dr Purshotam Lal
Hospital: Metro Hospital & Heart Institute, Delhi NCR
Position: Chairman & Director of Interventional Cardiology & CTVS
Experience: 30+ Years
Education: MBBS│ MD │ Fellowship Training (USA│ UK)
The Padma Bhushan winner, Dr Purshotam Lal is amongst the best Indian cardiologists. He operated the first Non-Surgical Heart Hole Closure (ASD) with Aortic Valve Replacement and Monodisc Device for the first time on the planet.
He is the honorable member of societies like Delhi Medical Council, British Cardiovascular Interventional Society (UK), Cardiovascular Research Society (Germany) etc.
Awards:
Jawaharlal Nehru International Excellence Award│ 1990
Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award │ 1991
Padma Shri Award │ 1993
Padma Vibhushan
Padma Bhushan │ 2003
Limca Book of World Records │ Several Times
Dr Sanjiv Agarwal
Hospital: Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai
Position: Senior Consultant │ Department of Cardiology
Experience: 28+ Years
Education: MBBS │ MD │ DM (Cardiology)│ Fellowship Training (Interventional Cardiology) (UK & Australia)
Dr Sanjiv Agarwal is associated with Fortis Malar Hospital in Chennai and is considered one of the best cardiac specialist in Chennai. Dr Sanjiv is a member of the Cardiological Society of India & Indian Medical Association.
Highlight:
Dr Sanjiv Agarwal has performed more than 5300 plus angioplasties and 16000 plus angiography.
He has also performed a multivessel angioplasty using five stents on the youngest patients in the Asian region.
Dr Rajiv Agarwal
Hospital: Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi NCR
Position: Senior Director & Unit Head │ Cardiology Department
Experience: 28+ Years
Education: MBBS │ MD (Medicine) │ DM (Cardiology) │ Fellowship Training (Interventional Cardiology)
Dr Rajiv Agarwal is currently associated with Max Super Speciality Hospital in Saket, Delhi, where he works as the Unit Head and Senior Director of their Cardiology Department. Dr Rajiv has also worked at PushpanjaliCrosslay Hospital, University of Alabama, AIIMS, and Batra Hospital & Medical Research Centre in the past.
Dr Sameer Shrivastava
Hospital: Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi
Position: Director & Head│ Non-Invasive Cardiology
Experience: 20 Year
Education: MBBS │ MD │ DM (Cardiology)
Dr Sameer Shrivastava is currently associated with Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi where he works as the head and director of Non-Invasive Cardiology department. His expertise in performing invasive procedures makes him one of the top cardiologists in India. Dr Sameer is registered under Delhi Medical Council.
Hospital: Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Delhi
Position: Senior Consultant│ Heart Institutes
Experience: 36 Years
Education: MBBS│ MD │ DM (Cardiology)
Awards: Life Time Achievement Award│ Best Citizen of India Award
Dr S K Gupta is presently working at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Delhi, where he works as the senior consultant of its Heart Institute.
Dr Gupta has performed 10,000 plus angiographies and 5000 plus angioplasty procedures in his 3-decade long career.
Dr S K Gupta’s is amongst the best Interventional Cardiologist in India who specializes in performing valvuloplasty, pacemaker implantation, and valvular dilation.
Dr (Prof) Ranjan Shetty
Hospital: Manipal Hospital, Bangalore
Position: Consultant│ Interventional Cardiologist (Cardiology Department)
Experience: 16+ Years
Education: MBBS│ MD (Internal Medicine)│ MD (Cardiology)
Awards: Best House Physician (while working at AIIMS)
Dr Ranjan Shetty works at Manipal Hospital in Bangalore as the consulting interventional cardiologist.
Dr Shetty’s area of expertise includes Balloon mitral valvotomy, aortic stent grafting, aortic stenting, renal artery stenting, CRT implantation, ICD implantation etc.
Dr Ranjan has performed over 3000 plus successful angioplasties, coronary and non-coronary interventional surgeries in his career.
Highlights:
He pioneered the LAA Appendage Closure Technique in Asia
Dr Jamshed Dalal
Hospital: KokilabenDhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai
Position: Director of│ Cardiac Science Center
Experience: 35 Years
Education: MBBS│ MD│ DM (Cardiology)
Dr Jamshed Dalal currently works at KokilabenDhirubhai Ambani Hospital, where he is the director of Cardiac Science Department.
Dr Jamshed has a triple medical doctorate in cardiology and medicine which he completed in Mumbai and UK.
The doctor formerly worked at Lilavati Hospital and Hinduja Hospital. In 1999, Dr Dalal, with his colleagues established cardiology facility with world-class equipment in Wockhardt Hospital. Later he joined Kokilaben Hospital and helped establish a cardiac center there, as well.
Highlights:
Dr Dalal has operated more than 20,000 cases.
Dr Harish Mohanty
Hospital: Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai
Position: Cardiologist│ Heart Institute
Experience: 37+ Years
Education: MBBS│ MD (Cardiology)
Dr Harish Mohanty works at Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai, as a senior cardiologist at its heart institute.
Dr Mohanty is also associated with Indian College of Cardiology, Indian Society of Electro cardiology, Cardiology Society of India etc. Dr Harish specializes in performing interventional heart treatments like angioplasty, and CTR implantation.
Dr Robert Mao
Hospital: Apollo Hospital, Chennai
Position: Cardiologist
Experience: 40+ Years
Education: MBBS│ MD│ DM│ FCCP│ FICC
Dr Robert Mao is currently associated with Apollo Hospital, Chennai, where he works as a practicing cardiologist.
Dr Mao specializes in performing Aortic Aneurysm Surgery, PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Interventions), Endovascular Repair, Mitral/Heart Valve Replacement, Angiogram etc.
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