Biography

Dr. Praveen Chandra is a well-known and recognised Interventional Cardiology specialist in India. He is well-known for his experience and understanding in interventional cardiology, as well as for creating new and innovative technologies and gadgets.

Dr. Praveen Chandra has over three decades of expertise and conducts over 5000 percutaneous and diagnostic treatments each year.

He focuses in developing approaches that aim to reduce the number of open operations. Dr. Praveen Chandra was the first surgeon in India to undertake a percutaneous aortic valve implantation. He has also created strategies to lessen the number of patients who require bypass surgery and has been working to improve angioplasty procedures to aid in the treatment of many blocked arteries.

Dr. Chandra employed the Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) procedure on a 78-year-old patient to treat numerous coronary blockages, and he was highlighted in The Times of India, a renowned Indian publication.

He is frequently invited as a faculty member to attend conferences, conduct talks, and present papers on his field of study. He also holds frequent seminars and gatherings to promote his research and discuss advances in interventional cardiology.

Dr. Praveen Chandra has made significant contributions to cardiology, particularly in coronary angioplasty, for which he has received several accolades and recognition. He was a member of the Asian team that launched the Percutaneous Myocardial Laser Revascularization Program.

He has over 100 publications in prestigious national and international medical journals in the form of abstracts, articles, and papers.

Specialties

• Coronary Angioplasty - Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty
• Balloon Valve Catheterization
• Stent Catheterization
• Peripheral Angioplasty
• Aortic Stent Grafting
• Ventricular Pacing Regulation
• Insertion of the Inferior Vena Cava Filter
• Percutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation
• Treating Heart Diseases Using Rotarex and Kensey Nash DPD device
• Use of Spare Partial Flow techniques for multiple closed arteries
• The use of the AngioJet Thrombectomy Device to treat heart block
• Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - Pacemaker/Cardiac implantation

Qualifications

• MBBS from King George Medical School, Lucknow, 1985
• MD in Medicine from King George Medical School, Lucknow, 1986
• DM in Cardiology from King George Medical School, Lucknow, 1991
• Fellowship in American College of Cardiology, 2006
• Fellowship in the Asia-Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology, 2006
• Fellowship in the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention, 2006
• Fellowship in of the European Society of Cardiology, 2007

Experience

Chairman, Interventional Cardiology at Heart Institute of Medanta- The Medicity, Gurugram since 2010

Director, Cardiac Cath Lab and Acute MI services at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket from 2004 to 2010

Consultant, Interventional Cardiology at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi from 1992 to 2004

Awards and Recognitions

Awarded Padma Shri by the President of India in 2016

Membership

Member of Cardiology Society of India

American College of Cardiology

Languages

Hindi

English