Dr. Meera Iyer

Consultant Cardiologist

Clinical Profile

Board-certified consultant cardiologist with 11+ years of clinical experience in interventional cardiology, acute coronary care and heart failure. Has performed 2,500+ PCI procedures, leads a cath-lab quality programme and publishes clinical research.

Clinical Appointments

Consultant Interventional CardiologistJan 2020 - Present
City General Hospital · City, Country
  • Performs 450+ coronary interventions a year, including complex CTO and left-main PCI.
  • Cut door-to-balloon time from 78 to 52 minutes by redesigning the STEMI pathway.
  • Clinical lead for cath-lab audit, governance and morbidity & mortality meetings.
Senior Resident, Cardiology (DM)Jul 2016 - Dec 2019
Sample Institute of Medical Sciences · City, Country
  • Managed a high-volume CCU and performed 800+ diagnostic angiographies under supervision.
  • Ran the echocardiography lab rota, reporting 3,000+ TTE and TEE studies.
Resident, Internal Medicine (MD)May 2013 - Jun 2016
State Medical College Hospital · City, Country
  • Rotations in emergency, ICU, nephrology and endocrinology, with 70+ admissions a week.

Research & Publications

Radial-first STEMI pathwayQuality improvement · 2021

Hospital-wide protocol that cut access-site bleeding by 60% and door-to-balloon time by 26 minutes.

Publication: Radial vs femoral access in elderly PCIIndian Heart Journal · 2020

Retrospective cohort of 1,240 patients; first author.