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.
outcomes
2,500+PCI procedures
52 mindoor-to-balloon
12publications
−18%HF readmissions
appointments & training
Jan 2020 - PresentConsultant
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
City General Hospital
- 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.
Jul 2016 - Dec 2019DM Residency
Senior Resident, Cardiology (DM)
Sample Institute of Medical Sciences
- Managed a high-volume CCU and performed 800+ diagnostic angiographies under supervision.
- Ran the echocardiography lab rota, reporting 3,000+ TTE and TEE studies.
May 2013 - Jun 2016MD Residency
Resident, Internal Medicine (MD)
State Medical College Hospital
- Rotations in emergency, ICU, nephrology and endocrinology, with 70+ admissions a week.
2016 - 2019Qualification
DM, Cardiology
Sample Institute of Medical Sciences
research & publications
Radial-first STEMI pathway
Hospital-wide protocol that cut access-site bleeding by 60% and door-to-balloon time by 26 minutes.
Quality improvement · 2021Publication: Radial vs femoral access in elderly PCI
Retrospective cohort of 1,240 patients; first author.
Indian Heart Journal · 2020