Dr. Vijay Kumar

Dr.-Vijay-Kumar

Dr. Vijay Kumar

Cardiology

About

Interventional cardiologist Dr. Vijay Kumar has more than 21 years of expert skill. Convinced to get his MBBS and MD in Everyday Medication from Sambalpur College, trailed by his DNB in Cardiology from the Public Leading body of Schooling in New Delhi. He is a functioning member in the exercises of the Delhi Clinical Board of India.

Training & Credentials

Education & Training

  • MBBS from Sambalpur University – 1992
  • MD from Sambalpur University – 1997
  • DNB Cardiology from National Board of Examinations, New Delhi – 2005

Expertise

  • Arrhythmia Treatment with Ablation and Pacemakers
  • Coronary Artery Surgery
  • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Treatment
  • Cardiac OPD Procedures
  • ECG-Treadmill Test (TMT)
  • 24 Hour Holter Monitoring
  • Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
  • Echocardiography with Color Doppler
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
  • Thallium Test – Nuclear Stress Test
  • 64 Slice CT Angiography
  • PET Scan
  • Off Pump Beating CABG LV Restoration
  • Valve Repair Replacement
  • Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
  • Ross Procedure
  • Cardiac Tumor Treatment
  • Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
  • Minimal Access Surgeries for Valves
  • ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) Closure
  • Neonatal and Infant Cardiac Surgeries
  • Complex Congenital Heart Surgeries
  • Single Ventricle Defects Surgery
  • ECMO Support
  • Device Closure – ASD VSD
  • Balloon Septostomy
  • Balloon Valvuloplasty – Aortic, Pulmonary, and Mitral
  • Fetal Echocardiogram
  • Coronary Angiogram
  • Peripheral Angiogram
  • PTCA – Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
  • Aortic Stent Grafting
  • EPS – Electrophysiological Study
  • Radiofrequency Ablation
  • PPI – Permanent Pacemaker Implant – Single Chamber
  • Biventricular Pacing
  • AICD – Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
  • PTMC – Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy
  • Aortic Valve Replacement
  • Mitral Valve Replacement
  • VSD Closure (Adult) Surgery
  • Heart Double Valve Replacement
  • PPI – Permanent Pacemaker Implant – Double Chamber
  • CRT-D Implant (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
  • PDA Device Closure
  • Single Bypass and Valve Replacement
  • Valve Replacement
  • Congenital Heart Disorder (CHD)
  • Rotational Atherectomy
  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Heart Conditions
  • Cardiac Ablation
  • Cardiac Catheterisation
  • Cardioversion
  • Carotid Intervention Cardiology
  • Chest Pain Pathway
  • Primary Angioplasty
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
  • Angioplasty and Stenting
  • CT Angiogram
  • Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
  • Pacemaker Implantation
  • Acute Aortic Dissection
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation

Career Highlights

Dr. Vijay Kumar is a Director of Cardiology at the Fortis Escorts and Heart Institute in Okhla. He is also at the head of the chest pain route and the Primary Angioplasty project, and he is a member of the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement initiative.

Research & Fellowships

  • Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI), United States of America
  • Member of the Delhi Medical Council
  • Member of the Cardiology Society of India
  • Participant in the FEHI Chest Pain Pathway and Primary Angioplasty Program
  • Member of “The Heart Team” for the FEHI Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Program
  • Authored nearly fifty papers and involved as either a co-investigator or an investigator in approximately fifty research topics, multi-center registries, and trials

Awards & Recognitions

Awards for Participation and Appreciation in the Field of Cardiology Bestowed by Various Local, State, and National Meetings in the Field of Cardiology.