Dr. Subhash Chandra

Dr. Subhash Chandra, Chairman and HOD – Cardiology, BLK Heart Centre, ranked amongst the topmost Cardiologists of India, with over 25000 complex Cardiology procedures including structural Heart interventions such as TAVR and LA Appendage Occlusion.

– Cardiology (Heart Attacks – Non-surgical treatment by Angioplasty and Stenting)
– Valvular Heart Disease (Non-surgical Ballooning of Valvular Stenosis)
– Device Implantation (Pacemakers, AICD, Combo-life saving, Heart Failure Pacing Devices)
– Adult Congenital Birth Defects (ASD, VSD, PDA Device Closure)
– Endovascular Interventions (Carotid, Peripheral Arterial and Venous Interventions)
– Awarded Sujoy B. Roy Young Investigator Award from Cardiology Society of India
– Awarded Col. K. L. Chopra Award for Research in Cardiology (CSI)
– Awarded International Medical Excellence Award (International Study Circle)
– Former Associate Professor of Cardiology at AIIMS, New Delhi
– Training, DM, DNB, Interventional Cardiology Fellows
– Former Director, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi
– Personal Physician to Hon’ble Prime Minister of India (Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao ~ 1994-1998)
– Publications- Over 100 International and National publications in indexed journals with many
– rsts to his credit like:

• Alcohol Septal Ablation in HOCM
• Pericardial window creation using Inoue Balloon
• Retrograde Mitral Valvotomy Technique
• Cross wire on chronic Total Occlusion of Coronaries
• Valvular Balloon Dilatation of all kinds, over 4000 procedures

– Part of several ongoing trials at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and BLK Super Speciality Hospital
– ECFMG Exam Qualied (USA) for training in Cardiology
– Training in Carotid Artery Stenting at Brussels, Belgium
– Training in Heart Failure Therapies at Brussels, Belgium
– Training at CTO Courses, CCT, Kobe, Japan
– Training on ‘ABSORB – BVS’, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus, Rotterdam

Dr. Chandra started his career from the country’s premier medical institute – All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi in 1989 as DM Fellow. He went on to serve as Faculty Member at AIIMS. He received training at some of the world’s top institutions in USA, Europe and Japan. Dr. Chandra has served in the past as Senior Consultant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi; Director – Cath Lab at Narinder Mohan Hospital and Heart Centre, Delhi NCR and Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi.

Besides his huge presence on the national scene of Cardiology, he has been regularly participating in international forums of Interventional Cardiology such as TCT (USA), Euro PCR (Europe) and
Japan to update his skills on interventions.