Featured Specialist
Dr. Nishith Chandra
Director
Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi
Experience
43+ years
Consultation fee
Available on request
Areas of Expertise
About Dr. Dr. Nishith Chandra
Dr. Nishith Chandra is a skilled Interventional Cardiologist with over 30 years of experience in Interventional Cardiology.
He specializes in complex coronary interventions, such as Rotablation, Intravascular Lithotripsy, Impella-Assisted Complex Interventions, Carotid Interventions, Balloon Valvetomies, and Peripheral Vascular Interventions.
Dr. Chandra is renowned for his expertise in performing image-guided precision angioplasty using advanced intra-coronary imaging techniques, such as Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and IntraVascular Ultrasound (IVUS).
He holds the DM (Cardiology) super speciality degree from the renowned King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, India, which he completed in 1994.
He is also a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC).
He was instrumental in establishing the highly acclaimed Air Ambulance Unit, which has transported more than 300 critically ill patients across India and neighbouring countries.
Dr. Chandra is a member of several prestigious medical societies, including the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, the Cardiological Society of India, and the Indian Medical Association.
He trained in Critical Care Air Transport in the UK and CRT Device Implantation at NUSCH Hospital in Slovakia.
His accolades include the Best Case Award at TCT Asia Pacific Seoul in 2008, a Gold Medal in MD (1990), and recognition as the Best All-Rounder Student of MBBS (1986).
Dr. Chandra has authored numerous publications in national and international journals.
He has also contributed to several books on cardiology.
He specializes in complex coronary interventions, such as Rotablation, Intravascular Lithotripsy, Impella-Assisted Complex Interventions, Carotid Interventions, Balloon Valvetomies, and Peripheral Vascular Interventions.
Dr. Chandra is renowned for his expertise in performing image-guided precision angioplasty using advanced intra-coronary imaging techniques, such as Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and IntraVascular Ultrasound (IVUS).
He holds the DM (Cardiology) super speciality degree from the renowned King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, India, which he completed in 1994.
He is also a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC).
He was instrumental in establishing the highly acclaimed Air Ambulance Unit, which has transported more than 300 critically ill patients across India and neighbouring countries.
Dr. Chandra is a member of several prestigious medical societies, including the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, the Cardiological Society of India, and the Indian Medical Association.
He trained in Critical Care Air Transport in the UK and CRT Device Implantation at NUSCH Hospital in Slovakia.
His accolades include the Best Case Award at TCT Asia Pacific Seoul in 2008, a Gold Medal in MD (1990), and recognition as the Best All-Rounder Student of MBBS (1986).
Dr. Chandra has authored numerous publications in national and international journals.
He has also contributed to several books on cardiology.
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Monday 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
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