Dr. Viveka Kumar
Vice Chairman & Chief of Cath Labs (Pan Max) - Cardiac Sciences
Cardiac Sciences, Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology-Pacemaker, Interventional Cardiology
Dr. Viveka Kumar has extensive experience in the field of Cardiac Interventions and Electrophysiology. He specialises in complex angioplasties including multivessel, bifurcation and left main angioplasties with Rota Ablation, FFR, IVUS, IABP, IMPELLA devices. He has done more than 7500 angioplasties and 2500 balloon valvotomies with good outcomes.He has done more than 50 thousands cardiac interventions including complex PCI, Rota, IVL, LMCA Stenting & Multi-vessel PCI. Structural Heart Disease expert including TAVI, TMVR, LAA Occlusion. He has done First Subcutaneous AICD & maximum number of AICD Implant in India.
Maximum leadless pacemaker implant in India. Proctors national & international for TAVI, Rota, IVUS, OCT, SICD, AICD’s and Micra.
Work Experience:
- Dr. Viveka Kumar is currently working at Max Healthcare
- Have done large volumes of complex angioplasties and valvular interventions
Education & Training:
- St. George Hospital, London (UK) - Interventional. Cardiology & EP
- Southampton University Hospital, Southampton (UK) - Interventional Cardiology & EP
- MBBS - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- MD - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh • DM (Cardiology) - LPS Institute of Cardiology, Kanpur
Memberships:
- TAVI & Structural Heart Fellowship in USA & Europe, Denmark
- FSCAI - Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
- FACC - American College of Cardiology
- FESC - European Society of Cardiology
- FSAICS - Fellow of Southeast Asian Interventional Cardiology Society
- MHRS - Member of Heart Rhythm Society
Awards:
- Chikitsa Ratna Award, DMA
- Vidya Ratna Award, Kanpur University (2010)
- International Award of Excellence in Cardiology - Mysore
- Mithila Samman from Lt Shri Arun Jetely (Former Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs)
- Dr. K Sharan Cardiology Excellence Award by IMA
- Life Time Achievement Award by Gastric Society of India
- Honour from Iraq Govt for Cardiac services
Speciality Interest:
- TAVI, Structural Heart
- Interventional Cardiology
- Electrophysiology & Devices
Expertise in Procedures:
- TAVI, Structural Heart Disease/ Valve
- Coronary Angioplasties - Complex Angioplasties including Multivessel, Bifurcation and Left Main Angioplasties with Rota-Ablation, FFR, IVUS, OCT, IABP, IMPELLA devices
- Peripheral, Renal & Carotid Angioplasties
- EP Study & RF Ablation with 3D Mapping Valvuloplasty (BMV/ PAV)
- Pacemaker, AICD & Combo Implantation
- ASD & VSD Closure Devices
- Vascular Closures
- Leadless Pacemaker
- Subcutaneous ICD
- LAA Device Closure
- Aortic Stent Graft
- Hybrid Procedure
- Percutaneous Closure Device
- LVAD and Heart Transplant Team, ECMO
Best Cardiologist in Max Hospital, Saket
Dr. Viveka Kumar has performed in excess of 7,500 PTCA and Complex Mediations including Rotablation, Left Principal stenting and Bifurcation stenting, among different systems. He is skilled in electrophysiology procedures like RF ablation, cryo-ablation, cool tip ablation, ICDs, CRTs, pacemaker implantation, device/lead extraction, coronary and peripheral angioplasty, renal and carotid angioplasty, radial artery route angiograms, balloon valvotomy, and other similar procedures.
Dr. Viveka Kumar likewise has significant instructing experience. During his MD course somewhere in the range of 1991 and 1994 he showed college understudies, and later, during his DM program, showed postgraduate as well as undergrad clinical understudies. He then taught postgraduate DNB cardiology students and nurses and oversaw clinical research studies from 1999 to 2003. He has served as a co-guide for five DNB Cardiology dissertations between 2008 and 2012.