Qualifications:
- MBBS (JIPMER, Pondicherry)
- MD, Internal Medicine (AIIMS, New Delhi)
- DM, Cardiology (SCTIMST, Trivandrum)
- Fellowship in Complex coronary and Structural Heart Disease (Europe)
- Fellow of European Society of Cardiology
- Fellow of Asia Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology
Brief Profile:
Dr. Amit Kumar Chaurasia is an
Alumni of three of the best Institutes in India. He graduated from JIPMER
(Pondicherry), did his MD in Internal Medicine from AIIMS (New Delhi), and DM
(Cardiology) from SCTIMST (Trivandrum). Subsequently, he did his Fellowship in
Complex coronary and Structural Heart Disease from GOKI, Budapest (Hungary),
where he worked for about three years.
Dr. Chaurasia is a dedicated
interventional cardiologist with vast experience in Adult, Paediatric, and
Peripheral interventions. He is nationally and internationally recognized for
his work in the field of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation/Replacement
(TAVI/TAVR). He is one of the first proctors for TAVI in India. He has to his
credit one of the highest numbers of TAVI/TAVR procedures in India (more than
1000). He has also performed Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement (TPVR)
in the smallest conduit in India. He also performs Transcatheter mitral Valve
Replacements (TMVR) and has a special interest in BMV and Mitra-clip as well. He
also has more than 50 left atrial appendage closures to his credit. He has been
course director, course co-director, and faculty for many national and
international conferences and has helped train many doctors in these procedures
in India and Abroad.
Apart from TAVI, he is an
expert in complex coronary interventions
like Left main intervention, chronic total occlusion (CTO), and other complex
procedures and regularly conducts workshops at various places. He has performed
more than 10,000 cardiac procedures to date. He also performs ASD, VSD, PDA,
pulmonary AV fistula device closures. He has a special interest in performing carotid and aortoiliac interventions, including intervention for aortic aneurysm and
dissections (TEVAR and EVAR). He also has a good experience in advanced
catheter based treatment of hypertension (Renal artery denervation).
Work Experience:
-Consultant Interventional Cardiology, BLK Superspeciality Hospital, Delhi
-Fellow in Complex coronary and Structural Heart Disease (Europe)
-Consultant Interventional Cardiology, Bankers Heart Institute, Surat
-Assistant Prof. Cardiology, RGSH, Delhi
-PDF, Interventional Cardiology, UNMICR, Ahmedabad
-Associate Prof. Cardiology, CMS, Bharatpur, Nepal
-Cardiology Fellowship, SCTIMST, Trivandrum
-Internal Medicine Residency, AIIMS, Delhi
Clinical Expertise:
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
- Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation (TPVR)
- Mitra Clip
- Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Therapy
- TEVAR/EVAR Complex Coronary Interventions
- Rotational Atherectomy
- Transradial Interventions
- Peripheral Interventions including Carotid and Renal
- Device Closure of Congenital Heart Defects
(ASD, VSD, and PDA)
- Pacemakers, ICD’s and Cardiac
- Resynchronisation Therapy Implants
- Balloon Valvuloplasty
Permanent Pacemaker Implantation
Faculty at Conferences:
PCI optimizations workshop, Hungary, 2015
PCI optimization workshop, Hungary, 2016
EIICON, 2016
TCT, Delhi, 2016
LAAC South East Asia workshop, 2016
PCI optimizations workshop, 2016
India Live, 2017
India Valve, July 2017
India Valve, Sept 2017
Presentations at International Meetings:
PCI optimizations workshop, Hungary 2015
PCI optimization workshop, Hungary 2016
JIM, Milan, Italy 2015
EURO PCR, Paris, France, 2016
LONDON Valve, 2016
EUROPCR, PARIS, 2017
Has conducted TAVR workshop at:
Hungary
Bangkok
Vietnam
Hyderabad
Chennai
Pune
Kolkata
Delhi