Dr. Praveer Aggarwal 

MBBS, MD, DM

Executive Director – Interventional Cardiology

Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi 

PAST EXPERIENCE

• MD (Medicine) from King George Medical College, Lucknow.
• DM (Cardiology) from L.P.S. Institute of Cardiology, Kanpur.
• 28 years of Intervention Cardiology experience at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi
• Intervention Fellowship at Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia and Hospital Charles Nicolle, University of Rouen, France.

ABOUT

Dr. Praveer Agarwal, Executive Director Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi is a nationally renowned cardiologist who has contributed extensively to the growth, development and training in the field of Interventional Cardiology in India. He is dedicated to provide compassionate and comprehensive treatment with an aim to serve the community at large. He has been serving at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi for 28 long year. He has been trained abroad with Dr. Jeffrey Cope at Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia and with Prof. Alain Cribier at Rouen, France. He is regularly engaged in webinars as faculty and is well recognized for his teaching skills. He is conducting a programme called Basics and Beyond, engaging younger cardiologists and collectively discuss cases on web based platform. He is one of the most skillful intervention cardiologist and can perform complex interventionist using all the latest techniques (Rotational Atherectomy, IVL, FFR, OCT, IVUS) on an average he performs about 2500 angiographies and about 1200 interventions every year. He is also regularly doing structural heart procedures like TAVR and LAA closure. He is also expert in doing peripheral arterial interventions (superficial femoral arteries, renal arteries, carotid arteries, subclavian arteries) including AAA repair with endograft. He is one of the most versatile interventional cardiologist in India providing round the clock services, including timely management of acute heart attack patients at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi. Dr. Agarwal has been a distinguished faculty member in various international and national meetings and conferences. He has published approximately 100 articles, reviews and abstracts in various national and international journals.

Dr. Agarwal has been a distinguished faculty member in various international and national meetings and conferences. He has published approximately 100 articles, reviews and abstracts in various national and international journals. Clinical Interest/ Specialised Treatements/ Area Of Expertise Dr. Agarwal is the Director of Intervention Cardiology at Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, India. This centre is 320-beded hospital dedicated to cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery with highly active invasive and non-invasive program, emergency and intensive care facility. Dr. Agarwal and his team perform on an average 1900 angiographies and 1100 interventions every year (about 1000 coronary angioplasties). Dr. Agarwal routinely performing all types of complex angioplasties including Rotational atherectomy, Directional atherectomy, thrombectomy etc. He is also a proctor for Rotational atherectomy for last 2 years. Dr. Agarwal has attended training courses on Intervention Cardiology in some of the leading hospitals of the world including Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rouen, France. He is also among distinguished foreign faculty at the National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute, Bangladesh.

EXPERTISE

• Performing complex angioplasties with appropriate use of devices like Rotational Atherectomy, I,, Laser, Cutting balloon, and optimizing treatment with NUS & OCT.
• Structural heart interventions like TAVR & LAAA closure.

• Carotid and peripheral arterial interventions.