Dr. Rajeeve Kumar

Since 1999 July, I am working as Consultant cardiologist in Apollo Hospital New Delhi, Hospital which is the largest chain of Corporate hospitals in India. I have regular OPD, Call days, in patient admission rights. I am doing procedures including coronary angiographies, angioplasties, stent implantation, pacemaker implantation, ICD Implantation, CRT Implantation, Balloon valvotomies IVC Filer implantation, rt- left heart catheterization, Peripheral Angioplasty and Stenting.

I am the coordinator for heart Failure services involved in running Heart Failure Clinic, pre-transplant work up and post transplant management .

I am also actively involved in Cardiology DNB Teaching program in form of case discussions, lectures, tutorials and bed side teaching.

I am also actively involved in Social health activities like free camps, educative seminars and health check ups.

Education

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Post DM Experience 20 years

• 1995-1996 Senior Registrar
• 1996-97As Adhoc Lecturer equivalent to Assistant Professor Independent Call Day, admission rights, Outpatient Clinic, Performed all invasive and non invasive procedures
• 1997-98Angioplasty Fellow at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
• 1998-99 Clinical Fellow in Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Unit, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney Australia
• 1999 till date Consultant cardiologist, Apollo Hospital New Delhi

Awards and Fellowships

• Awarded Fellowship of Indian College of Cardiology 2007
• Awarded Fellowship of International Medical Society of India 2007
• Awarded Fellowship of The College of the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Dec 2007
• Distinguished Service Award by WCPCGC 2009
• Fellowship of Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention 2010
• Fellowship Of European Society of Cardiology 2015
• Fellowship Cardiology Society of India 2017

Research

• MD Project Bone marrow culture studies in patients of Leukemias 1991, Lucknow University.
• DM Project Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in early post MI phase it's predictive valve to diagnose multivessel coronary artery disease 1995. PUBLISHED IN INDIAN HEART JOURNAL

Trails Involved In

• Efficacy and safety of Xamilofiban Hydrocholoride administration to patients undergoing coronary angioplasty and stent placement (EXCITE TRIAL).
• A randomized open label study of cyclosporine, steroid and sirolimus versus cyclosporine, steroid and sirolimus and azathioprine in cardiac allograft recepients.
• The efficacy of sustained released Mexonidine on mortality and morbidity in patients with congestive heart failure.
• Efficacy and Safety of Fixed Dose Combination of Amlodipine and Candesartan in Mild to Moderate Hypertension / Isolated Systolic Hypertension .
• Principal Investigator in BALANCE TRIAL Role of Lixivaptan in Congestive Heart Failure and Hyponatremia
• Principal Investigator in VISTA 16 Trial ; Protocol AN-CVD2233 titled VISTA- Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Short-term A-002 Treatment in Subjects with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). VISTA-16: Vascular Inflammation Suppression to Treat Acute coronary syndrome for 16 weeks.
• Principal Investigator for GARFIELD REGISTRY
• Principal Investigator for DYSIS 2
• Principal Investigator for UT 310 Trial

Publications

• New Balloon Expandable Stent for furcation coronary lesions letter to the editor catheter and cardiovascular diagnosis 1997 42-2-235-6
• Improvement in contractility of infarcted segment after Dobutamine infusion corelated with good (TIMI 2-3 flow in infarct related artery; Indian Heart Journal 1997 March.)
• Dobutamine induced distant wall motion abnormalities after acute myocardial infarction predict multivessel coronary artery disease; Indian Heart Journal 1995; 47; 349-5
• Role of Metoprolol on left ventricular remodelling early after acute myocardial infarction; Indian Heart Journal 1995 abstract 230.
• True Restenosis after balloon mitral valvuloplasty; Indian Heart Journal 1995 Abstract 111.
• Serum and platelet sialic acid in acute myocardial infarction; Indian Heart Journal 1995 Abstract 97.
• Mitral Valve Reserve Capacity; The true measure of successful mitral valvuloplasty; Indian Heart Journal; Abstract 1997.
• Significance of Lipoprotien A in coronary artery syndromes; Indian Heart Journal 1995 abstract 242.
• Immediate and short term results of treating bifurcation coronary lesions with a new sidebranch stent; Annual Australian Cardiac Society Meeting 1998 73 65.
• Time course of reverse left ventricular remodelling in response to carvedilol in heart failure Australian Cardiac Society Meeting 1998 84 68.
• A Rare case of Ruptured Subclavian Artery Aneurysm treated Successfully with covered Stent Indian Heart Journal , 63:3 : 308-9 2009
• Role of thrombolysis in treatment of Pulmonary Embolism Indian Heart Journal 61 : 5: 467-9 2009

Book Chapter

• Acute Heart Failure in Book ICU Protocols A Stepwise Approach ; Pages 165- 171 ; Published by Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London 2012
• Use of Mechanical support devices in STEMI, STEMI Cardiology Update Jaypee page 938-947, 2015
• Role of Devices In Heart Failure With Atrial Fibrillation AF Update , Jaypee Brothers in Press 2016
• Consensus Update on Alcohol and Heart Diseases for Cardiology Society of India 2017

References

• A/Prof. David W M Muller
  MD FRACP FACC
  Director Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
  St. Vincent's Hospital
  Victoria StreetDarlinghurst NSW
  Sydney Australia 2010
  Phone 61 2 93612775 Fax 61 2 93612359
  E mail: dmuller@Stvincents.com.au
• Prof. Puri V. K.
  MD DM FRCP FRCP
  Prof. And Head,
  Department of Cardiology
  King George's MedicalCollege
  Lucknow ,UP ,India 226003
  Phone 91 522 2324683 Fax 91 - 522 – 2330081
• Dr Prabhu D Nigam
  MD FACC FCSI
  Recepient of Padma Shree and Dr B C Roy National Award
  Sr Consultant Cardiologist
  Room No 1039 , ApolloHospital , New Delhi , India 110076
  E mail nigampd@hotmail.com
  Phone 91- 9810175006