Dr. Praveer Agarwal

Dr. Praveer Agarwal
Dr. Praveer Agarwal
Executive Director- Interventional Cardiology
Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi

Dr. Praveer Agarwal is a renowned cardiologist with 28+ years of experience. He is an expert in treating all types of blockages in coronary arteries using various techniques (rotational atherectomy, directional atherectomy, all types of drug-eluting stents, intravascular ultrasound, and pressure wire) depending upon the merits of blockages. He is also an expert in treating blockages in peripheral arteries (carotid, subclavius, iliac, renal, and superficial femoral arteries) and abdominal aortic aneurysms using endovascular stent grafts. He is also a proctor for Rotational atherectomy for the last 2 years.

Dr. Agarwal has operated over 1900+ angiographies and 1100+ interventions successfully. Apart from this, he has been a distinguished faculty member and invited as a guest speaker at various international and national meetings and conferences. He has published approximately 100 articles, reviews, and abstracts in various reputed journals.

Speciality
Cardiology
Education
  • MBBS - King Georges Medical College, Lucknow University, 1987
  • MD - General Medicine - King Georges Medical College, Lucknow University, 1990
  • DM - Cardiology - L.P.S Institute of Cardiology, G.S.V.M Medical College, Kanpur, 1992
Areas of Expertise
  • Coronary Angiogram & Angioplasty
  • Bypass Grafting
  • Cardiac Ablation
  • Cardiac Catheterisation
  • Carotid Angioplasty And Stenting
  • Mitral/Heart Valve Replacement
  • Pacemaker Implantation
  • Acute Aortic Dissection
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
Working
  • Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi

Awards And Honours

  • CSI Member (No. L3358)
  • Fellow in intervention Cardiology with Dr. Geoffrey D. Cope at Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia (April 98 to March 99)
  • Fellow in Intervention Cardiology with Prof. Alain Cribier at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rouen, France (three months), 1996
  • Attended and participated in the second seminar in Live Demonstration Course on Interventional Cardiology at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Rouen, France (October 13-25, 1996)
  • Attended and actively participated in an advanced angioplasty course at Shri Jai Deva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore (July 19-21, 1996)
  • Distinguished foreign faculty at the National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute, Bangladesh

Memberships

  • Delhi Medical Council