INTRODUCTION:

A nationally recognized cardiologist, Dr. Praveer Agarwal is the Executive Director of Interventional Cardiology at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in New Delhi. He has made significant contributions to the expansion, advancement, and education of the area of Interventional Cardiology in India. In order to benefit the community as a whole, he is committed to offering thorough and sensitive care. At Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, he is one of the most skilled interventional cardiologists in India, offering 24-hour care that includes prompt treatment of patients experiencing an acute heart attack utilizing a variety of thrombectomy tools. Depending on the severity of the blockage, he is an expert in treating all kinds of coronary artery blockages utilizing a variety of procedures, including pressure wire, intravascular ultrasonography, rotational atherectomy, directional atherectomy, and various kinds of drug eluting stents. He is also an expert in employing endovascular stent grafts to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms and blockages in peripheral arteries (Carotid, subclavious, iliac, renal, and superficial femoral arteries). In numerous national and international gatherings and conferences, Dr. Agarwal has served as a distinguished faculty member. About 100 of his articles, reviews, and abstracts have appeared in national and international periodicals.

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

Experience

• 1987 – 1990 Junior Resident at K G MEDICAL COLLEGE
• 1991 – 1992 Registrar at L.P.S. INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY
• Director – Interventional Cardiology at Fortis Escorts and Heart Institute, Okhla

Memberships

• Delhi Medical Council