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Dr. A. Ashok Kumar
Senior Consultant21 Years of Experience
Interventional Cardiologist
Rela Hospital, Chennai
MBBS, MD, DM
Reg. No.:107572, Tamil Nadu Medical Council
English, Hindi
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About Dr. A. Ashok Kumar
- Dr. A. Ashok Kumar is an expert interventional cardiologist. He holds 20 years of experience in his field.
- He has performed over 5,000 cardiac interventional procedures, 600 angioplasties, and 3,000 coronary angiograms.
- Dr. Kumar is experienced in implanting cardiac devices, having performed 20 Permanent Pace-maker Implantation (PPI), 50 Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty (PBMV), and around 50 ASD and PDA device closures.
- His hands-on efficiency further expands to the independent handling of coronary imaging procedures such as Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR), and Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS).
- He is an expert in Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) implantation and temporary pacemaker implantation (TPI) along with performing pediatric Cath echocardiography.
- His special interest lies in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) and stenting procedures like Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) and bifurcation stenting. He also excels in aortic and peripheral interventions with aortic aneurysmal stenting.
- Dr. A. Ashok Kumar started his medical journey with an MBBS from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, in 2004.
- He then pursued an MD in general medicine at the same college in 2011. It followed DM in cardiology from Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, in 2014.
- Dr. Kumar has been a live case operator in the National-Level forum.
- He has also been invited as a speaker at the International Cardiology Congress.
- Further, he is associated with medical societies like the Cardiological Society of India, the European Society of Cardiology, and the American College of Cardiology.
Awards of Dr. A. Ashok Kumar
- Times Excellence Award, 2020
- Gold Medal, Best Young Investigator Award, 2015
- Vaidya Ratna Award, 2018
Experience of Dr. A. Ashok Kumar
- Consultant, Medicover Hospital, Hyderabad
Education of Dr. A. Ashok Kumar
- MBBS, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, 2004
- MD in General Medicine, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, 2011
- DM in Cardiology, Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, 2014
Membership of Dr. A. Ashok Kumar
- Indian Medical Association (IMA)
- Cardiological Society of India (CSI)
- European Society of Cardiology
- American College of Cardiology
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