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Dr. Tarun Praharaj
Senior Consultant42 Years of Experience
Interventional Cardiologist
CK Birla Hospitals | BM Birla Heart Hospital
MBBS, MD, Fellowship, FACC
Reg. No.:42878, West Bengal Medical Council
Bengali, English, Hindi
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About Dr. Tarun Praharaj
- Dr. Tarun Praharaj, the highly reputed cardiologist, has 41 years of experience.
- Coronary angioplasty, primary angioplasty, valvuloplasty, high-risk and complex coronary interventions, and stenting are some areas of his specialties.
- Dr. Praharaj was given the opportunity to treat Nobel Laureate Mother Teresa in 1993 and 1996. He performed stent angioplasty on a 94-year-old man, one of India’s oldest surviving patients, and celebrated his 101 birthday in 2011. He also performed the implantation of a drug-coated stent on a 75-year-old lady, which was the first-ever procedure of its kind in India.
- He did his MBBS from the VSS Medical College, Sambalpur University, in 1983. He completed his MD in cardiology at Phil. Heart Center Q.C. Philippines in 1988, followed by FACC from the American College of Cardiology in 2000. He has several fellowships to his educational qualification.
- He has been honored with many awards, including the Mother Teresa International Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award.
- He is associated with the Indian Medical Association and the Cardiological Society of India.Â
- His papers have been published in multiple national and global journals. He has also presented papers at many conferences across the globe.
Awards of Dr. Tarun Praharaj
- Mother Teresa International Award, 2019
- Swami Vivekananda and Vidya Alankar Award, 2007
Paper Published by Dr. Tarun Praharaj
- Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty with Stenting Of Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Originating from Left Sinus Valsalva using the Voda Guiding Catheter: A report of two cases. Indian Heart Journal, 2001: 53; 79-82.
- A study of the anti-ischaemic effect of Trimetazidine during Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (Abstract). Indian Heart Journal Vol 49. No. 10 November 1997.
- New VODA guiding catheter for performing angioplasty on Left Circumflex Artery (observational study) Abstract. Indian Heart Journal Vol. 47, No. 8 December 1997.
- Relevance of routine Hepatitis C screening before Cardiac Catheterization (Abstract). Indian Heart Journal. Vol.49, No. 10 November 1997.
Education of Dr. Tarun Praharaj
- MBBS, VSS Medical College, Sambalpur University, 1983
- MD (Cardiology), Phil. Heart Center Q.C.Philippines, 1988
- Junior fellowship Adult Cardiology, Phil. Heart Center Q.C.Philippines, 1988
- Senior fellowship Adult Cardiology, Phil. Heart Center Q.C.Philippines, 1988
- Clinical Research Fellowship, Invasive Cardiology, Phil. Heart Center Q.C.Philippines, 1988
- Associate Fellow of Philippines College of Cardiology, Phil. Heart Center Q.C.Philippines, 1988
- Fellow, American College of Cardiology (FACC), USA, 2000
Membership of Dr. Tarun Praharaj
- Indian Medical Association
- Cardiological Society of India
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