Dr Amit Kumar Chaurasia, Dr Sameer Mehrotra, Dr Kuldeep Arora and Dr Rahul Mehrotra have joined the hospital
Artemis Hospital, Gurugram announced the appointment of new specialist cardiac care doctors to lead the various departments at the Artemis Cardiac Care Center, a specialised centre for all cardiac-related ailments and illnesses.
On the appointment, Dr Devlina Chakravarty, MD, Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram, said, “We welcome the renowned cardiac care experts, Dr Amit Kumar Chaurasia, Dr Sameer Mehrotra, Dr Kuldeep Arora and Dr Rahul Mehrotra to the Artemis Fraternity, and hope that together we can serve the humanity better with our medical expertise. These doctors are one of the best heart health experts in the country and people of Gurugram and adjoining areas would tremendously benefit from professional guidance and consultation.”
Dr Amit Kumar Chaurasia, Chief Cath Lab & TAVI – Cardiology (Unit II) is a dedicated interventional Cardiologist with vast experience in Adult, Pediatric and Peripheral Interventions. He is nationally and internationally known for his work in Transcatheter Aortic Valve implantation/replacement (TAVI/TAVR). He is one of the first proctors for the procedure in India. He has to his credit one of the highest numbers of TAVI/TAVR (more than 1000) procedures in India. He has also performed Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement in the smallest conduit in India. Apart from TAVI, he is also well-trained to perform other complex structural heart disease procedures. He is also an expert in the field of Left Main Intervention, Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) and other complex procedures and regularly conducts workshops at various places. He also performs Carotid and Aorta-Iliac Interventions including intervention for Aortic Aneurysm and Dissections (TEVAR/EVAR) and has a good experience in advanced catheter-based treatment of hypertension (Renal Artery Denervation).
Dr Kuldeep Arora, Unit Head & Chief – Cath Lab, Sr. Consultant – Interventional Cardiology, has 16 years of experience in interventional cardiology and has successfully performed over 12,000 therapeutic cardiac interventions including coronary angioplasties, permanent pacemaker implantations, AICD’s, biventricular pacemakers and atrial septal defect device closure procedures. He specializes in angiography & angioplasty via the radial route. Apart from heart attack management, he has also expertise in the pacemaker, ICD, CRT implantation, and device closure of atrial septal defects.
Dr Sameer Mehrotra Unit Chief – Interventional Cardiology and Electrophysiology, is a dynamic and highly skilled Interventional Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist. He has versatile experience in performing Primary and Elective Angioplasties, Electrophysiology (EP) and Ablation Procedures like VT, AF Ablation. He is also a Certified device specialist performing PPI and CRT-D implantations. He is an esteemed member of the Cardiological Society of India and the Indian Heart Rhythm Society. Many of his research papers have been published in National and International journals.
Dr Rahul Mehrotra, Chief NIC & Clinical Cardiology is an experienced cardiologist with a brilliant academic career spanning more than two decades. He possesses a sharp intellect and is keenly interested in managing various Cardiac ailments optimally utilising the various investigative modalities. He is a reviewer of several national and international Journals with more than 100 publications in cardiology journals and textbooks. He is also an avid meditator and a trainer of Heart fullness meditation.
