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Dr. A. Ashok Kumar

Dr. A. Ashok Kumar

MBBS, MD (Medicine) DM (Cardiology)

Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Sciences, Heart and Lung Transplantation

Senior Consultant - Interventional Cardiologist

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Brief Profile

Dr. A. Ashok Kumar is a senior Interventional Cardiologist with an experience of 8 years and has performed more than 5000 Cardiac Interventional Procedures. He has a special interest and expertise in complex interventional procedures like Primary PCI, Left Main interventions, CTO, Bifurcation stenting, Aortic aneurysmal stenting, Peripheral interventions, Device closure, Pacemakers, cardiac implants.

Educational Qualifications

  • MBBS, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, 2004
  • MD (Gen Medicine), Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, 2011
  • DM Cardiology, Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, 2014

Clinical Expertise

  • Interventional cardiologist
  • Coronary Angiogram
  • Pacemaker implantation
  • IVUS/ROTA/OCT
  • Primary PCI
  • CRTD
  • Complex PTCA
  • Radial Angioplasty
  • Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty
  • Pacemaker Implantation
  • Radial Approach Angiography
  • Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting
  • Treadmill Test – TMT
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • 2D ECHO
  • ASD/VSD Device Closure
  • Peripheral Angioplasty
  • PDA Device Closure
  • Dyslipidemia care
  • Chest Pain care
  • Hypertension care
  • Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (Icds)
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus Device Closure
  • LMCA stenting
  • Bifurcation stenting
  • Primary PCI
  • CTO(Chronic Total Occlusion)
  • OCT(Optical coherence Tomography)
  • IVUS(Intravascular Ultrasound)
  • ROTA(Rotational Atherectomy)
  • IVL(Intravascular Lithotripsy)

Accomplishments

  • 600 angioplasties, 3000 coronary angiograms.
  • 50 ASD PDA device closure, 50 PBMV, 20 PPI procedures each.
  • Independently handled various procedures like IVUS, OCT, FFR imaging coronaries, IABP, TPI & Paediatric Cath Echocardiography.

Affiliations and Memberships

  • Member of Indian Medical Association (IMA)
  • Member of Cardiological Society of India ( CSI)
  • Member – European Society of Cardiology, American college of cardiology

Honors and Awards

  • Times Excellence Award – 2020
  • Gold Medal for Best Young Investigator Award -Telangana CSI 2015
  • Vaidya Ratna Award – Telangana – 2018
  • Live Case Operator in National-Level Forum
  • Invited Speaker in International Cardiology Congress

Experience

  • Consultant, Medicover Hospital, Hyderabad
  • DM Cardiology, Nizam Institute of Medical sciences

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