Dr. Tarun Praharaj

About Dr. Tarun Praharaj

Dr. Tarun Praharaj, the highly reputed cardiologist, has 41 years of professional 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 Coll., Sambalpur Univ., in 1983. He completed his MD in cardiology at Phil. Heart Center Q.C. Philippines in 1988, followed by FACC from the American Coll. of Cardiology in 2000. He has several fellowships to his educational qualification. He has served as honored with many accolades, including the Mother Teresa International accolade and a Lifetime Achievement accolade. He is associated with the Indian Medical Association and the Cardiological Society of India. His publications have been published in multiple national and global journals. He has also presented publications at many conferences across the globe.

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MBBS, VSS Medical Coll., Sambalpur Univ., 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 a fellow of Philippines Coll. of Cardiology, Phil. Heart Center Q.C.Philippines, 1988 Fellow, American Coll. of Cardiology (FACC), USA, 2000

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