Dr. Viveka Kumar
Director
33 years of experienceCardiologists, Interventional Cardiologists
MBBS, MD, DM, FSCAI, FACC, FESC, Fellowship
Max Smart Super Speciality Medical Centre, Saket, New Delhi
Max Super Speciality Medical Centre, Saket, New Delhi
Book an AppointmentAbout Dr. Viveka Kumar
- Dr. Viveka Kumar is an eminent Interventional Cardiologist and Cardiac Surgeon in the Delhi NCR region.
- He has over 33 years of extensive experience.
- He has performed over 50,000 cardiac interventions, including complex percutaneous intervention (PCI), rota ablation, intravascular lithotripsy (IVL), left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenting, and multivessel PCI.
- He has done 7500+ angioplasties and 2500+ balloon valvotomies with successful outcomes.
- Dr. Viveka also holds the record for the first subcutaneous AICD in India, the maximum leadless pacemaker implant in India, and the maximum number of AICD implants in India.
- He is proficient in electrophysiology procedures such as RF ablation, cryo-ablation, cool tip ablation, ICD, CRTs, pacemaker implantation, and device/lead extraction.
- Dr. Viveka is an expert in coronary and peripheral angioplasty, renal and carotid angioplasty, radial artery route angiograms, and balloon valvotomy.
- His qualifications include an MBBS and MD in General Medicine from the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU), in 1991 and 1994, respectively.
- He then specialized in various heart disorders, pursuing a DM in Cardiology from the Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, in 1999.
- Fellowships done by Dr. Viveka include FSCAI - Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, FACC - American College of Cardiology, FESC - European Society of Cardiology, FSAICS - Fellow of Southeast Asian Interventional Cardiology Society, and TAVI & Structural Heart Fellowship in USA and Europe.
- He has taught several undergraduate and postgraduate medical students during MD and DM programs, supervised clinical research studies, and mentored DNB Cardiology dissertations.
Education
- MBBS, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU), 1991
- MD (General Medicine), Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU), 1994
- DM (Cardiology), Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, 1999
- Fellowship Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, (FSCAI)
- Fellowship American College of Cardiology, (FACC)
- Fellowship European Society of Cardiology, (FESC)
- Fellow of Southeast Asian Interventional Cardiology Society, (FSAICS)
- TAVI & Structural Heart Fellowship in USA & Europe, Denmark
Training & Certificates
- Interventional Cardiology & Electrophysiology training at the St. George Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Interventional Cardiology & Electrophysiology training at the Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
Awards
- Chikitsa Ratna Award, DMA
- Vidya Ratna Award, Kanpur University (2010)
- International Award of Excellence in Cardiology - Mysore
- Mithila Samman from Lt Shri Arun Jetely (Former Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs)
- Dr. K Sharan Cardiology Excellence Award by IMA
- Life Time Achievement Award by Gastric Society of India
- Honor from Iraq Govt for Cardiac services
Area of Expertise
- 24-Hour Holter Monitoring
- 64-Slice CT Angiography
- Ablation Therapy
- Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
- Aneurysm Surgery: Traditional Open Surgery
- Angiography