Dr. P Ashok Kumar

Dr P Ashok Kumar is a Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist in Bangalore with 27 years of clinical experience in the diagnosis and management of complex heart and cardiovascular conditions.

He currently serves as Senior Consultant Cardiologist at KIMS Hospital, Mahadevapura, and also consults at Swastika Women’s Speciality and Heart Centre, Jeevan Kendra Layout.

His expertise includes complex coronary interventions, primary angioplasty for heart attacks, imaging and functional-guided coronary procedures, advanced heart failure care, mechanical circulatory support, heart transplant management, structural heart interventions, and pulmonary hypertension care.

He has personally performed more than 4,500 coronary interventions.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Ashok Kumar specialises in advanced interventional cardiology, heart failure, and structural heart care, with strong expertise across complex coronary, transplant, and device-based cardiac procedures.

Complex Coronary Interventions

Focused on advanced coronary care using precision-based procedural techniques.

• Primary angioplasty for acute heart attacks
• Left main coronary interventions
• Bifurcation PCI
• Calcium modification procedures – rotablation, IVL, orbital atherectomy

Precision Angioplasty, Imaging and Functional Assessment

Advanced imaging and functional-guided coronary interventions.

• Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
• Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
• Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio (iFR)
• Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

Comprehensive care for advanced heart failure and end-stage heart disease.

• Advanced heart failure evaluation and management
• Right heart study
• Heart transplant management
• Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) support
• Right Ventricular Assist Device (RVAD) support
• Device therapies for advanced heart failure
• Endomyocardial biopsy

Structural Heart Interventions

Advanced non-surgical procedures for structural and valvular heart conditions.

• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
• Device closures for various congenital heart defects

Cardiac Device Therapy and Pacing

Comprehensive rhythm and heart failure device-based therapies.

• Permanent pacemaker implantation
• Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD)
• Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT)

Pulmonary Hypertension and Valvular Heart Disease Care

Structured evaluation and long-term management of complex cardiovascular conditions.

• Pulmonary hypertension evaluation and management
• Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for CTEPH
• Valvular heart disease management
• Hypertensive heart disease care
• Cardiomyopathy management

Professional Experience

Current Affiliations:

• Senior Consultant Cardiologist, KIMS Hospital, Mahadevapura, Bangalore
• Consultant Cardiologist, Swastika Women’s Speciality and Heart Centre, Jeevan Kendra Layout, Bangalore

Previous Affiliations:

• Senior Consultant Cardiologist and Heart Failure Specialist, Sakra Hospital, Bangalore
• Senior Consultant Cardiologist and Heart Failure Specialist, Sparsh Hospitals, Bangalore
• Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Narayana Health at St Martha’s Heart Centre, Bangalore

Credentials and Qualifications

Educational Background

• MBBS from Madurai Medical College and Govt Rajaji Hospital, TN MGR Medical University (1999)
• MD in General Medicine from Thanjavur Medical College, TN MGR Medical University (2006)
• DM in Cardiology from Madurai Medical College and Govt Rajaji Hospital, TN MGR Medical University (2011)

He has further completed international training in Coronary Imaging (OCT) at Wakayama Medical University, Japan, and an Observership in Advanced Heart Failure, LVADs, and Heart Transplantation at the University of Minnesota, USA.

He is also a Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI), and a Programme Mentor of the Postgraduate Course in Management of Hypertension, European Society of Hypertension.

Medical Registration

• Karnataka Medical Council (Registration No. 106278, 2014)

Professional Memberships

• Cardiological Society of India (CSI)
• International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant (ISHLT)
• Indian Society of Heart and Lung Transplant (InSHLT)
• Bangalore Society of CSI (BSCSI)
• Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)

Awards and Recognitions

• Young Investigator Award, Strain Imaging in STEMI, Annual CSI Conference, Kolkata (2010)
• Best Case Presentation Award, Annual Hypertension Conference (2011)

Research and Publications

Dr P Ashok Kumar has contributed to peer-reviewed national and international cardiology publications and academic forums.

• Comparative study of echocardiography and electrocardiography criteria for detecting left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive patients – International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences (2021)
• Unusual cause of chest pain: Congenital absence of pericardium – Current Trends in Cardiology (2021)
• Poster presentation on Strain Rate Imaging in Patients with AMI – Echo India Conference
• Case presentation on Tricuspid Atresia with long survival – Annual CSI Conference, Kochi (2009)

Languages Spoken

• English
• Hindi
• Kannada
• Tamil
• Telugu

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