Dr. P Ashok Kumar

Dr P Ashok Kumar is a Senior Consultant in Interventional Cardiology in Bangalore, specializing in Advanced Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS), and Pulmonary Hypertension. He is associated with KIMS Hospital, Mahadevapura and Swastika Women’s Specialty and Heart Centre, providing expert cardiac care to patients with complex heart conditions.

Dr Ashok Kumar has over 26 years of experience in cardiology and has worked as a leading expert in multiple cities across India. He has been associated with prestigious hospitals such as St Martha’s Heart Centre, SPARSH Hospitals, and Sakra Hospital, managing numerous complex cardiac cases.

Dr Ashok, an expert cardiologist, is acclaimed for his accurate heart diagnostics and compassionate care, making him a preferred choice for patients with advanced cardiovascular conditions.

The speciality interests of Dr P Ashok Kumar are in:

1. Coronary Interventions: Primary angioplasty for myocardial infarction, complex coronary interventions including left main interventions, bifurcation PCI, rotational atherectomy, IVL, and orbital atherectomy
2. Coronary Imaging: IVUS, OCT
3. Functional Assessment: iFR, FFR
4. Heart Failure Management: Advanced heart failure evaluation and treatment, LVAD, RVAD, ECMO, and heart transplantation
5. Pulmonary Hypertension: Evaluation, management, and balloon pulmonary angioplasty for CTEPH
6. Structural Heart Procedures: TAVI, device closures for congenital defects
7. Cardiac Devices: Pacemaker, AICD, CRT implantation
8. Valvular and Hypertensive Heart Disease Management: Management of valvular heart diseases, hypertensive heart disease, and cardiomyopathies

With over 4,500 successful cardiac interventions, Dr P Ashok Kumar is widely recognized for his expertise in interventional cardiology and advanced heart failure management, making him a trusted cardiologist for patients with complex heart conditions.

Dr Ashok Kumar completed his:

1. MBBS – Madurai Medical College and Government Rajaji Hospital, TNMGRU, Madurai in 1999
2. MD (General Medicine) – Thanjavur Medical College, TNMGRU, Thanjavur in 2006
3. DM (Cardiology) – Madurai Medical College and Government Rajaji Hospital, TNMGRU, Madurai in 2011

Dr P Ashok Kumar received specialized training in Coronary Imaging (OCT) from Wakayama Medical University, Osaka, Japan in 2017, and advanced training in Advanced Heart Failure, Transplant Cardiology, Mechanical Circulatory Support, and Pulmonary Hypertension from the University of Minnesota Medical School (UMN), Minneapolis, USA in 2022.

Dr P Ashok Kumar is a Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI), USA, reflecting his expertise in interventional cardiology.

He has actively contributed to cardiology research, participated in various workshops, and published numerous papers in the fields of advanced heart failure and coronary interventions.

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