Dr. Debasree Gangopadhyay

Dr Debasree Gangopadhyay is a Senior Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist based in Kolkata, with over 22 years of specialised experience in managing complex congenital and acquired heart diseases in children.

Families searching for a paediatric cardiologist in Kolkata or a children's heart specialist in Kolkata will find Dr Gangopadhyay to be among the most experienced practitioners in Eastern India.

She practises at Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS) and offers both invasive and non-invasive cardiac care.

Qualifications and Credentials

• MBBS, Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Calcutta University, 2004
• MD in Paediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal Health University, 2009
• Fellowship in Paediatric Cardiology (Fellowship of National Board of Examinations, India), Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Kolkata, 2012
• Fellowship in Paediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital Westmead, Sydney, Australia, 2015

Areas of Clinical Expertise

Diagnostic and Imaging Procedures

• Echocardiography (diagnostic)
• Fetal Echocardiography

Cardiac Interventional Procedures

• Device Closure of ASD (Atrial Septal Defect), including largest-device closures
• Device Closure of PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosus) with ASD occluder
• Transcatheter Closure of Aortocameral Fistula using retrograde approach
• Transcatheter Stent Placement for subclavian artery stenosis
• Device Occlusion of Pseudoaneurysm of Ascending Aorta

Complex Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease Management

• Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC)
• Single Ventricle Physiology
• Truncus Arteriosus surgical correction
• Fontan Completion (extracardiac conduit and lateral tunnel)

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Metatropic dysplasia. Indian Journal of Pediatrics, January 2008
• Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis in children. Indian Pediatrics, February 2008
• Benign angioplasty of central nervous system. Indian Pediatrics, July 2009
• Largest ASD device closure. Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2011
• Isolated levocardia: A rare fetal anomaly with successful pregnancy outcome. Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research, 2019
• Neurologic presentation of Kawasaki disease. Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2020

Research dissertation:

A Study of Reactive Thrombocytosis and Platelet Volume and its Correlation with Other Acute Phase Reactants in Febrile Children Aged 1–10 Years, completed under Prof. Apurba Ghosh, Director, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata (2008); also presented at the 45th National Conference of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Bhubaneswar, 2008.

Conference Presentations

• 6th World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology, Cape Town, 2013: TAPVC outcomes in older children; prenatal outcome in single ventricle with Eisenmenger; transcatheter aortocameral fistula closure; surgical correction of Type II Truncus Arteriosus.
• 12th Annual Conference of Paediatric Cardiac Society of India, 2010: Device occlusion of ascending aorta pseudoaneurysm; large PDA closure with ASD occluder; largest ASD device closure.
• Annual Meet of the Cardiological Society of India, 2011: Interesting clinical scenario.

Academic and Teaching Involvement

Dr Gangopadhyay holds a teaching position at RTIICS, Kolkata, where she guides postgraduate doctors in Paediatric Cardiology and supervises their research work. She has also served as an invited faculty member at national and international conferences.

• Invited lecture on Fetal Echocardiography, Bangladesh, November 2016
• BSMMU Teaching Seminar in Cardiology, Calcutta Medical College, March 2017
• Fetal Echocardiography Workshop, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 2018
• Faculty, Annual Conference of Paediatric Cardiological Society of India, Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital, Raipur, October 2019
• Faculty, 2nd International Imaging Conference, Paediatric Cardiological Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, December 2019
• Faculty, 9th International Paediatric Cardiac Interventional Conference, Vietnam, January 2020

Professional Memberships

• Life Member, Indian Academy of Paediatrics
• Life Member, Paediatric Cardiological Society of India
• Life Member, Cardiological Society of India (Membership No. L4857)

Book a Consultation with Dr. Debasree Gangopadhyay

For families looking for a trusted paediatric cardiologist in Kolkata with expertise in congenital heart disease, fetal echocardiography, and cardiac interventional procedures, Dr Debasree Gangopadhyay is available for consultation at Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Kolkata. To schedule a priority appointment, visit HexaHealth, a trusted healthcare platform that helps patients find verified specialists, compare consultation options, and book appointments online in a few simple steps.