Dr. Dilip Kumar

Dr Dilip Kumar is a director and senior consultant interventional cardiologist in Kolkata with over 26 years of experience in complex coronary interventions, structural heart disease, cardiac electrophysiology, and endovascular intervention, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass, Kolkata, Manipal Hospital, Salt Lake, and Care Now Multispeciality Polyclinic, Jodhpur Park.

He is a Certified Cardiac Device Specialist (CCDS, Heart Rhythm Society, USA), a university topper in DM Cardiology, and holds fellowships from the American College of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

He consults in English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Area of Expertise

Complex Coronary Interventions

Patients with advanced and high-risk coronary artery disease are managed with precision-guided percutaneous coronary techniques:

• High-risk CHIP coronary procedures
• Bifurcation lesion management
• Saphenous vein graft intervention
• Aorto-ostial dissection management
• Multi-vessel coronary angioplasty

Structural Heart Interventions

Patients with valvular and structural cardiac conditions are managed with catheter-based interventional approaches:

• TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation)
• Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC)
• Balloon mitral valvuloplasty
• Congenital heart disease intervention
• Structural heart disease planning and execution

Cardiac Device Implantation and Electrophysiology

Patients requiring cardiac rhythm management and device-based therapy are managed with advanced implantation and ablation techniques:

• Pacemaker implantation
• ICD implantation
• Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT)
• Radiofrequency ablation for arrhythmias
• Complex device case management

Endovascular Interventions

Patients with vascular occlusive and structural vascular conditions are managed with catheter-based endovascular techniques:

• Peripheral vascular intervention
• IVC stenting for Budd-Chiari syndrome
• Subclavian vein angioplasty
• Carotid pseudoaneurysm hybrid approach
• Takayasu arteritis intervention

Heart Failure Management

Patients with acute and chronic heart failure including device-eligible cases are managed with medical and interventional approaches:

• Heart failure assessment and optimisation
• CRT for refractory heart failure
• Device-based heart failure therapy
• Pulmonary arterial hypertension management
• Heart failure follow-up and monitoring

Cardiac Catheterisation and Diagnostic Procedures

Patients requiring invasive cardiac diagnostic assessment are managed with catheterisation-based evaluation:

• Diagnostic coronary angiography
• Paediatric and adult cardiac catheterisation
• Complex cyanotic congenital heart disease catheterisation
• Intravascular ultrasound assessment
• Haemodynamic evaluation

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Dilip Kumar currently serves as:

• Director and Senior Consultant, Interventional Cardiology, Manipal Hospital (Formerly Medica Superspecialty Hospital), EM Bypass, Kolkata
• Consultant, Manipal Hospital (Formerly Columbia Asia), Salt Lake, Kolkata
• Consultant, Care Now Multispeciality Polyclinic, Jodhpur Park, Kolkata

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (2000)
• MD General Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (2003)
• DM Cardiology, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, SSKM Hospital, Kolkata (2007), University Topper, WBUHS
• Advanced Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology, Catherina Ziekenhuis, Eindhoven, Netherlands
• Certified Cardiac Device Specialist (CCDS), Heart Rhythm Society, USA
• Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC)
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Glasgow (FRCP)
• Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI)
• Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
• Fellow of the Indian College of Cardiology (FICC)
• Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society (FHRS)
• Fellow of the Heart Failure Association (FHFA)

Medical Council Registration: Uttar Pradesh Medical Council, Registration No 43518 (2000)

He is a member of the Medical Council of India, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, European Society of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, and Heart Failure Association.

Awards and Recognition

• University Topper, DM Cardiology, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, 2007
• Winner, National Postgraduate Quiz, APICON, Varanasi, 2003
• Healthcare Pioneers of the East Award, Times Group, 2020
• Distinction in Biochemistry, First MBBS Examination
• Nominated for Best Resident Award, Department of Medicine
• Runners Up, Team Event, CSI Quiz, 2016
• Recognised as a Pioneer of Structural Heart Interventions in Eastern India
• One of the largest experiences of cardiac device implantations in India

Research and Publications

Dr Dilip Kumar has contributed extensively to national and international peer-reviewed cardiology literature:

• "Managing Three Bifurcations: Going Simpler is Better" — Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol 71, No 16, 2018
• "Subclavian Vein Angioplasty for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy" — Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol 69, No 16, 2017
• "Is Distal Protection Device Required for All Saphenous Vein Graft Interventions: Insights from Intravascular Ultrasound" — Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol 69, No 16, 2017
• "Multi-Vessel Angioplasty with Abnormal Right Origin Faced Aorto-Ostial Dissection Managed by Multiple Stents" — Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol 67, No 16, 2016
• "Hybrid Approach in a Difficult Case of Pseudoaneurysm of Right Common Carotid Artery" — Indian Heart Journal, 2015

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