Dr. Ranjan Kumar Sharma

Dr Ranjan Kumar Sharma is a senior consultant interventional cardiologist in Kolkata with 43 years of experience in coronary interventions, structural heart disease, pacemaker implantation, and peripheral arterial interventions, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, Salt Lake.

He has performed over 50,000 cardiac intervention procedures and implanted more than 5,000 pacemakers across his career, served as Head of the Department of Cardiology at three government medical colleges, and has been instrumental in establishing cardiac catheterisation laboratories at multiple hospitals in Kolkata.

He consults in English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Area of Expertise

Coronary Intervention and Angioplasty

Patients with coronary artery disease requiring diagnostic and complex interventional procedures are managed by Dr Ranjan Kumar Sharma with over five decades of specialist interventional cardiology expertise:

• Coronary angiography and cardiac catheterisation
• Coronary angioplasty and stenting
• Complex coronary intervention planning
• Acute coronary syndrome management
• Post-intervention care and coronary follow-up

Pacemaker and Cardiac Device Implantation

Patients with bradycardia, heart block, and cardiac rhythm disorders requiring device therapy are managed by Dr Sharma with over 5,000 pacemaker implantations performed:

• Permanent pacemaker implantation
• Cardiac device selection and programming
• Device follow-up and complication management
• Arrhythmia evaluation and device-based treatment
• Coronary critical care management

Structural Heart Disease Interventions

Patients with valve disease and structural cardiac conditions requiring transcatheter intervention are managed by Dr Ranjan with specialist structural heart procedure expertise including paediatric structural interventions:

• Valve disease evaluation and intervention
• Structural heart disease transcatheter procedures
• Paediatric structural heart disease intervention
• Peripheral arterial intervention
• Cardiac catheterisation lab-based procedures

Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Disease Management

Patients with congestive heart failure, hypertension, and complex cardiovascular conditions are evaluated and managed by Dr Sharma with comprehensive medical and interventional cardiology care:

• Congestive heart failure diagnosis and management
• Hypertension evaluation and medical management
• Aortic dissection assessment and management
• Cardiovascular risk stratification and prevention
• Long-term cardiac disease monitoring and follow-up

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Ranjan Kumar Sharma currently consults at:

• Manipal Hospital, Salt Lake, Kolkata, Senior Consultant

Previous Associations

• North City Hospital, Kolkata, Consultant
• Oasis Clinic, Kolkata, Consultant
• Ruby General Hospital, Kolkata, Head of Cardiac Cath Lab
• Anandlok Hospital, Kolkata, Head of Cardiac Cath Lab
• Government Medical Colleges, Kolkata, Assistant Professor and Head of Cardiology

Academic and Leadership Roles

• Head of Department of Cardiology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata (July 2017 to October 2023)
• Head of Department of Cardiology, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata (July 2009 to January 2010)
• Head of Department of Cardiology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan (September 2005 to October 2006)
• Chairperson, Research Promotion Committee, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College (2021 to 2023)
• Secretary, Board of Studies for Cardiology, West Bengal University of Health Sciences (2019 to 2023)
• Member, Panel of Experts and Advisers, UPSC, New Delhi (since 2019)
• Board of Directors, State Medical Faculty of West Bengal (2019 to 2023)
• Subject Expert in Cardiology, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal (2021 to 2023)
• Founder Member, Society of Cardiac Interventions
• Organising Secretary, 1st and 12th Annual All India Conference of the Society of Cardiac Interventions
• Joint Organising Secretary, APICON 2012, Kolkata
• Question paper setter, thesis evaluator, and oral examiner for DNB and DM Cardiology across Indian universities (since 2011)
• Thesis Guide, DNB General Medicine students (2003 to 2010)

Research and Publications

Dr Ranjan Kumar Sharma has published more than 50 papers in national and international peer-reviewed journals and has presented at international conferences including:

• Annual Conference of the European Respiratory Society, Vienna
• International Society of Hypertension Conference, Beijing, China

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Burdwan Medical College (1983)
• MD General Medicine, PGIMER (1987)
• DNB Cardiology, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata (1990)
• DM Cardiology, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata (1994)

Professional Memberships and Registrations

• West Bengal Medical Council (Registration No. 42303, since 1984)
• Indian Medical Association
• Association of Physicians of India
• Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons
• Cardiological Society of India
• Society of Cardiac Interventions, Founder Member

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