Dr. Kuntal Bhattacharyya

Dr Kuntal Bhattacharyya is an interventional cardiologist in Kolkata with 25 years of medical experience. He is a Senior Consultant at NH Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences and the Director of RxVital Healthcare.

His clinical experience includes over 12,000 coronary angiograms, 5,000+ coronary angioplasties, 500+ coronary imaging procedures, 2,000+ cardiac device implantations and 150+ structural heart interventions.

Patients can consult Dr Bhattacharyya for chest tightness, breathlessness, irregular heart rates, dizziness, high blood pressure and sudden fainting episodes.

He speaks English, Hindi and Bengali.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Kuntal’s practice includes:

• Complex coronary artery stenting: Opening severely narrowed, main or branching heart arteries with mesh tubes and medicine-coated balloons to restore blood supply.
• Plaque modification for hardened arteries: Using high-frequency sound waves and miniature rotating drills to break down heavy calcium deposits before stent placement.
• Heart rhythm and pacemaker devices: Inserting standard, wire-free pacemakers and internal defibrillators under the skin to regulate irregular heartbeats and prevent sudden cardiac arrest.
• Keyhole aortic valve replacement (TAVI): Replacing damaged heart valves through a small tube in the leg blood vessels without open-heart surgery.
• Structural heart defect closure: Placing umbrella-like devices through blood vessels to seal holes between heart chambers.

Book an appointment with Dr Kuntal Bhattacharyya through HexaHealth at NH Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Mukundapur, or RxVital Healthcare, Sukhpally, Kolkata. Contact our team for consultation fees and timings.