Dr. Prashant Bobhate

Dr Prashant Bobhate is a highly esteemed Paediatric Cardiologist in Mumbai with 24 years of experience.

He is currently associated as a Consultant at the Children's Heart Centre with Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West, Mumbai.

Doctor Prashant Bobhate has contributed to handling numerous complex medical cases in several hospitals. He is known for his attention to accurate diagnosis and for treating patients empathetically.

He has over 500 cardiac catheterisation procedures to his credit and specialises in advanced echocardiographic evaluation, simple and complex paediatric cardiac interventions and non-invasive detection of pulmonary hypertension.

He set up the Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic at Kokilaben Hospital, one of its kind in Western India, with over 300 registered patients, 17 Potts shunt procedures (highest single centre experience in India) and a dedicated rehabilitation centre.

He has previously worked as a Registrar at Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi. He also runs the Fetal Echocardiographic Clinic for detailed cardiac evaluation and counselling of prospective parents.

Dr Prashant Bobhate speaks English, Hindi and Marathi.

The speciality interests of Dr Prashant Bobhate are:

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease in Children
• Simple and Complex Paediatric Cardiac Catheterisation Interventions
• Pulmonary Hypertension Evaluation and Management
• Fetal Echocardiography
• 2D and 3D Echocardiography
• Transesophageal Echocardiography
• Device Closure (ASD, VSD, PDA)
• Abernethy Malformation Diagnosis and Device Closure
• Potts Shunt for Pulmonary Hypertension
• Prostacyclin Therapy for Pulmonary Hypertension
• Cardiac Rehabilitation for Pulmonary Hypertension
• Non-Invasive Detection of Pulmonary Hypertension

He is also an active member of the following professional organisations:

• Paediatric Cardiac Society of India (PCSI)
• Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP)
• Association of Medical Consultants (AMC)

Dr Prashant Bobhate did his:

• MBBS from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai in 2002
• MD (Paediatrics) from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai
• FNB (Paediatric Cardiology) from National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
• Fellowship in Pulmonary Hypertension and Fetal Echocardiogram from Stollery Children's Hospital and Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, Edmonton, Canada
• Fellow of the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (FPVRI)

He has participated in extensive research work under the Paediatric Cardiology department and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in reputed journals including Circulation, Pediatric Cardiology, International Journal of Cardiology and Scientific Reports.

He received the Dr Savitri Shrivastava Award for Best Oral Paper at PCSI 2015, Young Investigator Award at PCSI 2017, Best Oral Paper at the European Paediatric Cardiac Conference Athens 2017, and First Prize at the Cardiology Society of India Conference Cochin.

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