Dr. Neeraj Awasthy

Dr. Neeraj Awasthy

Director

25 years of experience

Pediatric Cardiologists

MBBS, MD, FNB

Reg. No.:6125, Delhi Medical Council

Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi

English, Hindi

Consultation Fee ₹ 1500

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About Dr. Neeraj Awasthy

  • Dr. Neeraj Awasthy is an eminent Pediatric Cardiologist with over 25 years of experience.
  • He provides a wide range of services to patients, including heart transplant, non-invasive cardiology, electrocardiography (ECG), catheter ablation for arrhythmias, device closure for a hole in the heart, coronary angiography and stenting, and fetal cardiology.
  • He is well-versed in performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures and does most of the pediatric surgeries such as PDA closures in preterm infants, device closure, and heart bypass without the need for open heart surgery. 
  • Dr. Awasthy earned his MBBS degree from the University of Delhi in 1999, followed by an MD in Pediatrics from the same institution in 2004 and an FNB in Pediatric Cardiology from the National Board of Examinations in 2009.
  • He is actively involved in professional associations such as the American Academy of Echocardiography and is a member of the Cardiology Society of India.
  • He has been certified as an ACLS (advanced cardiac life support) and BLS (basic life support) healthcare provider since 2010.
  • Dr. Awasthy has published numerous articles in national and international journals. 

Education

  • MBBS, University of Delhi, 1999
  • MD, (Paediatrics) University of Delhi, 2004
  • FNB, (Paediatric Cardiology) Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, 2009

Training & Certificates

  • Certification ACLS from American Heart Association, 2010
  • Certification BLS from American Heart Association, 2010

Past Experience

  • Senior Consultant, Max Hospital, Saket, Delhi
  • Consultant (Paediatric Cardiology) Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi
  • Senior Resident, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital
  • Senior Resident, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi
  • Research officer, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Associations/Membership

  • American Academy of Echocardiography 
  • Cardiology Society of India
  • ACLS (American Heart Association) Healthcare Provider
  • BLS (American Heart Association) Healthcare Provider

Paper Published

  • Case Report of Absent Pulmonary Valve with Intact Interventricular Septum
  • Role of chest radiographs and electrocardiograms in predicting the hemodynamics of congenital heart disease
  • Three-dimensional rotational angiography utility in imaging and intervention in a case of pulmonary arteriovenous malformation
  • Outcomes of Venus P-valve for dysfunctional suitable ventricular outflow tracts from Indian Venus P-valve database
  • Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric cardiac services in India
  • Outcome of COVID-19-positive children with heart disease and grown-ups with congenital heart disease: A multicentric study from India
  • Palliating Aortic Stenosis by Balloon Beyond Adolescent: Is it worth it? THINK TB!!!! TB myocarditis presenting as a case of ventricular arrhythmia: Rare but potentially treatable.
  • Bioptome-assisted stent repositioning in the case of stent migration during balloon-expandable stenting for coarctation of the aorta
  • COVID-19 infection with delayed presentation of infective endocarditis of the prosthetic pulmonary valve
  • Temporary pacemaker implantation through umbilical vein in a low birth weight neonate with congenital complete heart block
  • A systematic approach to epicardial echocardiography in pediatric cardiac surgery: An essential but underutilized intraoperative tool
  • Aortopulmonary Shunts: Echocardiographic Evaluation
  • Percutaneous closure of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: Case report with review of cases\
  • Vertical vein stenting as a therapeutic strategy for obstructed supra cardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection
  • Learning from a case of right ventricular outflow tract stenting in tricuspid atresia with critical pulmonary stenosis
  • Tetralogy of Fallot with subaortic membrane: A rare association
  • High-dose cytarabine-associated hemorrhagic pericardial effusion in a child with acute myeloid leukemia
  • Indian Guidelines for Indications and Timing of Intervention for Common Congenital Heart Diseases: Revised and Updated Consensus Statement of the Working Group on Management of Congenital Heart Diseases. Abridged Secondary Publication
  • Indian guidelines for indications and timing of intervention for common congenital heart diseases: Revised and updated consensus statement of the Working group on management of congenital heart diseases
  • Guidelines for the management of common congenital heart diseases: A consensus statement on indications and timing of intervention
  • Congenitally corrected transposition with isolated atrial septal defect and apicobasal juxtaposition: a hitherto undescribed cardiac cause of central cyanosis
  • Medium-Term Results of Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation using The Venus P-valve™: International Experience
  • ALCAPA with normal left coronary artery flow pattern and demonstration of flow reversal on oxygen inhalation
  • Aortopulmonary Window with Crisscross Pulmonary Arteries: Anatomically Type 1, Physiologically Type 2
  • Long-Term Follow-Up Analysis of Percutaneous Balloon Pulmonary Valvuloplasty: Experience of an Indian Tertiary Care Hospital
  • Off-pump midline repair of coarctation of aorta when associated with intracardiac defects: an alternate approach for single-stage correction
  • Long-term results of percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty of congenital aortic stenosis in adolescents and young adults
  • Large Right Ventricular Clot in Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum: In Defense of Biventricular Approach
  • Pandiastolic antegrade flow in a patient with severe right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit stenosis: An exciting phenomenon
  • Masquander of Peripheral Manifestation of Infective Endocarditis: Purpura Fulminanas
  • TCT-680 Transcatheter device closure of ruptured sinus of Valsalva: not addressing the pathology, does it make a difference
  • Broken Umbilical Vein Catheter as an Embolus in a Neonate- An Unusual Preventable Complication
  • Anatomically Corrected Malposition of the Great Arteries {S, D, L} With Left Juxtaposition of the Atrial Appendages in DORV: Influence on Surgical Approach
  • Role of Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease ( CHD) Catheter Interventions
  • Chapter 60 Role of Echocardiography in Congenital Heart Disease-Catheter Interventions
  • Spontaneous Resolution of Residual Mitral Regurgitation in Patient With ALCAPA on ECMO
  • Isolated Biventricular Noncompaction in an adult with severe pulmonary hypertension: An association reviewed
  • Nonsurgical Management of a Congenital Aortocaval Fistula from Right Subclavian Artery to Superior Vena Cava Along with SVC Obstruction
  • Occult anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery with ventricular septal defect
  • Constriction of the juxta-ductal aorta and rapid progression of obstruction in a newborn
  • Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery with patent ductus arteriosus: A must to recognize entity
  • Predictors of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Early Post-operative Period after Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease
  • Subdural hematoma - A complication of electroconvulsive therapy
  • Analgesic effect of environmental noise: A possible stress response in rats

Field of Expertise

  • 24-Hour Holter Monitoring
  • 64-Slice CT Angiography
  • Ablation Therapy
  • Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
  • Aneurysm Surgery: Traditional Open Surgery
  • Angiography
  • Aorta Surgery
  • Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
  • Aortic Stent Grafting
  • Aortic Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Repair (AVR)
  • Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR)
  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Surgery in the Young Patient
  • Aortic Valve: Ross Procedure
  • Arterial Switch Surgery
  • ASD/VSD Device Closure
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure
  • Atrioventricular Canal Repair
  • Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD)
  • Balloon Septostomy
  • Balloon Valvuloplasty
  • Beating Heart Surgery
  • Bentall Surgery
  • Biventricular Pacemaker
  • Blalock-Taussig (BT) Shunt
  • Cardiac Ablation
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiac Devices for Patients with Heart Failure
  • Cardiac Implant Closure Devices in Adults
  • Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Replacement
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Defibrillator (CRT-D)
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Pacemaker (CRT-P)
  • Cardiac Tumor Treatment
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Complex Aorta Surgery
  • Complex Congenital Heart Surgeries
  • Congenital Heart Disease Treatments
  • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Treatment
  • Coronary Angiogram
  • Coronary Angioplasty
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
  • Coronary Brachytherapy
  • Coronary Stents
  • Coronary Thrombectomy
  • CT Stent
  • Device Closure For ASD
  • Device Closure For PDA
  • Device Closure For VSD
  • Double Valve Replacement
  • Drug Eluded Stent
  • Dual Chamber Pacemaker
  • Echocardiography With Color Doppler
  • Electrical Cardioversion
  • Endoleak Treatments
  • Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
  • Endovascular Stent Graft: Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
  • Fetal Echocardiogram
  • Fontan Conversion Surgery
  • Fontan Procedure
  • Glenn Procedure
  • Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
  • Heart Failure Surgery
  • Heart Lung Transplant
  • Heart Transplant
  • Heart Valve Surgery
  • Impella Device Implantation
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
  • Infective Endocarditis Surgery
  • Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) Device
  • Intestinal PAD Bypass Surgery
  • Intestinal PAD Visceral Artery Aneurysm Surgery
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
  • Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
  • Left Atrial Appendage & Closure
  • Left Ventricular Assist Devices (Mechanical Circulatory Support MCS)
  • Left Ventricular Reconstructive Surgery (Modified Dor Procedure)
  • LV Restoration Surgery
  • Mechanical Valve Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive CABG
  • Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
  • Mitral Valve Replacement
  • Myectomy-Myotomy
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
  • Neonatal And Infant Cardiac Surgeries
  • Norwood Procedure
  • Off-Pump CABG
  • On-Pump CABG
  • Open Heart Surgery
  • PDA Ligation
  • Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Treatment
  • Pediatric Heart Surgery
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
  • Percutaneous Myocardial Laser Revascularization
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)
  • Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy (PTMC)
  • Percutaneous Valve Replacement
  • Permanent Pacemaker
  • Pulmonary Valve Repair
  • Pulmonary Valve Replacement
  • Radial Artery & Saphenous Vein Harvesting
  • Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Revision CABG
  • Rhabdomyomas
  • Robotically Assisted Atrial Septal Defect Repair
  • Robotically Assisted Heart Surgery
  • Robotically Assisted Mitral Valve Repair
  • Robotically Assisted Removal of Cardiac Tumors
  • Robotically Assisted Tricuspid Valve Repair
  • Rotational Atherectomy
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Tissue Valve Replacement
  • Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE)
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
  • Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)
  • Treadmill Test (TMT)
  • Tricuspid Valve Replacement
  • Truncus Arteriosus Repair
  • Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aberrant Subclavian Artery
  • Adventitial Cystic Disease
  • ALCAPA - Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
  • Angina
  • Aortic and Mitral Atresia
  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aortic Coarctation
  • Aortic Dissection
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic Valve Regurgitation
  • Arrhythmia
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB)
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
  • Atrial Tachycardia
  • Atrioventricular Canal Defect (AVC Defect)
  • Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD)
  • Axillo-Subclavian Vein Thrombosis
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
  • Blood Pressure
  • CAD: Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • CAD: Bifurcation Blockage
  • CAD: In-Stent Restenosis
  • CAD: Total Coronary Occlusions
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Cardiac Cyst
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease
  • Cervical (Carotid or Vertebral) Artery Dissection
  • Chest Pain
  • Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)
  • Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)
  • Congenital Heart Anomaly
  • Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Coronary Fistula
  • Cyanotic Heart Defects
  • Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries (d-TGA)
  • Dextrocardia
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Double Aortic Arch
  • Double Inlet Left Ventricle (DILV)
  • Double Outlet Right Ventricle
  • Down Syndrome
  • Ebstein's Anomaly
  • Endocarditis
  • Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly)
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophageal Disorders
  • Esophageal Diverticulum
  • Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysm
  • Eye Cancer
  • Fetal Heart Disease
  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
  • Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
  • Heart Birth Defects
  • Heart Block
  • Heart Cancer
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Palpitations
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
  • High Cholesterol in Children
  • Hole in the Heart
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
  • Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome (HRHS)
  • Interrupted Aortic Arch (IAA)
  • Irregular Heartbeat
  • Left Ventricular Valve Dysfunction
  • Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries (l-TGA)
  • Mitral Valve Regurgitation
  • Non-Cyanotic Heart Defects
  • Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (PAPVC)
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
  • Pediatric and Congenital Heart Conditions
  • Pentalogy of Cantrell
  • Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
  • Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
  • Persistent Truncus Arteriosus
  • Portal Hypertension
  • Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
  • Premature Ventricular Contractions
  • Pulmonary Atresia
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Stenosis
  • Radiation Heart Disease
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Scimitar Syndrome
  • Shone's Complex
  • Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
  • Subcortical Vascular Dementia
  • Sudden Cardiac Death (Sudden Cardiac Arrest)
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
  • Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC)
  • Transposition of the Great Vessels
  • Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation
  • Valve Disease
  • Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Viral Myocarditis
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

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