Dr. V. Narendra Kumar

About Dr. V. Narendra Kumar

• Dr. V. Narendra Kumar is an interventional cardiologist with 23 years of expertise in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology.
• He has performed around 8000 coronary angiograms, 700 angioplasty procedures, and about 300 primary angioplasties in acute Myocardial Infarction (MI).
• His hands-on experience also includes expertise in pacemaker implantation, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), and the incorporation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).
• The skills in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and angioplasty comprise bifurcating PCI, and renal artery stenting.
• Dr. Kumar is also well-versed in diagnoses like pediatric and neonatal echocardiography, stress echo and endomyocardial biopsy, treatment like Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) along with adult and pediatric right heart cath studies.
• He is competent in heart transplant procedures as well, with pre and post-heart transplant evaluation, endomyocardial biopsy, and Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) management.
• His areas of interest include:
  • Heart failure management
  • Coronary Imaging such as Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) and Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) in complex PCI scenarios
• Dr. V. Narendra Kumar stepped into the medical profession through the MBBS degree obtained from Chengalpattu Medical College in 2001.
• He pursued an MD in pediatrics at Thanjavur Medical College in 2005, followed by a DM in cardiology at Madras Medical College in 2014.
• Dr. Kumar has been a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC).
• Dr. V. Narendra Kumar exhibits active participation in the paper presentation and is also associated with multiple medical associations like the Heart Failure and Transplant Society of India.

Education

• MBBS, Chengalpattu Medical College, 2001
• MD in Pediatrics, Thanjavur Medical College, 2005
• DM in Cardiology, Madras Medical College, 2014
• Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)

Past Experience

• Consultant, Interventional Cardiologist, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, 2019
• Senior Resident, Cardiology, Madras Medical College
• Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Chettinad Medical College

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