Dr. Viveka Kumar

About Dr. Viveka Kumar

• Dr. Viveka Kumar is an eminent Interventional Cardiologist and Cardiac Surgeon in the Delhi NCR region.
• He has over 33 years of extensive experience. 
• He has performed over 50,000 cardiac interventions, including complex percutaneous intervention (PCI), rota ablation, intravascular lithotripsy (IVL), left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenting, and multivessel PCI.
• He has done 7500+ angioplasties and 2500+ balloon valvotomies with successful outcomes.
• Dr. Viveka also holds the record for the first subcutaneous AICD in India, the maximum leadless pacemaker implant in India, and the maximum number of AICD implants in India.
• He is proficient in electrophysiology procedures such as RF ablation, cryo-ablation, cool tip ablation, ICD, CRTs, pacemaker implantation, and device/lead extraction.
• Dr. Viveka is an expert in coronary and peripheral angioplasty, renal and carotid angioplasty, radial artery route angiograms, and balloon valvotomy.
• His qualifications include an MBBS and MD in General Medicine from the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU), in 1991 and 1994, respectively. 
• He then specialized in various heart disorders, pursuing a DM in Cardiology from the Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, in 1999.
• Fellowships done by Dr. Viveka include FSCAI - Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, FACC - American College of Cardiology, FESC - European Society of Cardiology, FSAICS - Fellow of Southeast Asian Interventional Cardiology Society, and TAVI & Structural Heart Fellowship in USA and Europe.
• He has taught several undergraduate and postgraduate medical students during MD and DM programs, supervised clinical research studies, and mentored DNB Cardiology dissertations.

Education

• MBBS, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU), 1991
• MD (General Medicine), Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU), 1994
• DM (Cardiology), Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, 1999
• Fellowship Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, (FSCAI)
• Fellowship American College of Cardiology, (FACC)
• Fellowship European Society of Cardiology, (FESC)
• Fellow of Southeast Asian Interventional Cardiology Society, (FSAICS)
• TAVI & Structural Heart Fellowship in USA & Europe, Denmark

Training & Certificates

• Interventional Cardiology & Electrophysiology training at the St. George Hospital, London, United Kingdom
• Interventional Cardiology & Electrophysiology training at the Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom

Awards