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Best Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Treatment Doctors in India
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Dr. T.S. KLER
48 Years of Experience
MBBS, MD, DM, MRCP, Fellowship, FRCP, FACC, D.Sc
BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi
Specialist: Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Interventional Cardiologist
Consultation Fee: INR 2500/-
Dr. T. S. Kler is a Padma Bhushan recipient with over 48 years of experience as an Interventional Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist. He has performed over 35,000 angioplasties and is a pioneer in electrophysiology, having established the first department in India. ...
View Doctor ProfileDr. Saket Bhardwaj
39 Years of Experience
MBBS, MD, DM
BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi
Specialist: Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Interventional Cardiologist
Consultation Fee: INR 2000/-
Dr. Saket Bhardwaj is a prominent Interventional Cardiologist with over 39 years of experience. His expertise lies in complex coronary interventions, structural heart disease, device therapy, preventive cardiology, and non-invasive cardiology....
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Dr. Bharathi Thasan
35 Years of Experience
MBBS, MD, DM, Fellowship
Specialist: Interventional Cardiologist
Consultation Fee: INR 450/-
Dr. Bharathi Thasan is an acclaimed Interventional Cardiologist in Salem with 35 years of experience. He is counted as an expert in various procedures, including angiograms, angioplasties, pacemaker implantation, CRT implantation, congenital interventions, and balloon valvotomy....
View Doctor ProfileDr. K Syed Abdul Khadar
26 Years of Experience
MBBS, MD, DNB
Specialist: Interventional Cardiologist
Consultation Fee: INR 500/-
Dr. K Syed Abdul Khadar is a respected Interventional Cardiologist with 26 years of experience. His expertise includes CTO intervention, permanent pacemaker implantation, balloon mitral valvotomy, complex angioplasties, angiograms, 2D echocardiography, and stenting....
View Doctor ProfileDr. Vinod Subramanian
20 Years of Experience
MBBS, MS, MCh, Fellowship
Specialist: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon
Consultation Fee: INR 500/-
Dr. Vinod Subramanian is a reputed cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in high-risk cardiac surgeries and is proficient in performing beating heart bypass surgery, total arterial revascularization, heart failure surgery, and aortic aneurysm surgery....
View Doctor ProfileDr. Jyotirmaya Dash
28 Years of Experience
MBBS, MD, DNB, Fellowship
Specialist: Interventional Cardiologist
Consultation Fee: INR 1200/-
Dr.Jyotirmaya Dash is a prominent interventional cardiologist with 28 years of experience. His areas of interest are primary angioplasties, peripheral angiogram, renal and carotid angioplasties, ASD and PDA device closure, Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO), B...
View Doctor ProfileDr. Saurabh Juneja
34 Years of Experience
MBBS, MS, MCh
Specialist: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon
Consultation Fee: INR 600/-
Dr. Saurabh Juneja is a highly experienced Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon (CTVS). He has performed over 2000 cardiac surgeries and managed complex cases. ...
View Doctor ProfileDr. Sanjeev Gera
30 Years of Experience
MBBS, MD, DNB, FESC
Specialist: Cardiologist
Consultation Fee: INR 1200/-
Dr. Sanjeev Gera is an experienced Interventional Cardiologist specializing in heart conditions, chest pain treatment, cardiac rehabilitation, and various diagnostic procedures....
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Dr. Govini Balasubramani
30 Years of Experience
MBBS, MCh, FIACS
Gleneagles HealthCity, Chennai
Specialist: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon, Heart Transplant Surgeon, Lung Transplant Surgeon
Consultation Fee: INR 800/-
Dr. Govini Balasubramani is an accomplished cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon and heart and lung transplant surgeon with over 30 years of experience. He has performed over 7,000 open and closed heart surgeries and over 350 successful heart and lung transplants. ...
View Doctor ProfileDr. Rajiv Agarwal
39 Years of Experience
MBBS, MD, DM, FACC, FSCAI
Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi
Specialist: Interventional Cardiologist
Consultation Fee: INR 1500/-
Dr. Rajiv Agarwal, an Interventional Cardiologist with over 39 years of experience, specializes in device implantation, device closures, coronary interventions, valvuloplasty, electrophysiology studies, peripheral interventions, and bronchial and renal artery embolization....
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Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Interventional Cardiologist
Dr. T. S. Kler is a Padma Bhushan recipient with over 48 years of experience as an Interventional Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist. He has performed over 35,000 angioplasties and is a pioneer in electrophysiology, having established the first department in India. ...