Dr. P. C. Gupta is the Clinical Director and HOD, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery & Vascular Interventional Radiology at CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. With over 30 years of experience in vascular and endovascular surgery, he has undergone advanced training in carotid surgery, complex aortic surgery, venous interventions, vascular ultrasound and endoscopic and thoracoscopic aortic surgery at leading centres in Japan, the USA and France. He has also contributed to vascular surgery through academic teaching, research, scientific publications and professional leadership.

Educational Qualification:

• MBBS – Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, India
• MS (Surgery) – Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
• Fellowship in Vascular Surgery – Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan (1997)
• Training in Carotid Surgery – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
• Training in Complex Aortic Surgery – DeBakey Department of Surgery, Methodist Hospital, Houston, USA
• Training in Venous Interventions – Miami Vein Clinic, USA
• Training in Vascular Ultrasound – Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA
• Training in Complex Aortic Interventions – VA Hospital, Dallas, USA
• Endoscopic and Thoracoscopic Aortic Surgery – IRCAD, Strasbourg, France

Professional Experience:

• Clinical Director & HOD – Vascular & Endovascular Surgery and Vascular Interventional Radiology, CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.
• Associate Professor in Vascular Surgery – Deccan Medical College, Hyderabad.
• Assistant Professor in Vascular Surgery – Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.
• Senior Research Associate (Surgery) – All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
• Senior Consultant & Chief of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery – Medwin Hospital, Hyderabad.
• Senior Resident (Surgery) – PGIMER, Chandigarh.
• Has led a major vascular surgery team and has extensive experience in complex vascular and endovascular procedures.
• Performs approximately 2,500–3,000 vascular operations annually, including open, endovascular and hybrid procedures.

Past Positions:

• Senior Resident (Surgery) – PGIMER, Chandigarh (1993–1995 and 1997–1998)
• Senior Research Associate (Surgery) – All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
• Assistant Professor in Vascular Surgery – Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
• Associate Professor in Vascular Surgery – Deccan Medical College, Hyderabad
• Senior Consultant & Chief of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery – Medwin Hospital, Hyderabad

Awards and Achievements:

• Best Paper Award for Distal Bypass in Buerger's Disease
• SVS International Scholar Travel Grant
• President-Elect, Vascular Society of India – 2019–2021
• Scientific Reviewer for:
  • Indian Journal of Surgery
  • Indian Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
  • European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
  • Journal of Indian College of Cardiology

Professional Memberships:

• Association of Surgeons of India
• Vascular Society of India
• Venous Association of India
• American Venous Forum
• European Society of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
• Indian Society of Vascular & Interventional Radiology
• Indian Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons
• DeBakey International Surgical Society
• International Society of Vascular Surgery
• Vascular Society of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
• Hyderabad Surgical Society

Fellowships:

• Fellow of International College of Angiology (FICA)
• Fellowship in Vascular Surgery – Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
• FIVS (Japan)

Research and Presentations:

• Deep Vein Thrombosis in India
• Carotid Surgery for Symptomatic Disease
• Surgery for Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
• Vascular Access for Hemodialysis
• Varicose Veins – Endovenous Ablation
• Mycotic Aortic Aneurysms
• Endovascular Complications

Publications:

• Attenuation of Renal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Rats by Allopurinol & Prostaglandin E1 – European Surgical Research, 1998.
• Tranilast Suppresses Fetal Myosin Heavy Chains and Intimal Hyperplasia in Rabbit – Current Therapeutic Research, 1997.
• Correlation of Anatomical Distribution of Venous Reflux with Clinical Symptoms and Venous Haemodynamics in Primary Varicose Veins – British Journal of Surgery, 1998.
• Endovascular Treatment of Traumatic Femoral Arteriovenous Fistulas – Asian Oceanian Journal of Radiology, 2000.
• Extracranial Carotid Aneurysm Related to Pregnancy – Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2004.
• Renal Infarction in Patients with Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome – Indian Journal of Nephrology, 2005.
• Uterine Fibromyoma and Intravascular Thrombosis – Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014.
• Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access – Journal of Indian College of Cardiology, 2016.
• Consensus on Management of Deep Vein Thrombosis with Emphasis on NOACs – Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 2016.
• Global Vascular Guidelines on the Management of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia – Journal of Vascular Surgery and European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 2019; Dr. Gupta was a co-author.