Dr. Viveka Kumar has extensive experience in cardiac interventions and electrophysiology, performing over 50,000 cardiac procedures to date. He has successfully completed more than 7,500 angioplasties and 2,500 balloon valvotomies, achieving exceptional clinical outcomes. A recognized leader in structural heart disease interventions, he is among the pioneers in TAVI, TMVR, and LAA occlusion procedures in India. Dr. Kumar has performed the first subcutaneous AICD implantation in the country and holds the record for the maximum number of AICD and leadless pacemaker implants in India. He also serves as a national and international proctor for TAVI, Rota Ablation, IVUS, OCT, SICD, AICD, and Micra implantation techniques, sharing his expertise with interventional cardiologists worldwide.
Educational Qualification:
- MBBS – Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- MD (Internal Medicine) – Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- DM (Cardiology) – LPS Institute of Cardiology, Kanpur
- Interventional Cardiology & Electrophysiology Training – St. George Hospital, London (UK)
- Interventional Cardiology & Electrophysiology Training – Southampton University Hospital, UK
Professional Experience:
- Vice Chairman & Chief of Cath Labs (Pan Max) – Max Healthcare, New Delhi
- NHS Fellow – St. George Hospital & Southampton University Hospital, UK
- Performed large volumes of complex angioplasties and valvular interventions
- Specialist in TAVI, Electrophysiology, and Heart Failure Device Therapy
Awards & Achievements:
- Chikitsa Ratna Award – Delhi Medical Association
- Vidya Ratna Award – Kanpur University (2010)
- International Award of Excellence in Cardiology – Mysore
- Mithila Samman – Presented by Late Shri Arun Jaitley
- Dr. K. Sharan Cardiology Excellence Award – IMA
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Gastric Society of India
- Honoured by Iraq Government for cardiac services abroad
Professional Memberships:
- FSCAI – Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
- FACC – American College of Cardiology
- FESC – European Society of Cardiology
- FSAICS – Southeast Asian Interventional Cardiology Society
- MHRS – Member, Heart Rhythm Society
- TAVI & Structural Heart Fellowship – USA & Europe, Denmark