Dr Abhijit Vilas Kulkarni

Cardiology

MBBS, DM - Cardiology, MD - General Medicine

19 yrs experience Bengaluru

2clinics

About Dr Abhijit Vilas Kulkarni

Dr. Abhijit Vilas Kulkarni works as a Cardiologist at Apollo Hospital Bannerghatta Road, Jayanagar Apollo Hospital and Dr. Malathi Manipal Hospital, Jayanagar Bangalore. Over 15 years of experience, makes Dr. Kulkarni specialized in the field of Interventional Cardiology with a special interest in Primary Angioplasty, Device Closure and PTMC (Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy). He has done his MBBS from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli. Dr. Kulkarni has further pursued MD in Internal Medicine from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research,(PGIMER) Chandigarh. Later he had completed Doctor of Medicine in Cardiology from Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore. Dr. Kulkarni has presented papers at both National and International Conferences.

Expertise

Specializations

Cardiologist

Services offered

Cardiothoracic Surgery (heart and chest surgery) Coronary Angiography (heart artery imaging test) Pacemaker Implantation (heart rhythm device surgery) Holter Monitoring (24 hour heart monitor) Open Heart Surgery (Heart surgery with chest opening) Cardiac Catheterization (heart catheter test) Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis (targeted clot dissolving) Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) (heart bypass surgery) Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (heart artery stent procedure) Arrhythmia Treatment (treatment for irregular heartbeat) Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) (heart rhythm shock device) Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) (heart ultrasound through food pipe) Mitral Valve Repair (heart valve repair surgery) Catheter Ablation (heart rhythm correction procedure) Permanent Pacemaker Implantation (heart rhythm device implant) Balloon Mitral Valvotomy (mitral valve balloon treatment) Atrial Fibrillation (Irregular heartbeat rhythm disorder) Blood Pressure Monitoring (Blood pressure level check) Device Closure for Congenital Heart Disease (heart defect device closure) Dobutamine Stress Test (Medicine-induced heart stress test) Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) (coronary artery blood flow test) Transesophageal Echocardiography (heart ultrasound through esophagus) Carotid Artery Disease (narrowing of neck arteries) Cardioversion (heart rhythm reset) Cardiac Ablation (heart rhythm correction procedure) Invasive Cardiac Procedures (catheter-based heart procedures) Interventional Cardiologist (Heart catheter procedure specialist)

Procedures

Bypass Surgery (heart blood flow bypass) Coronary Angioplasty (blocked artery opening procedure) Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure (heart defect closure procedure) Angioplasty (blocked artery opening) CT Angiography (blood vessel CT scan) Radiofrequency Ablation (heat tissue destruction treatment) Cardiac Electrophysiologic Study (heart rhythm mapping test) Pericardiocentesis (fluid removal around heart) Heart Valve Surgery (heart valve repair or replacement) Balloon Angioplasty (Blocked artery opening) Peripheral Angiography (limb blood vessel imaging) Rotational Atherectomy (Rotablation) (Plaque drilling artery procedure) Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery (mitral valve change surgery) Aortic Valve Replacement (Aortic heart valve replacement) Atrial Septal Defect Surgery (hole in heart repair) Ventricular Septal Defect Surgery (Hole in heart repair) PTCA (Coronary Angioplasty) (Heart artery opening procedure) Angiography (blood vessel imaging test)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSRGUHS, none

DM - CardiologyRajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India, none

MD - General MedicinePGIMER, Chandigarh, India, none

Work & experience

Interventional Cardiologist — Apollo Hospital Bannerghatta Road, Malathi Manipal Hospital JayanagarThanesar Haryana
2007 – 2017

Experience — Performing Angiograms through Radial & Femoral Approaches.Thanesar Haryana

Experience — His Credit Angioplasties both Elective and in Acute MI (Primary Angioplasty).Thanesar Haryana

Experience — Device courses ASD & PDA in Adults & ChildrenThanesar Haryana

Experience — Mitral Commisurotomy in RHD and Pacemaker Insertions in patients having Bradyarrhythmia and Syncope.Thanesar Haryana

Registrations & certifications

Attachment In Electrophysiology- NHCS SingaporeAttachment In Electrophysiology- NHCS Singapore

Karnataka Medical CouncilKarnataka Medical Council

Awards & recognitions

Presented papers at the International and National conferencesAward

Renal Artery Stenting at EUROPCRAward

Primary PCI in Anomalous Coronary at TCTAward

Aortic dissection post PCI at ECC LaussanneAward

Cardiac Necklace in Rheumatic Heart Disease. BMJ Case ReportsAward

Post Angioplasty free Wall Rupture. JICC Vol 2 Number 2Award

Reviewed 3 articles published in BMJ case reportsAward

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