Dr Nishith Chandra

Cardiology

MBBS, DM - Cardiology, MD - Pediatrics

32 yrs experience Delhi

2clinics

About Dr Nishith Chandra

Dr. Nishith Chandra, MD, DM, FSCAI (USA) has more than 23 Years of experience at the prestigious Fortis Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, India. He is a Director in Interventional Cardiology here and deals with all sorts of complex Coronary, Carotid, Renal, Peripheral Interventions. He has been the incharge of Emergency services and Heart Command Centre of Escorts Heart Institute, for last 20 Years. His another passion is running the highly successful, air-ambulance service of the hospital, which is credited for transporting critically sick cardiac patients from India and Abroad. He has been regularly invited as faculty in National and International Cardiology Conferences.

Expertise

Specializations

Cardiologist

Services offered

Coronary Angiography (heart artery imaging test) Pacemaker Implantation (heart rhythm device surgery) Cardiac Catheterization (heart catheter test) Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting (Neck artery stent procedure) Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) (heart rhythm shock device) Peripheral Angioplasty (limb artery opening) Acute Aortic Dissection (Emergency aorta tear condition) Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty (mitral valve balloon widening) Non-Invasive Cardiology (heart tests without surgery) ASD and VSD Device Closure (Heart hole closure procedure) Treadmill Stress Test (TMT) (heart stress exercise test) Chest Pain Treatment (Treatment for chest discomfort) Peripheral Vascular Interventions (blood vessel catheter procedures) Cardiac Ablation (heart rhythm correction procedure) Cardioversion (heart rhythm reset) Coronary Angioplasty and Bypass Surgery (Heart artery blockage surgery) Heart Valve Replacement Surgery (heart valve replacement operation) Heart Transplant (heart replacement surgery) Cardiac Rehabilitation (Heart recovery therapy program) Vascular Surgery (blood vessel surgery) Heart Diseases (Heart health conditions treatment) Hypertension Treatment (high blood pressure treatment) Electrocardiography (ECG) (Heart rhythm test) Patent Foramen Ovale (treatment for heart hole condition) Patent Ductus Arteriosus Device Closure (heart vessel closure device) Gastritis Treatment (treatment for stomach lining inflammation) Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (24-hour BP monitoring) Holter Monitoring (24 hour heart monitor) Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (catheter aortic valve replacement) Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (heart artery stent procedure) Carotid Artery Disease (narrowing of neck arteries) Hypertriglyceridemia (high triglyceride level condition) Dyslipidemia (Abnormal blood cholesterol levels) Treadmill Test (TMT) (Heart stress test) Hypercholesterolemia Treatment (high cholesterol treatment) Arrhythmia Treatment (treatment for irregular heartbeat) Ultrasonography (ultrasound imaging test) Rheumatic Heart Disease Treatment (treatment for rheumatic heart condition) Angioplasty and Stenting (Blocked artery opening treatment) Fetal Echocardiography (Baby heart ultrasound) Stress Echocardiography (heart ultrasound during stress) Revascularization (restoring blood flow procedure) Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) (heart bypass surgery) Open Heart Surgery (Heart surgery with chest opening) Aortic Valve Surgery (Heart valve repair surgery) Echocardiography (heart ultrasound scan) Congenital Heart Surgery (Birth heart defect surgery) Ventricular Assist Device Implantation (heart pump device surgery) Pediatric Cardiac Surgery (children heart surgery procedures) Ventricular Septal Defect Surgery (Hole in heart repair) Pulmonary Function Test (Lung capacity test) Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (small incision heart surgery) Peripheral Vascular Surgery (blood vessel surgery outside heart) Adult Coarctation of Aorta Repair (aorta narrowing repair surgery) Redo Tetralogy of Fallot Surgery (repeat congenital heart repair) Patent Ductus Arteriosus (Congenital heart vessel condition) Tetralogy of Fallot (Congenital heart defect condition) Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries (congenital heart defect condition) Robotic Cardiac Surgery (robot assisted heart surgery) Valvuloplasty (heart valve widening procedure) Aortic Aneurysm Surgery and Endovascular Repair (aorta bulge repair surgery) 2D Echocardiography (heart ultrasound scan) Interventional Cardiologist (Heart catheter procedure specialist)

Procedures

CT Angiography (blood vessel CT scan) Peripheral Angiography (limb blood vessel imaging) Angioplasty (blocked artery opening) Atrial Septal Defect Surgery (hole in heart repair) Cardiac Electrophysiologic Study (heart rhythm mapping test) Angiography (blood vessel imaging test)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSKing Georges Medical College, Lucknow University, none

DM - CardiologyKing Georges Medical College, Lucknow University, none

MD - PediatricsUniversity Lucknow, none

Work & experience

Consultant Interventional Cardiologist — Fortis Escorts Heart InstituteThanesar Haryana
1994 – 2017

Director — Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center, New DelhiThanesar Haryana
2017 – 2017

Registrations & certifications

Cardiological Society of India (CSI)Cardiological Society of India (CSI)

FSCAI (USA)FSCAI (USA)

Delhi Medical CouncilDelhi Medical Council

Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)

SCCMSCCM

Indian Medical Association (IMA)Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Awards & recognitions

Gold Medal in MDAward

Best Case Award At Tct Asia Pacific SeoulAward

Best All Rounder Student of MBBSAward

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