About Doctor
Dr. Rajeev Rathi
- Dr. Rajeev Rathi is a renowned Interventional Cardiologist, practicing successfully for over 18 years.
- He has performed nearly 15000 Cardiovascular Interventional Surgeries in his career.
- He is expert in carrying out Coronary Interventions, using Trans-Radial Approach, which is more secure and patient friendly.
- He offers treatments such as Chronic Total Occlusion, Bifurcation Lesions, Left Main Stenosis, Peripheral Interventions, Mitral, Aortic, Pulmonary Valves, and Catheter Interventions for Adult Congenital Heart Diseases.
- He is credited for setting up “Hriday Suraksha Abhiyan” an innovative project in Central Coal Fields for helping the victims of heart attacks with immediate treatment in the hospital of CCL.
- The Heart App, a Free App, to detect symptoms of Heart Attack and Angina that can be used by the masses, is his brainchild.
- The doctor also offers free Video Consultations to the soldiers of the Border Security Force, which is highly appreciated by the soldiers and their families.
- He first introduced the treatment of heart ailment through Coronary Intervention using Trans –Radial Approach in Chhattisgarh State and is credited with doing first Coronary Angioplasty there.
- He took initiative of setting up the Department of Cardiology in Apollo Hospital, Bilaspur and Medical College, Raipur.
- He also chairs the post of Honorary Professor at Pt. J. N. Medical College Raipur.
- For his outstanding contribution and dedicated services in the arena of cardiology he has been awarded by the Government of Chattisgarh and Central Coal Fields.
- His case presentation was adjudged one of the best papers in TCT held at Washington, USA in 2008.
- He regularly participates in Workshops and Conferences and has presented few challenging cases in International Cardiology Conferences held in USA, Singapore Europe (TCT, ACC. Euro PCR)
- He has the membership of several prestigious associations like: Cardiology Society of India, European Society of Cardiology and Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (USA).
- He is deeply involved in research work and has so far published 18 Papers in National and International Journals.
- He is also associated with multiple research projects as the Chief Invigilator and Co-Invigilator.
Special Interest
Coronary Angiogram, Trans –Radial Coronary Interventions, Arrhythmia, PCI ( Percutaneous Coronary Interventions), Carotid Artery Disease, Coronary Angioplasty/ Bypass Surgery, Chronic Total Occlusion, Bifurcation Lesions, Left Main Stenosis, Peripheral Interventions, Mitral, Aortic, Trans radial Valves, Adult Congenital Heart Disease
List Of Treatments
- Arrhythmia Treatment with Ablation and Pacemakers
- Coronary Artery Surgery
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Treatment
- Cardiac OPD Procedures
- ECG-Treadmill Test TMT
- 24 Hour Holter Monitoring
- Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
- Echocardiography with Color Doppler
- Stress Echocardiographyn
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
- Thallium Test - Nuclear Stress Test
- 64 Slice CT Angiography
- PET Scan
- Off Pump beating CABG LV restoration
- surgery
- Valve Repair Replacement
- Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
- Ross Procedure
- Cardiac Tumour Treatment
- Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
- Minimal access surgeries for valves
- ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) Closure
- Neonatal and Infant cardiac surgeries
- Complex congenital heart surgeriesg
- TAPVC - Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair Arterial Switch
- Single Ventricle Defects Surgery
- ECMO Support
- heart disease
- Device Closure- ASD VSD
- Balloon Septostomy
- Balloon Valvuloplasty - Aortic
- Pulmonary and Mitral
- Fetal Echocardiogram
- Coronary Angiogram
- Peripheral Angiogram
- PTCA-Percutaneous Transluminal
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Aortic Stent Grafting
- EPS-Electrophysiological
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant - Single Chamber
- Biventricular Pacing
- AICD
- PTMC - Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy
- Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
- Angiography
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Mitral Valve Replacement
- VSD Closure (Adult) Surgery
- Heart Double Valve Replacement
- PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant - Double Chamber
- CRT- D Implant (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
- PDA Device Closure
- Single Bypass and Valve Replacement
- Valve Replacement
- Congenital Heart Disorder CHD
- Heart Bypass - Minimally Invasive CABG
- Heart Implants
- Heart Surgery
- Rotational Atherectomy
- Redo CABG
Work Experience
- Senior Consultant, Metro Hospital, Noida
- Senior Consultant, Apollo Hospital, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
- Consultant, Polyclinique d’ Essay-les-Nancy, France
- Senior Resident, LPS Institute Cardiology under GSVM College , Kanpur
Education
- Fellowship, Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI) USA
- DM, 1998, LPS Institute of Cardiology, under GSVM College, Kanpur
- MD, 1989, Pt. J.N. Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
- MBBS, 1985, Pt. J.N. Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Awadrs
- Received Award from the Government of Chhattisgarh and Central Cold Fields for sincere and dedicated services
- Case Presentation adjudged one of the best papers presented in TCT, Washington, USA, 2008
