Praveen Chandra

Indian cardiologist

Praveen Chandra

Born	(1963-03-15) 15 March 1963 (age 61)^[1] Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation	Cardiologist
Known for	Interventional cardiology
Awards	Padma Shri

Dr. Praveen Chandra is an Indian cardiologist^[2] and chairman of interventional cardiology at Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, India. He is recognised as one of the leaders in angioplasty in the country and is proficient in a lot of new devices and technologies. He has been awarded for his contribution and services in the field of coronary angioplasty in India in 1998.

He has also served as director of Cardiac Cath Lab & Acute MI Services at Max Healthcare and consultant cardiologist at Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center, New Delhi.

He is a fellow of the Endovascular Intervention Society of India and the Asia-Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Chandra has been a distinguished faculty member in various international meetings and was the organiser and director of the AMI course held in New Delhi for 2005 and 2006. He has published approximately 100 articles, reviews and abstracts in various national and international scientific journals. He is an alumnus of King George Medical College (KGMC), Lucknow. He was born in 1963 in Gorakhpur to Dr. U.C. Verma and completed his intermediate from Colvins Taluqadar College, Lucknow.

The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016.^[3]

As a writer, he has contributed to a number of publications including NDTV.^[4]

References

^ "Full of Heart". Financial Express. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^ "Dr Praveen Chandra profile on Credihealth". 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ "Padma Awards 2016". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
^ "World Heart Day: Heart Attack Vs Cardiac Arrest; Know What To Do In An Emergency". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.