🧑‍⚕️ Dr. Subhash Chandra

Senior Interventional Cardiologist & Chairman, Department of Cardiology

Dr. Subhash Chandra is a highly accomplished interventional cardiologist with over 38 years of clinical experience. He currently serves as the Chairman & Head of the Department of Cardiology at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi. Over his career, he has contributed immensely to the advancement of interventional cardiology in India and is widely recognized for his clinical expertise and leadership.

He began his professional journey at AIIMS, New Delhi, and has since held senior positions at leading institutions like Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Apollo Hospitals, and Narinder Mohan Heart Centre. Dr. Chandra has successfully performed more than 25,000 complex coronary and structural heart interventions, including advanced procedures involving valves, devices, and endovascular repairs.

He is known not only for his surgical precision but also for his patient-centric approach in treating both domestic and international patients with complex cardiac conditions.

🩺 Areas of Expertise

• Coronary Interventions:
  Angioplasty, Rotablation – over 25,000+ procedures

• Structural Heart Disease:
  Transcatheter interventions for Mitral (4000+ cases), Pulmonary (200+), and Aortic valves (100+)

• Endovascular Procedures:
  Angioplasties of renal, carotid, subclavian, aortic, and iliofemoral arteries
  (also includes IVC filter placement, EVAR/TEVAR)

• Cardiac Devices:
  Over 3000+ implantations of Pacemakers, AICDs, CRT-Ds

• Clinical and Critical Cardiology

• Arrhythmia & Heart Failure Management

• Nuclear Cardiology

• EECP (Enhanced External Counter Pulsation)

🎓 Academic Qualifications

• MBBS – Aligarh Muslim University, 1984

• MD (General Medicine) – AMU, 1987

• DNB (Cardiology) – National Board of Examinations, 1991

• DM (Cardiology) – AIIMS, New Delhi, 1993

• Visiting Fellowships – Rouen (France) & Brussels (CRT, Carotid interventions)

• USMLE Certified, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Brussels

👨‍💼 Professional Experience

• Chairman & HOD, Cardiology – BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi

• Formerly associated with AIIMS, Fortis Escorts, Apollo, Narinder Mohan Heart Centre

• Conducted 25,000+ interventional procedures including angioplasties and device implants

• Mentored and trained multiple cardiologists and interventional specialists across India

🏅 Memberships & Affiliations

• Fellow, Cardiological Society of India (CSI)

• Member, National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)

• Advisor, St. Jude Medical CRM Panel

• Active participant in national and international cardiology forums

🏆 Awards & Recognitions

• Sujoy B. Roy Young Investigator Award – Twice Recipient (1989, 1997)

• Col. K.L. Chopra Research Award – 1993

• Pioneer in TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS) in India

• Frequent speaker and delegate at global platforms like TCT, Euro-PCR, and AsiaPCR