About Doctor
Dr. Vijay Kumar Chopra has been one of the most experienced doctors in preventive cardiology and the management of patients with advanced heart diseases for over 41 years. Meanwhile, he is employed as a physician at Medanta The Medical City. He has a long history of professional involvement, including affiliations with numerous hospitals and other significant roles. He also holds an MBBS degree from G B Pant Hospital/Moulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi and a DM (Card) from PGI, Chandigarh.
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Dr. Vijay Kumar Chopra Clinical Interests
- Heart Failure
- Advance Heart Diseases
- Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
- Cardiac Catheterisation
- Treadmill Test – TMT
- Ultrasound/Ultrasonography
- Holter Monitoring
- Mitral/Heart Valve Replacement
- Aortic Anuerysm Surgery / Endovascular Repair
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Qualifications
- MBBS - Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, 1972
- DNB - General Medicine - POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, CHANDIGARH, 1976
- DM - Cardiology - POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, CHANDIGARH, 1979
- FACC - American College of Cardiology, 2008
Work Experience Of Dr. Vijay Kumar Chopra
- PGI, Chandigarh, Jr. Resident (Medicine), 1973 -1974
- PGI, Chandigarh, Resident (General Medicine), 1974 - 1976
- PGI, Chandigarh, Sr. Resident (Dept. of Medicine), 1976 - 1977
- PGI, Chandigarh, Sr. Resident (Cardiology), 1977 - 1979
- Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, Sr. Consultant – Cardiology, 1979 - 2005
- Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, Principal Consultant (Cardiology) 2005 - 2009
- Medanta – The Medicity, Gurgaon, Director (Heart Failure Program), 2009 - 2019
Awards
- International Scholar, Cleveland Clinic - 1984
- Kutumbiah Prize in Clinical Medicine, CMC, Vellore - 1972
- Certificate of Honor in Medicine, Surgery & Pathology, CMC, Vellore - 1972
Specialties
- Heart Failure
- Advance Heart Diseases
- Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
- Cardiac Catheterisation
- Treadmill Test - TMT
- Ultrasound/Ultrasonography
- Holter Monitoring
- Mitral/Heart Valve Replacement
- Aortic Anuerysm Surgery / Endovascular Repair
Treatments
- 24 Hour Holter Monitoring
- 2D Echocardiogram
- AICD Implantation Treatment
- Heart Bypass - Minimally Invasive CABG
- Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
- Heart Double Valve Replacement
- Heart Failure Device Implantation (CRT-P and CRT-D)
- Heart Failure Surgery
- Heart Transplant
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