Dr. Nishith Chandra

Dr. Nishith Chandra is Principal Director of Interventional Cardiology at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute Research Center in New Delhi. His work has been devoted to Fortis for the last 29 years. Prior to this, Dr. Chandra was in charge of both clinical and administrative responsibilities as the Head of the Cardiology Department at the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute branch in Noida. With a focus on intricate coronary treatments, Dr. Chandra has a wealth of experience in the field of interventional cardiology. His experience includes a variety of complex treatments such as Carotid Interventions, Balloon Valvotomies, Impella Assisted Complex Interventions, Rotablation, and Peripheral Vascular Interventions. With a great deal of experience, Dr. Chandra has performed interventional cardiac treatments. They have performed more than 5,000 angioplasties and almost 10,000 angiographies as the principal operator. Their extensive practical experience proves their proficiency in identifying and managing cardiovascular diseases, making them exceptionally competent and adept interventional cardiologists. Image-guided precision angioplasty is one of his areas of expertise. To guarantee the highest level of safety during angioplasty treatments, he employs sophisticated intra-coronary imaging techniques such as Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and IntraVascular Ultrasound (IVUS).Furthermore, for almost twenty years, he has overseen the Emergency and Heart Command Center at Escorts Heart Institute. Dr. Chandra actively participates in the digitization of Cath lab procedures and continues to have a strong interest in medical informatics and electronic medical records. In addition to penning multiple articles in peer-reviewed domestic and international magazines, he has written chapters for other books on the subject.