Dr. Gaurav Khandelwal
Cardiologist
Dr. Gaurav Khandelwal is a heart disease specialist working at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. His Qualifications include MBBS, MD, DM Cardiology, FACC, FESC, FSCAI, Fellowship in Advance Interventional Cardiology (Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, USA). He has worked as Interventional Cardiologist in high Cardiac volume centres like H&GH Jaipur, Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (BMHRC), and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS Bhopal). He worked as Associate Professor and single Faculty in AIIMS Bhopal for 4.5 years. He then completed one-year of Intense training in MSH, NY, USA where he worked as primary operator in high-risk Coronary Interventions, Endovascular Interventions & Structural Heart Disease Interventions
01.
Education
- MBBS(Medical School)
Completed MBBS from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & Sion Hospital, Mumbai, affiliated with Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, in the years 2001-2007.
- M.D. General Medicine
Completed M.D. in General Medicine from Gandhi Medical College & Hamidia Hospital, Bhopal, affiliated with Barkatullah University, Bhopal in the years 2007-2010.
- DM Cardiology
I hold a Doctorate of Medicine (DM) in Cardiology degree from Sawai Man Singh Medical College & Hospital, Jaipur, affiliated with the University of Health Sciences, Jaipur. My academic tenure spanned from the year 2011 to 2014.
- Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology (1 year)
I completed a one-year fellowship program in Interventional Cardiology at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, USA, in the year 2022. The program was affiliated with the prestigious Icahn School of Medicine, New York, USA, providing me with extensive training in performing advanced cardiovascular procedures.
02.
Work Experience
- Senior Medical Resident
Senior Medical Resident position at Akshaya Heart Hospital, Bhopal in June 2010 to November 2010 involved providing advanced medical care and overseeing the treatment of patients with heart conditions.
- Senior Resident in Medicine Department
As a Senior Resident in the Medicine Department at Gandhi Medical College & Hamidia Hospital, Bhopal from December 2010 to July 2011, I provided advanced medical care and supervised junior residents in the diagnosis and treatment of various illnesses.
- Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
As a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Heart and General Hospital in Jaipur from September 2014 to July 2016, I provided specialized care to patients with cardiovascular diseases, utilizing my expertise in interventional procedures and medical management.
- Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at BMHRC in Bhopal from July 2016 to August 2017, responsibilities included providing specialized cardiac care to patients, performing interventional procedures, and working with a team of medical professionals to improve patient outcomes.
- Assistant Professor & Incharge, Cardiology Department
As an Assistant Professor and Incharge of the Cardiology Department at AIIMS Bhopal from August 2017 to February 2021, I oversaw the academic and clinical activities of the department, while also providing expert care to patients with cardiovascular conditions.
- Associate Professor & Incharge, Cardiology Department
As an Associate Professor and Incharge of the Cardiology Department at AIIMS Bhopal, I was responsible for overseeing the department’s academic and clinical activities, while also teaching and conducting research in the field of cardiology.
- Interventional Cardiology Fellow
Interventional Cardiology Fellow trained at Mount Sinai Hospital & Icahn School of Medicine, skilled in performing minimally invasive procedures to treat cardiovascular diseases from Jan 2022 to Dec 2022.
- At preset Working As
Senior Consultant Cardiology in apollo sage Hospital, Bhopal
03.
Fellowship
- Visiting Fellow in Dept. of Vascular Sciences at Sir Ganga Ram Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Delhi- Oct. 2015 to Nov. 2015.
- Visiting Fellowship in Complex Cardiac Interventions, Interventional Cardiology Dept. Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea – July 2017 to August 2017.
- Completed Medtronic Certificate Course for Structural heart disease Fellows for training in Evolut TAVR at Phoenix, USA in Dec 2022.
04.
Certification
- Passed all steps of USMLE. ECFMG Certified.
- Scored All India 1st Rank in FNB (Fellowship of National Board, New Delhi) Interventional Cardiology Feb 2016.
- Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), Fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI), Associate Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, Member of Cardiological Society of India.
05.
Professional Skills
- Independently doing Cardiac interventions since 8 years.
- Incharge Cardiology Department.
Worked as Incharge Cardiology Dept. and the only faculty/ interventionalist
in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhopal, for 5 years.
- Interventional Cardiology Fellowship.
Completed one year Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at Mount Sinai
Hospital, NY, USA, which is among top 5 Cardiac Cath lab of USA, under
the World renowned Dr. Samin Sharma and Dr. A. Kini. Pursuing
Interventional Cardiology fellowship which trains for CHIP, peripheral
interventions and structural heart disease interventions including exposure to
TAVRs.
Invasive –
- Coronary Angiography :9000
- Coronary Angioplasty : 3500 (including LMCA stenting, bifurcation
stenting, CTOs, rotablation) - Paediatric device closures (ASD & PDA closure): 12
- Cardiac cath studies: 300
- Pacemakers : 70 (including DDDR, AICD)
- Peripheral stenting: 150 (including Coarctation stenting, renal
angioplasty) - Pericardiocentesis : 105
- FFR studies :120
- IVUS: 90
- OCT :60
- BMV :65
- Coronary lasers: 5
- Rotablation: 75
- Impella: 20
- TAVR: 40
Non Invasive –
- Echocardiography : 14000
- TEE: 600
- Experience in 3D echocardiography
06.
Presentation
- Presented a case of “Primary left main artery stenting in Cardiogenic Shock” in Complex Coronary Conference(CCC) Jaipur, April 2015.
- Presented a case of “Primary Left Main bifurcation stenting by culotte technique in acute anterior wall MI” in LM bifurcation conclave, New Delhi, August 2015.
- Presented another case of “Primary angioplasty with rotablation” in LM bifurcation conclave, New Delhi, August 2015.
- Presented “ A Case of Extensive Coronary Artery Dissection” in CSI-NIC, Hyderabad, April 2016
- Presented “ LM Bifurcation stenting in Primary PTCA” in award session of CSI-NIC, Hyderabad, April 2016
- E-poster presentation of “ Vertebral & Subclavian artery bifurcation stenting” in award session in CSI-NIC, Hyderabad, April 2016
- Presented “ Interesting AV septal defect case” in 10th International Echo Conference at J W Marriott Bhopal, November 2019.
- Presented “Hypertension in pregnancy” at ESC- Hypertension Summit at Hotel Jehanuman, Bhopal, February 2019
- Presented “New therapies in Heart Failure” at Hotel Grace, Sehore, August 2019
- Presented “Vertebral & subclavian artery bifurcation stenting” in India Live 2020.
- Presented “Validation of UK-BCIS CHIP Score in Contemporary United States Population” at TCT MD October 2022, Boston, USA
07.
Publications
- Khandelwal G Khandelwal K, Bansal A. A Large Aortic Root Mycotic Aneurysm with Complete Heart Block: A Rare Complication of Infective Endocarditis. J Cardiovasc Disease Res., 2018; 9(1):41-42
Khandelwal G, Ruhela M, Bagarhatta R. Mystery of the Right Sided Heart Failure in a Young Patient. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2014;2(5): 94-96.
Khandelwal G, Jain A, Rathore M. “Prediction of angiographic extent of coronary artery disease on the basis of clinical risk scores in patients of unstable angina”. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2015, Vol9(11): OC13-OC16.
Khandelwal G, Jain A, Rathore M. Copresence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in symptomatic coronary artery disease patients. Journal of Indian College of Cardiology. 2016; 6: 6–9
Ruhela M, Khandelwal G, Gupta S, Bansal A. Acute right bundle branch block due to pneumothorax. J Family Med Prim Care. 2018;7:1126-8
- Khandelwal G, Bansal A. A rare case of Takutsubo Cardiomyopathy ; the masquerador. J Clin Prev Cardiol. 2018; 7(3):115
- Ruhela M, Khandelwal G, Gupta S, Bansal A, Gyanchandani N. Falciparum malaria mimicking acute myocardial infarction. J Family Med Prim Care. 2019;8(1):308-310
- Ahmed R, Khandelwal G, Bansal A, Jain A, Khandelwal K, Singla R. Prevalence and clinical profile of angiographic coronary artery ectasia among North Indian Population. J Nat Sci Biol Med. 2019;10(1):72
- Khandelwal K, Chaturvedi VC, Mishra V, Khandelwal G. Diagnostic accuracy of MRI knee in reference to arthroscopy in meniscal and anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Egypt J Radiol Nucl Med.2018;49(1):138-145
- Ray A, Najmi A, Khandelwal G, Jhaj R, Balakrishnan S. Sacubitril/Valsartan: A Game Changer in the treatment for Heart Failure. Int Arch Biomed Clin Res. 2010;5(4):PH1-PH8
- Ray A, Najmi A, Khandelwal G, Balakrishnan S. Ticagrelor-Induced Prolongation of the QTc Interval. Case reports in Cardiology. 2019
- Ray A, Najmi A, Khandelwal G, Sadasivam B. A Cost Variation Analysis of Drugs Available in the Indian Market for the Management of Thromboembolic Disorders. Cureus. 2020;12(5):e7964. Published 2020 May 5.doi:10.7759/cureus.7964
- Khandelwal K., Puranik M., Gupta V., Khandelwal G. et al. COVID-19 associated acute demyelination masquerading as stroke: a case report. Egypt J Radiol Nucl Med 52, 32 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-021-00410-7
- Khandelwal K, Khandelwal G, Purohit S. A Rare Case of Caudal Regression Syndrome. Neurology India. 2020;68(4):1506-7
- Puranik M, Khandelwal K, Puranik S, Saxena P, Bapat P, Khandelwal G. Cervical Radiculopathy as the Inagural Manifestation of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of Rib. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2021. 24(6):975-977.
- Original research “Validation of UK-BCIS CHIP Score in Contemporary United States Population” accepted for publication in JACC Intervention.
