Doctor Profile

A Senior Consultant at the department of Heart Failure, Cardiology in Global Hospital, Perumbakkam, Dr. Ravikumar R has 2 decade of experience in his field. In addition to his achievements, Dr. Ravikumar R was also instrumental in setting up the first interventional cardiology programme in Dhaka. He was the first to initiate Radial Angioplasty programme in Bangladesh and Nairobi. Dr. Ravikumar R has treated several patients suffering from metabolic diseases in India and gives every patient the best of medical care.

Education

• MBBS – University of Madras, 1984
• MD – General Medicine – JIPMER, Pondicherry, 1989
• DM – Cardiology – Sanjay Gandhi PGI, Lucknow, 1992
• FSCAI – USA
• Fellowship – Heart Failure – European Society of Cardiology

Memberships

• Member – Kenyan Society for Cardiology
• Member – All African Society of Cardiology, PASCAR

Experience

• Heart Failure, Cardiology, Senior Consultant- Global Hospital, Perumbakkam , currently working
• Interventional Cardiology, Senior Consultant- Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai
• Cardiology, HOD- Z H Sikder Cardiac Care & Research Centre, Dhaka , currently working

Awards and Achievements

• First to initiate Radial Angioplasty programmer in Bangladesh and Nairobi, Kenya