About Doctor
- Dr. Ashfaque Ahmed is a highly skilled interventional cardiologist based in India.
- He has over 12 years of global experience in the field of cardiology.
- Currently, he serves as the Director at Apollo Gleneagles Hospital in Kolkata.
- Dr. Ahmed has performed thousands of interventional cardio surgeries and procedures.
- He has been recognized with several awards, including the Rakhal Das Silver Medal for Medicine, National Scholarship, and College Silver Medal for Medicine during his MBBS.
- He completed his MBBS from the University of Calcutta in Kolkata in 2003, followed by an MD in General Medicine from Medical College, Kolkata in 2008.
- In 2015, he completed his DM in Cardiology from the University of Calcutta, Kolkata.
- Dr. Ahmed specializes in acute coronary interventional cardiology, including procedures such as coronary and peripheral angioplasty, treatment of arrhythmias and heart failure, and structural heart disease.
- He is skilled in various techniques like Rotablation Angioplasty, Bifurcation stenting, CTO, left main and peripheral interventions, and implantation of ICD devices.
- He keeps himself updated with the latest advancements in cardiac surgery by regularly attending national and international conferences, CME programs, and workshops.
- Dr. Ahmed has published numerous articles and publications both nationally and internationally.
- He has worked at prestigious hospitals in India and abroad.
- He underwent training in Interventional Cardiology at Charles Nicolle Hospital, Rouen, France, and San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy.
- He also received training in Rotational Atherectomy and IVUS in Miyazaki, Japan.
- Dr. Ahmed is a member of various professional associations, including The Society of Cardiovascular Catheterization and Angiography, the Cardio-logical Society of India, and the Medical Council of India.
- He offers a wide range of treatments, including interventions for failure structural heart disease, rotablation angioplasty, bifurcation stenting, atrial fibrillation surgery, cardiac tumor treatment, and more.
- He is experienced in diagnostic procedures like ECG-Treadmill test TMT, coronary angiogram, stress echocardiography, and myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) test.
- Dr. Ahmed performs surgeries such as aortic dissection repair, minimal access surgeries for valves, ASD closure, heart bypass surgery (CABG), heart double valve replacement, balloon mitral valvotomy, aortic stent grafting, and arrhythmia treatment with ablation and pacemakers.
- He is proficient in treating conditions like coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and arrhythmias.
- Dr. Ahmed conducts echocardiography with color Doppler for comprehensive cardiac evaluation.
- He offers expertise in acute coronary interventional cardiology and peripheral angioplasty treatment.
