Designation of Dr. Pratap Chandra Rath
Dr. Pratap Chandra Rath
Cardiologist
Senior Consultant Cardiologist & Director – Cath Lab & Interventional Cardiology
- With more than 35 years of experience, Dr. Pratap Chandra Rath is one of Hyderabad’s leading cardiologists.
- Dr. Pratap Chandra Rath expands his expertise as a Senior Consultant Cardiologist & Director of Interventional Cardiology at Apollo Health City, Hyderabad where he provides comprehensive services to address a variety of cardiology disorders like Barth Syndrome, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Irregular Heartbeat, Orthostatic Hypotension, Patent foramen ovale, and many more.
- His areas of expertise are lies in complex, high-risk angioplasties and image-guided techniques such as OCT/IVUS.
- Over the course of his career, Dr. Rath has performed over 100,000 Angiograms, 50,000 PTCA and Stenting, 200 Percutaneous Trans Myocardial Laser Revascularizations (PTMR), 5,000 Valvuloplasties, and 1,000 peripheral, renal, and carotid interventions—including ASD and PDA closures.
- Apart from his medical excellence, Dr. Pratap Chandra Rath has also achieved several groundbreaking accomplishments. In 1994, he became the first person in the Asia Pacific area to execute TransRadial Coronary Angioplasty and stenting; this achievement was recorded in the Indian Heart Journal and the Limca Book of World Records. According to the Indian Heart Journal, he was also the first in India to do venous graft operation with a protective device.
Dr. Pratap Chandra Rath’s Expertise
- Mitral/Heart Valve Replacement
- Vascular Surgery
- Aortic Aneurysm Surgery / Endovascular Repair
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Angioplasty
- Angiogram
- Valvuloplasty
- Open Heart Surgery
- Acute Aortic Dissection
- Acute Pericarditis
- ASD and PDA closures
- Barth Syndrome
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Interventions)
- Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
- Percutaneous Trans Myocardial Laser Revascularizations (PTMR)
- Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries (DTGA)
- Patent foramen ovale
- Bradycardia
- Tachycardia
- Angina
- Blocked Arteries
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Atherosclerosis
- Plication of the Inferior Vena Cava
- Palpitations
- Heart Transplantation
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease Treatment
- Preoperative Treatment
- Preventive Care of Heart Lung Diseases
- Primary Angiitis
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
- Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Andersen Tawil Syndrome
- Screening for Coronary Artery Disease
- Screening for Valvulae Heart Disease
- Pain in Left Part of Chest
- Blocked Blood Vessels
- Blood Pressure Changes
- Double Outlet Right Ventricle
- Double Inlet Left Ventricle
- Congenital Birth Defects in the Heart
- Chest Pain during Exercise
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Cardioversion
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Cardiovascular Emergencies
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
Work Experience of Dr. Pratap Chandra Rath
- Senior Consultant Cardiologist & Director – Cath Lab & Interventional Cardiology at Apollo Health City, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, from 1998 – Present
- Visiting faculty – Dept. of Cardiology at University of Rouen, France
- Honorary Consultant Cardiologist to Armed forces, India from1998-2001 & from 2006 – 2007
- Honorary Director, Research & Development, Catheter & Cardiovascular division, “MEDICORP” International, France
- Guest Faculty in Endovascular Therapy course in Paris in 1999
- Professor – Faculty of Health Sciences at University of Queensland, Australia
- Lecturer – Cardiology at Christian Medical College, Vellore from 1986 – 1988
Dr. Pratap Chandra Rath’s Qualifications
- MBBS – VSS Medical College, Orissa, in 1979
- MD – Sriram Chandra Bhanj Medical College, Cuttack, in 1983
- DM (Cardiology) – Christian Medical College, in 1986
- Fellow, Indian College of Cardiology (FICC)
- Fellow, American College of Cardiology (FACC)
- Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
Memberships of Dr. Pratap Chandra Rath
- American College of Cardiology (ACC)
- European College of Cardiology (ECC)
- Indian College of Cardiology (ICC)
- Indo-French Foundation on Interventional Cardiology (Founding Trustee)
- Interventional Council of Cardiological Society of India
Awards and Recognitions received by Dr. Pratap Chandra Rath
- The Indian Heart Journal and the Limca Book of World Records recognized Dr. Pratap Chandra Rath as the first person in Asia Pacific region to perform TransRadial Coronary Angioplasty and stenting.
- The Indian Heart Journal recognized Dr. Rath for performing the first Venous Graft Intervention in India Using Protection Device.
- The Indian Heart Journal credited him for performing the first Carotid Stenting in India by Using Protection Device.
- The Journal of Cardiovascular Diagnosis recognized him for carrying out the Largest Series of Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty in the World Using Bifoil Balloon Catheter.