ABOUT
Dr. Prakash Kumar Hazra [MD , DM , DNB, FACC] is an Interventional Cardiologist in AMRI, Dhakuria, Kolkata, and has recently opened his clinic at Apollo Clinic Hospitals, Ballygunge.
His field of interest are Radial Angiography >10000, Coronary Angioplasty >2500, Pacemaker Implantations >2500, and Peripheral Angioplasty >50. He has an experience of 33 years in this field. He completed his MBBS from Calcutta Medical College, MD from PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, and DNB- General Medicines from the National Board of Examination.
VISION
His motive is to provide awareness to prevent heart disease and live daily a healthy lifestyle. He also seeks to collaborate and work in partnership to strengthen community links and respond to local, regional and national initiatives.
CAREER:
ACADEMIC DETAILS:
1987 – Completed MBBS from Calcutta Medical College.
1993 – MD in Medicine from PGI, Chandigarh.
1993 – Diplomate of National Board (DNB), New Delhi.
1995 – Completed DM in Cardiology from PGIMER,
Chandigarh.
PROFESSIONAL DETAILS:
1996 – Worked as Senior Registrar for 1 year in Cardiology,
PGIMER.
1997 – Joined as Head of Cardiology, AMRI Hospitals,
Dhakuria ,Kolkata.
1997 – Became Member of Cardiological Society of India.
2015 – Became Member of Fellow of American College of
Cardiology (FACC).
2015 – Faculty for Singapore Live, TCTAP, CSI, SCAI, TAIPEI
TCT, TCT RUSSIA TCT.
2016 – Scientific Convenor of the Society of Cardiac
Intervention, Kolkata.
2017 – Scientific chairman of SCI Kolkata conference.
2017 – Co-course director TAVI & Structural Heart Summit
2018, New Delhi.
2017 – PROCTER OF MICRA PACEMAKER MEDTRONIC
INDIA
2017 – Procter of Amplatzer LAA closure device.
2017 – Director of Cardiac Cath Lab, AMRI Hospital,
Dhakuria, Kolkata.
Awards
- National Scholarship
- Certificate of Honours in Ophthalmology Gold Medal Examination.
- Responsible for installing Pacemaker in a 7-year-old boy from Manipur
- Responsible for installing the first artificial heart in a man in Kolkata, 2nd in India
- He also talks about his recent achievement related to the Guinness Book of World Records of his department – the Cardiology Unit of AMRI Hospitals, Dhakuria, Kolkata for conducting the highest number of surgeries (509) in a single month in July, 2021.
WORKING EXPERIENCE:
- Primary PCI/ Angioplasty : >7000
- MRI compatible Subcutaneous ICD (first in INDIA) : 03
- MICRA leadless pacemaker (2nd Implanter in INDIA) : >100
- ASD|VSD|PDA Closure : 20
- First LAA Closure in Eastern India ACP/WATCHMAN : 50
- ARTIFICIAL HEART (3rd Operator| Assistant) : 01
- MITRA CLIP (2nd Operator) : 01
- TAVI transaortic valve (1st Implanter in Eastern India) : 06
- CRTP | CRTD Implant : >300
- PERIPHERAL ANGIOPLASTER/Varicose vein abiation : 50
- CAROTID ANGIOPLASTY : 10
- VISCERAL INTERVENTIONALIST : 10
- AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIRER :10
- ROTA/STING RAY/CROSSBOSS : 21
- First to do prostrate artery embolization in Eastern India:30
- First to do left gastric artery embolization in India to treat obesity :05
- IVUS,FFR,IFR,OCT Operator : >500
- STROKE INTERVENTIONALIST : 5
- First Implanter of PFO Closure device in Eastern India :1
- First user of ultrasonic shockwave therapy in Eastern India to treat complex coronaries : >70
- Experienced in His bundle /LBB pacing
- RADIAL Angiography : >10000
- RADIAL Angioplasty : >5000
- First User of PCSK9 INHIBITOR in India
- Renal denervation for the 1st time in India
- Bioabsorbable Stent expert
INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE:
- SELF EXPANDING VALVE TAVI; EVOLUT R;MYVAL
- Balloon expandable TAVI
- MITRA clip
- Artificial Heart
- Laser and RF ablation of varicose vein
- Aortic aneurysm
- Cerebral thrombectomy
- Carotid Angioplasty
- Cross boss stingray
