About Us
Dr. Ankur Batra
Senior Interventional Cardiologist
Passionate, dependable, and hard-working interventional cardiologist with experience in complex cardiovascular patient care seeking opportunities to learn and contribute to the disciplines of advanced interventional cardiology.
Work History
Consultant Cardiologist (Batra Super Speciality Hospital Sonipat, India)
- Currently serving as Senior Interventional Cardiologist at Batra Super Speciality Hospital, Sonipat, where he leads complex cardiac procedures including angioplasties, angiographies, and structural interventions.
- Performs high-volume complex cardiac procedures, including over 35 angioplasties and 80 angiographies monthly.
- Leads protocol development and treatment planning for patients with diverse cardiovascular conditions.
Consultant (vEngage, Bangalore, India)
vEngage is an artificial intelligence-based technological startup that is disrupting the existing ecosystem of the conventional ways medical care is imparted to patients recently discharged from the hospital following a procedure or illness. My role in the organization is to:
- Develop patient-specific protocols based on personal medical history, which would run on artificial intelligence and provide step-by-step solutions for possible problems encountered at home after discharge
- We have been adopted by 16 tertiary care hospitals in India and are in the process of acquiring more territories daily.
Consultant Cardiologist and Cath Lab Director (Nidaan Hospital, Sonipat, India)
- Delivered outpatient and in-patient consultation services to all the patients presenting to the department of cardiology.
- Headed in-patient and outpatient cardiac care to diagnose and treat conditions such as but not limited to Acute Coronary Syndrome, Valvular Heart diseases, majorly Rheumatic Heart disease, chronic conditions such as Essential and Secondary Hypertension, etc.
- Ensured administration of guideline-based medical therapy for all patients admitted to the Department of Cardiology.
- Initially joined as a Consultant Cardiologist and had cath lab privileges which included but were not limited to performing Transradial/Transfemoral Diagnostic Coronary Angiography, Percutaneous Coronary Interventions, Temporary/Permanent Pacemaker Implantation, etc.
- Introduced advanced intervention modalities, namely Intravascular Shockwave Lithotripsy, to the state of Haryana. I was among the first few cardiologists in the country to adopt this modality.
- One of the few cardiologists in the state of Haryana (except Gurugram), India, who performed and adopted Intravascular imaging for Coronary intervention cases, namely OCT and IVUS, in daily practice.
- Was promoted to the position of Director- Cath Lab within two years of joining the organization.
- As the Director of Cath Lab, developed procedures and strategies for quality assurance, the standard of protocols for patient safety, and assigned workflow to the remainder of the team.
- As an early member of the cardiology team, I was responsible for establishing the Department of Non-Invasive Cardiology in the hospital and was provided the opportunity to lead the same.
- Introduced and established advanced echocardiography modalities, namely Speckle tracking and Strain imaging, for regular use in the hospital.
- Headed the teaching committee that conducted weekly classes for resident medical officers.
US Clinical Experience
- Brooklyn Cancer Care, New York:
Preceptor: Dr Ritesh Khillan,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor at SUNY Downstate Medical Centre and Mount Sinai Hospital
- Hackensack Palisades Medical Centre, New Jersey:
Preceptor: Dr Adam Atoot,MD
Program Director, Transitional Year Residency Program
Hackensack Meridian Health- Palisades Medical Centre, NJ
Dr Simcha Weissman, DO
Director of Clinical Research
Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Hackensack Meridian Health- Palisades Medical Centre, NJ improvement
- Health Sciences Review: May 2022- Present
- Manuscript Number: HSRW-D-22-00099
- Manuscript Number: HSRW-D-22-00052
- Manuscript Number: HSRW-D-22-00047
- BMC Cardiovascular Disorders: August 2022- Present
- Submission ID 0ec4496b-040e-4c87-899d-f86509ae3bac
- Submission ID 8d76ab81-61f2-4726-a9bf-925baacad589
- PlOS ONE: August 2022- Present
Manuscript#: PONE-D-22-22088
Didactic Lectures
- “Emplagliflozin and its impact in clinical course of Heart Failure with depressed ejection fraction”: National Cardio-Endo Cross Talk: 11th November 2020
- “Lipid Academy Interface: Familial Hypercholestrolemia: Under diagnosed and Undertreated”: Lipid Academy Of India Online Session:7th July 2020
- “Comparative efficacy analysis of azelnidipine,amlodipine and cilnidipine” : Indian Medical Association- (District Online) 31 October 2021
- “Role of dabigatran in COVID-19 patients discharged from ICU:” Online-26th May 2021
Continued Medical Education
- “Endovascular Hands on live education program- EVOLVE”: Dr V.S.Bedi, August 2019, Sir Gangaram Hospital,New Delhi,India
- “IndoJapanese CTO Workshop(IJCTO)”: Dr P K Goel,May 2019, SGPGI, Lucknow, India
- “116th Asan Medical Center Interventional Cardiology Training Program“: Dr S.J.Park ,March 2019,Asan Medical Centre, Seoul, South Korea
- “Intravascular Imaging: OCT hands on workshop”: Dr Praveen Chandra,September 2018,Medanta Hospital,Gurugram,India
- “Invasive Hemodynamic Assessment in Congenital Heart Diseases” : Dr Vijaylakshmi B., Department of Cardiology,KLE Hospital, Belgaum, August 2015
Voluntary Services
- Biannual Bharat Vikas Parishad Community Clinic Camp: 2017,2018,2019,2021
- Nidaan Hospital: Community Outreach Clinic Health Program: 2nd Sunday of every month: 2017-2021
- Annual Midtown Rotary Club of Sonipat Community Health Outreach Program: 2017,2018,2019,2021
- Manav Samaj Seva Samiti Arogya Shivir: 2017,2018,2019,2021 • Senior Citizen Club of Sonipat-Health Consultant: 2017-Present
- WHO Polio Eradication Program, Home Vaccination Visits: 2008-2009
Professional Medical Society Affiliations
- ECFMG Certification- 21 October’2022 (ID:07600810)
- Fellowship in American College of Cardiology-2021 (FACC)
- Fellow Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology-2019 (FAPSIC)
- Member- Indian Medical Association- 2017
- Member- Karnataka Cardiology Society of India- Sep 2016
Education Qualification
- Fellowship: General And Interventional Cardiology : J.N.Medical College, KLE University – Belagavi, India Batch topper in the Fellowship final exit examination
- Fellowship in Non Invasive Cardiology: Non Invasive Cardiology : J.N. Medical College, KLE University – Belagavi, India
- M.D.: Internal Medicine : J.N. Medical College, KLE University – Belagavi, India Stood second in my batch in final MD-Medicine exit examination.
- M.B.B.S (Graduate Medical Diploma): Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery : JJM Medical College, RGUHS – Davangere, India
- Graduate Medical Diploma in India is M.B.B.S which as instructed by Medical Council of India is a 5.5yr degree course which includes 1 year of compulsory internship.
- I attended my compulsory clinical 12 month internship at Jaipur Golden Hospital, New Delhi which comprised of rotations in Internal Medicine,General Surgery, Pediatrics, OBGYN, Orthopedics, Dermatology, Community Medicine.
Awards and Honours
- Best Young Cardiologist of the State Award(Under 40 Category) : Awarded by Hon. Minister Kataria- 2018
- Class Topper(DM Cardiology) : Cardiology Fellowship Exit Exam-2017
- Best Research Project Award in South Zone Young Investigators Conference -Dindigul, Tamil Nadu- 2013
- Best Oral Paper Award : Karnataka Chapter of Association of Physicians of India Conference ( KAPICON )- Manipal, April 2013.
- Best Oral Paper Award : Karnataka Chapter of Cardiology Society of India ( KCSICON)- Bengaluru, May 2016.
Publications and Presentations
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
- “Trends in authorship demographics for manuscripts published in endocrine journals – A 70-year analysis: Arpit Jain, Hritik Madan, Kamaldeep S, Yash Agarwal, Bharat Midha, Shreya Gulati, Priyanka Batra, Ankur Batra, Priyanshu Jain, Ipsa Arora, Madhav Prabhu, Shreyas Arya, Yashasvi Chugh, Shobhit Piplani”: F1000 Research 2022, 11:833
- Abstract publication and Oral Presentation:”Treating Calcified Left Main Bifurcation Lesion: What to do when you cant burr” at EURO-PCR-May 2021(Online/Paris,France)
- Video/abstract publication and Oral Presentation:”Managing Stent Dislodgement during Primary PCI” at EURO-PCR-May 2021(Online/Paris,France)
- Abstract publication and podium presentation “ Intracoronary use of Adrenaline in a patient with cardiac arrest secondary to resistant no reflow in a young patient with Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction during Primary PCI ” at EURO-PCR – May 2019 in Paris,France .
- Abstract publication and Oral Presentation: “Management of Guide Induced Left Main Dissection leading to abrupt vessel closure of nonculprit vessel during primary PCI ” at EURO PCR May 2019 in Paris,France
- Abstract publication and oral paper presentation: “Study of diastolic dysfunction in pregnancy induced hypertension and its comparison with normotensive Asian Indian Females ” at CSI-2016 8-11th December 2016, Kochi.
- “Evaluation of Left ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Pregnancy Induced Hypertension and its comparison with normotensive pregnant Asian females ” at International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP-2016) at Sao Paulo, Brazil and published in Pregnancy Hypertension July 2016, Volume 6, Issue 3, Page 188
- Abstract publication and poster presentation: “Insulin Resistance and Hypertension in Asian Indian Adults” in American Diabetic Association Scientific Sessions Conference (ADA’13, Chicago, Illinois)
PRESENTATIONS
- Best Interventional Cases’2021: “Use of double layered OPN NC balloon for resistant calcified lesion in primary PCI” 5th June 2021(International/Online)
- Interventional Strategies Masterclass: “Challenging coronary ostial engagements”: 17th May 2021(Karnal/Hybrid)
- Complex Intervention Case Summit: “Dealing with out of hospital cardiac arrest secondary to acute stent thrombosis due to underdeployment” : 13th December 2020(Online)
- Bifurcation Summit: “Provisional vs Dedicated Bifurcation in primary PCI: Tale of 2 cases in real world scenario” : 3rd September 2020(Online)
- Coronary Complication Case Series: “Cardiac arrest in a primary PCI secondary to acute vessel closure of non culprit vessel secondary to iatrogenic catheter induced dissection” 26th October 2020(Online)
- Complex Intervention Case Summit: “Stuck between rock and hard place during primary PCI” : 12th July 2020(Online)
- Left Main Intervention Symposium: “Use of rotablation for calcified Left main lesion in a post CABG patient presenting with Inferior wall MI.”: 2nd July 2020(Online)
- Best Interventional Cases’2020: “Use of Shockwave lithotripsy and rotablation(rotatripsy) in calcified left main bifurcation” 24th May 2020(International/Online)
- Oral paper/podium presentation on “Assessment of RV function using speckle tracking in patients with pulmonary hypertension and its comparison with conventional echocardiography parameters” at KCSICON-2016 15-16 August 2016,Bengaluru
- Oral Paper Presentation : “Insulin Resistance and Hypertension in Asian Indian Adults” at KAPICON- 2013 at KMC,Manipal.
- Brooklyn Cancer Care, New York:
Preceptor: Dr Ritesh Khillan,MD
Clinical Assistant Professor at SUNY Downstate Medical Centre and Mount Sinai Hospital
- Hackensack Palisades Medical Centre, New Jersey:
Preceptor: Dr Adam Atoot,MD
Program Director, Transitional Year Residency Program
Hackensack Meridian Health- Palisades Medical Centre, NJ
Dr Simcha Weissman, DO
Director of Clinical Research
Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Hackensack Meridian Health- Palisades Medical Centre, NJ improvement
- Health Sciences Review: May 2022- Present
- Manuscript Number: HSRW-D-22-00099
- Manuscript Number: HSRW-D-22-00052
- Manuscript Number: HSRW-D-22-00047
- BMC Cardiovascular Disorders: August 2022- Present
- Submission ID 0ec4496b-040e-4c87-899d-f86509ae3bac
- Submission ID 8d76ab81-61f2-4726-a9bf-925baacad589
- PlOS ONE: August 2022- Present
Manuscript#: PONE-D-22-22088
- "Emplagliflozin and its impact in clinical course of Heart Failure with depressed ejection fraction": National Cardio-Endo Cross Talk: 11th November 2020
- "Lipid Academy Interface: Familial Hypercholestrolemia: Under diagnosed and Undertreated": Lipid Academy Of India Online Session:7th July 2020
- "Comparative efficacy analysis of azelnidipine,amlodipine and cilnidipine" : Indian Medical Association- (District Online) 31 October 2021
- "Role of dabigatran in COVID-19 patients discharged from ICU:" Online-26th May 2021
- "Endovascular Hands on live education program- EVOLVE": Dr V.S.Bedi, August 2019, Sir Gangaram Hospital,New Delhi,India
- "IndoJapanese CTO Workshop(IJCTO)": Dr P K Goel,May 2019, SGPGI, Lucknow, India
- "116th Asan Medical Center Interventional Cardiology Training Program": Dr S.J.Park ,March 2019,Asan Medical Centre, Seoul, South Korea
- "Intravascular Imaging: OCT hands on workshop": Dr Praveen Chandra,September 2018,Medanta Hospital,Gurugram,India
- "Invasive Hemodynamic Assessment in Congenital Heart Diseases" : Dr Vijaylakshmi B., Department of Cardiology,KLE Hospital, Belgaum, August 2015
- Biannual Bharat Vikas Parishad Community Clinic Camp: 2017,2018,2019,2021
- Nidaan Hospital: Community Outreach Clinic Health Program: 2nd Sunday of every month: 2017-2021
- Annual Midtown Rotary Club of Sonipat Community Health Outreach Program: 2017,2018,2019,2021
- Manav Samaj Seva Samiti Arogya Shivir: 2017,2018,2019,2021 • Senior Citizen Club of Sonipat-Health Consultant: 2017-Present
- WHO Polio Eradication Program, Home Vaccination Visits: 2008-2009
- ECFMG Certification- 21 October'2022 (ID:07600810)
- Fellowship in American College of Cardiology-2021 (FACC)
- Fellow Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology-2019 (FAPSIC)
- Member- Indian Medical Association- 2017
- Member- Karnataka Cardiology Society of India- Sep 2016
- Fellowship: General And Interventional Cardiology : J.N.Medical College, KLE University - Belagavi, India Batch topper in the Fellowship final exit examination
- Fellowship in Non Invasive Cardiology: Non Invasive Cardiology : J.N. Medical College, KLE University - Belagavi, India
- M.D.: Internal Medicine : J.N. Medical College, KLE University - Belagavi, India Stood second in my batch in final MD-Medicine exit examination.
- M.B.B.S (Graduate Medical Diploma): Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery : JJM Medical College, RGUHS - Davangere, India
- Graduate Medical Diploma in India is M.B.B.S which as instructed by Medical Council of India is a 5.5yr degree course which includes 1 year of compulsory internship.
- I attended my compulsory clinical 12 month internship at Jaipur Golden Hospital, New Delhi which comprised of rotations in Internal Medicine,General Surgery, Pediatrics, OBGYN, Orthopedics, Dermatology, Community Medicine.
- Best Young Cardiologist of the State Award(Under 40 Category) : Awarded by Hon. Minister Kataria- 2018
- Class Topper(DM Cardiology) : Cardiology Fellowship Exit Exam-2017
- Best Research Project Award in South Zone Young Investigators Conference -Dindigul, Tamil Nadu- 2013
- Best Oral Paper Award : Karnataka Chapter of Association of Physicians of India Conference ( KAPICON )- Manipal, April 2013.
- Best Oral Paper Award : Karnataka Chapter of Cardiology Society of India ( KCSICON)- Bengaluru, May 2016.
- Only ECFMG Approved Doctor in Region
- First in region IVL
- First in region OCT
- First in Region IVUS
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
- "Trends in authorship demographics for manuscripts published in endocrine journals - A 70-year analysis: Arpit Jain, Hritik Madan, Kamaldeep S, Yash Agarwal, Bharat Midha, Shreya Gulati, Priyanka Batra, Ankur Batra, Priyanshu Jain, Ipsa Arora, Madhav Prabhu, Shreyas Arya, Yashasvi Chugh, Shobhit Piplani": F1000 Research 2022, 11:833
- Abstract publication and Oral Presentation:"Treating Calcified Left Main Bifurcation Lesion: What to do when you cant burr" at EURO-PCR-May 2021(Online/Paris,France)
- Video/abstract publication and Oral Presentation:"Managing Stent Dislodgement during Primary PCI" at EURO-PCR-May 2021(Online/Paris,France)
- Abstract publication and podium presentation “ Intracoronary use of Adrenaline in a patient with cardiac arrest secondary to resistant no reflow in a young patient with Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction during Primary PCI ” at EURO-PCR – May 2019 in Paris,France .
- Abstract publication and Oral Presentation: “Management of Guide Induced Left Main Dissection leading to abrupt vessel closure of nonculprit vessel during primary PCI ” at EURO PCR May 2019 in Paris,France
- Abstract publication and oral paper presentation: “Study of diastolic dysfunction in pregnancy induced hypertension and its comparison with normotensive Asian Indian Females ” at CSI-2016 8-11th December 2016, Kochi.
- “Evaluation of Left ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Pregnancy Induced Hypertension and its comparison with normotensive pregnant Asian females ” at International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP-2016) at Sao Paulo, Brazil and published in Pregnancy Hypertension July 2016, Volume 6, Issue 3, Page 188
- Abstract publication and poster presentation: “Insulin Resistance and Hypertension in Asian Indian Adults” in American Diabetic Association Scientific Sessions Conference (ADA'13, Chicago, Illinois)
PRESENTATIONS
- Best Interventional Cases'2021: "Use of double layered OPN NC balloon for resistant calcified lesion in primary PCI" 5th June 2021(International/Online)
- Interventional Strategies Masterclass: "Challenging coronary ostial engagements": 17th May 2021(Karnal/Hybrid)
- Complex Intervention Case Summit: "Dealing with out of hospital cardiac arrest secondary to acute stent thrombosis due to underdeployment" : 13th December 2020(Online)
- Bifurcation Summit: "Provisional vs Dedicated Bifurcation in primary PCI: Tale of 2 cases in real world scenario" : 3rd September 2020(Online)
- Coronary Complication Case Series: "Cardiac arrest in a primary PCI secondary to acute vessel closure of non culprit vessel secondary to iatrogenic catheter induced dissection" 26th October 2020(Online)
- Complex Intervention Case Summit: "Stuck between rock and hard place during primary PCI" : 12th July 2020(Online)
- Left Main Intervention Symposium: "Use of rotablation for calcified Left main lesion in a post CABG patient presenting with Inferior wall MI.": 2nd July 2020(Online)
- Best Interventional Cases'2020: "Use of Shockwave lithotripsy and rotablation(rotatripsy) in calcified left main bifurcation" 24th May 2020(International/Online)
- Oral paper/podium presentation on “Assessment of RV function using speckle tracking in patients with pulmonary hypertension and its comparison with conventional echocardiography parameters” at KCSICON-2016 15-16 August 2016,Bengaluru
- Oral Paper Presentation : “Insulin Resistance and Hypertension in Asian Indian Adults” at KAPICON- 2013 at KMC,Manipal.
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