Dr. Praveen Chandra is a leading Indian Cardiologist and Chairman of Interventional Cardiology at Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, India.

He is recognized as one of the leaders in Angioplasty in India and is proficient in various new devices and technologies.

Dr. Chandra was awarded the Padma Shri in 2016 by the President of India for his success and achievement in the field of medicine.

He has served as Director of Cardiac Cath Lab & Acute MI Services at Max Healthcare and as Consultant Cardiologist at Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center, New Delhi.

He is a fellow of the Endovascular Intervention Society of India and the Asia-Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology.

Dr. Chandra has been a distinguished faculty member in various international meetings and was the Organizer and Director of the AMI course in New Delhi for 2005 & 2006.

He has published approximately 100 articles, reviews, and abstracts in various national and international journals.

He performed the first Percutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation and Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair in India.

He was also the first to use the Angio Jet Thrombectomy Device, start the Percutaneous Myocardial Laser Vascularization Program in Asia, and use FFR & Bioabsorbable Stents in India.