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Interventional Cardiologist
Manipal Hospital, Yeshwantpur , Bangalore, India10 Years of experience
Speaks: English
Dr. Sunil Kumar has more than 10 years of clinical experience. He has done his MBBS from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute in 2004. Later on, he completed his MD in Medicine from Madras Medical College. Then he took the job of a hospitalist at Deepashri Hospital, Bangalore for a couple of years and in 2013 he obtained his DM in cardiology from Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore. He is currently working as Consultant - Interventional Cardiology at Columbia Asia Hospital in Bangalore. Dr. Sunil was also associated with Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road and Sapthagiri Hospital.
Dr. Sunil has received various awards during his career. In 2007, he received the International AIDS Society Scholarship and he was the winner of Paper Presentation at Cardiology Society of India in 2012 in Karnataka. He is a member of the Cardiology Society of India and the Indian College of Cardiology. Dr. Sunil had also received Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology in 2015 from The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, which is regarded as one of the top cardiac institutes in the US. He is trained in performing various cardiac surgeries including peripheral vascular interventions, coronary angiogram and angioplasty, and Pacemaker/ICD/CRT implantation.
Dr. Sunil Kumar S treats a number of conditions such as the ones listed here for you:
Structural heart diseases can be resolved through interventional procedures for the person to live a healthy and long life. Patients with these heart conditions can be provided with best treatment with the assistance of modern technology and world class equipments. It is essential that when procedures are performed on patients with these conditions, they are followed up with best of post procedural care.
We bring to you the various symptoms and signs in patients having structural or non-coronary cardiovascular conditions:
Few commonly experienced symptoms are chest pain and fatigue in patients with these heart conditions. A continuous high blood pressure should be monitored regularly and is usually a sign of a structural issue in the heart. Kidneys start getting affected because of structural heart issues and kidney dysfunction could also happen.
It is from Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 7 pm that the doctor operates. It speaks to the efficiency and skill of the interventional cardiologist that less time is taken to complete procedures.
Here is the list of the popular procedures that Dr. Sunil Kumar S performs::
The solution for blocked arteries because of coronary heart disease has been through procedures like placement of stent, angioplasty and atherectomy for a long time now. The procedure to insert defibrillators and pacemakers to correct abnormal heart rhythms is also regularly performed.
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In order to decipher your heart condition, interventional cardiologists prescribe or perform various diagnostic and screening tests. A1L1_FAQ_Interventional_Cardiologist The doctors are also the go to specialist in case of cardiac emergencies such as a heart attack. You must consult the doctor at once if you are faced with a heart condition otherwise situation may deteriorate further.
Let us have a look at the several tests that are usually recommended prior to and during consultation for an Interventional Cardiologist:
The right treatment can be decided by the doctor basis the recommended tests and their results. If you wish to know how healthy your heart and blood vessels are it makes sense to get them done.
Eating well, exercising regularly and a balanced lifestyle, no smoking or drinking ensures a healthy heart. Interventional cardiology techniques can help resolve the structural defects in your heart or cardiovascular issues if any. Interventional cardiologists treat heart conditions with catheter-based treatments which are non surgical. In case the usual changes in your diet and lifetsyle do not help then you can visit this specialty of doctor.