Dr. Ashutosh Marwah

Doctor Profile Overview

A surgeon par excellence, Dr. Ashutosh Marwah qualifies as among the most sought after Cardiologist in the New Delhi, India. Dr. Ashutosh Marwah has over 20 years of experience in his field. The clinician treats and manages a wide range of conditions such as Stroke, Transient ischemic attacks, Blocked Arteries, Patent Ductus Arteriosus.

Qualification and Experience

Dr. Ashutosh Marwah is a well-known Pediatric Cardiologist with an experience of more than 22 years. Currently, he is working with Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi. In 1990, He has completed his MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi. Later, he pursued his MD Pediatrics in 1994, again from the Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi. He has attained fellowships in Pediatric Cardiology from Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi, and Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne. In his past experiences, he has worked & collaboratred with some of the world-class hospitals including-

• Worked as Additional Director Director at Jaypee Hospital
• November 2007 till December 2014 Consultant – Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi
• May 2007 – Fortis, Flight Lt Rajan Dhall Hospital Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
• Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist - 2004- May 2007. Department of Pediatric Cardiology - Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Cardiac Sciences. Bangalore.
• Junior Consultant - 2003-2004 Department of Pediatric Cardiology - Delhi Heart and Lung Institute, New Delhi.

His medical interests are Cardiac interventions in newborns, Interventional closure of Cardiac defects- ASD, VSD, PDA, Coarct balloon dilatation stenting, Stent implantation in pulmonary arteries, Perioperative cardiac interventions for complex cardiac lesions, and Echo imaging in complex cardiac abnormalities, fetal echocardiography.

Reasons to Avail Online consultation with Dr. Ashutosh Marwah

• Considered to be the best point of contact for pediatric cardiac cases in Delhi as well as India
• One of the most trustful & recommended doctors with higher experience for online consultations.
• Dr. Ashutosh proactively delivered back-to-back consultations to his patients throughout the current pandemic emergency, while ensuring of covid rules.
• Fluent in English & Hindi to communicate with his patients
• Well-experienced, polite and careful in handling the pediatric cases as they are too sensitive
• Apart from a good professional behavior, Dr. Ashutosh is quite famous among his patients to establish good relations to make them comfortable

Contribution to medical science

Dr. Marwah is a Life Member of the Paediatric Cardiac Society of India and Lions Club of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Dr. Ashutosh is well versed with non-invasive imaging of complex congenital heart defects and neonatal interventions including balloon atrial septostomy, dilatation of critical aortic and pulmonary stenosis. While gaining the best work experiences, Dr. Marwah has performed-

• Cardiac catheterization - more than 1000 diagnostic cardiac catheterizations for assessment of operability and complex cardiac defects.
• Interventional cardiac catheterizations - more than 700 interventional cardiac catheterizations including device closure of atrial septal defects, device and coil closure of Patent ductus arteriosus, balloon dilatation of aortic valve, pulmonary valves and coarctation of aorta.
• Peri-Operative cardiac catheterization for assessment of residual lesions and control of hemoptysis by coil embolization of aorto-pulmonary collaterals.

Dr. Ashutosh has been a great contributor to many research papers in popular medical publications and conferences.

Conditons treated by Dr. Ashutosh Marwah

Dr. Ashutosh Marwah can definitely be referred for these cardiac conditions in children:

• Transient ischemic attacks
• Patent Ductus Arteriosus
• Blocked Arteries
• Stroke

You must intervene immediately and get the required treatment for the heart condition your child is suffering from and not let it linger. Heart conditions in children are either linked to the electrical system which is responsible for the heartbeat and also structural ones which are present from birth. Congenital heart defects are the ones which the child is born with, it is a structural defect.

Signs and symptoms to look after before consulting Dr Ashutosh Marwah

There are several signs and symptoms linked to pediatric cardiac conditions like,

• Difficulty feeding (especially becoming sweaty during feeds)
• Poor growth
• Shortness of breath
• Fatigue
• Pale skin
• Blue colour around the lips and blue skin (cyanosis)

Heart conditions in children are characterised with many symptoms and the most common among them are rapid breathing and rapid heartbeat. Congenital heart disease in children can lead to more issues such as

1. Hindrance in growth and development
2. Repeated respiratory tract infections (RTIs) infections of the sinuses, throat, airways or lungs
3. Heart infection (endocarditis)
4. Pulmonary hypertension
5. Heart failure

The onset of symptoms is relative to the severity of the issue, in more severe cases the symptoms develop early on whereas sometimes they start showing in the teenage or early adulthood years.

Operating Hours of Dr Ashutosh Marwah

Although pediatric cardiologists diagnose and medically treat heart conditions, sometimes they perform few invasive procedures. This doctor works from Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm.

Popular Procedures performed by Dr Ashutosh Marwah

We bring to you the names of the popular procedures performed by Dr. Ashutosh Marwah:

• Balloon Angioplasty
• PDA Closure
• Device Closure of ASD (Amplatzer Septal Occluder)

The doctor also undertakes treatments in patients such as:

1. Arrhythmia treatments (radiofrequency ablation therapy, pacemakers and defibrillator management)
2. Intracardiac electrophysiology study (EPS)
3. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
4. Cardiac emergencies
5. Prescribing medications and suggesting lifestyle changes

If surgery needs to be performed by the doctor then it is done as a team with congenital cardiac surgeon or heart (cardiothoracic) surgeon.

Qualification

• MBBS
• MD

Past Experiences

• Consultant - Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Bangalore, 2006
• Senior Consultant- Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, 2015