Dr. Pawan Poddar

Dr Pawan Poddar is the Director of the Cath Lab and Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist with 22 years of extensive experience. He is associated with Yoshada Hospitals and Rhythm Clinic And Scan Centre, Somajiguda. Dr Pawan is a highly skilled cardiologist with extensive expertise in interventional cardiology. He was previously associated with Woodland Hospital.

Dr Poddar has performed over 20,000 Diagnostic Coronary Angiograms, 5,000 Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting procedures and over 300 permanent pacemaker implantations (including ICD and CRT implantations).

His areas of expertise include:

• Coronary Interventions:
  • Coronary Angiography, Angioplasty, and Stenting
  • Complex Coronary Interventions (Left Main Stenting, Bifurcation Stenting, CTO Interventions, Saphenous Vein Graft Interventions)
  • Coronary Imaging (IVUS, OCT Guided Interventions)
  • Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) Guided Coronary Interventions
  • Rotablation, Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) for Calcified Plaques
• Structural Heart Interventions:
  • TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement), Valve-in-Valve Procedures
  • Mitral Valve Interventions (PTMC, Valve-in-Valve)
  • Device Closures (ASD, VSD, PDA, RSOV)
• Pacemaker and Device Implantations:
  • Pacemaker Implantations (Single/Dual Chamber, Micra Leadless Pacemaker)
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT), AICD Implantations
  • Pediatric Cardiac Catheterizations
• Aortic Interventions:
  • Aortic Stent Graft Procedures (TEVAR, EVAR)
  • Stenting for Coarctation of Aorta
• Heart Failure and Transplant:
  • Dedicated Heart Failure
  • Heart Transplant Program

His education Qualifications:

1. MD Internal Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi in 2006
2. DM Cardiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh in 2009

Dr Pawan has been felicitated with many awards and accolades throughout his career, a few are listed below:

1. Chikitsa Ratna Award from Agrawal Samaj, Andhra Pradesh, 2010
2. Bhagwan Dhanvantari Sadbhavana Puraskar from Bharatiya Sanskruti Nirman Parishad, Hyderabad, 2012
3. Received Most Promising Interventional Cardiologist (in Hyderabad) Award at International Health Care Awards in Mumbai, 2017
4. Recognised as one of the most inspiring Cardiologist in India by Economic Times during Doctor’s Day Enclave in New Delhi, 2019

Professional Memberships:

• Cardiology Society of India
• Paediatric Cardiology Society of India
• American College of Cardiology
• European Society of Cardiology
• Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions