Dr. Ayan Kar is a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Narayana Health–Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, specializing in coronary interventions, device implantation, and advanced cardiac imaging.
Educational Background
- MBBS – M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore (2004–2010)
- DNB (Internal Medicine) – Apollo Main Hospital, Chennai (2011–2014)
- DNB (Cardiology) – Narayana Health – Rabindranath Tagore Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Kolkata (2014–present during training)
Clinical Training and Expertise
Comprehensive training in Internal Medicine with rotations in:
- Cardiology, Neurology, Nephrology, Critical Care, Gastroenterology, Pulmonology, Infectious Diseases, Hematology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology & Geriatrics.
- Extensive exposure to emergency care, ICU management, and multidisciplinary medical decision-making.
Cardiology Practice & Interventional Expertise
Independently managing:
- Coronary Angiography and complex Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
- PTMC (Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy)
- Pacemaker, ICD, and CRT Device Implantation
- Cardiac Critical Care Units and Cardiology Outpatient Clinics
Skilled in :
- Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)-guided coronary interventions
Research and Academic Contributions
Platform presentations at national medical conferences.
Authored multiple papers in the field of cardiology, including:
- Intravascular imaging in coronary intervention
- Cardiomyopathy evaluation
- Risk factor and biochemical marker-based cardiac outcomes
Completed dissertation on exercise tolerance and cardiac dyssynchrony in dilated cardiomyopathy.
Book Chapters & Contributions
- Contributed chapters in national cardiology clinical updates, particularly on:
- IVUS-guided PCI
- Uremic Cardiomyopathy
- Beta-blocker therapy in hypertension
- Anti-arrhythmic drug strategies
- Interpretation of landmark trials in Left Main Coronary Disease.
