Dr. Y. Vijayachandra Reddy (Dr. YVC Reddy) is an internationally renowned Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist with over 29 years of expertise in complex coronary, structural, valvular, and endovascular interventions.

Educational Qualifications

• DM (Cardiology) – SGPGIMS, Lucknow
• MD (Internal Medicine) – PGIMER, Chandigarh
• MBBS – S.V. Medical College, Tirupati
• MRCP (UK), FACC, FCSI, FSCAI, FESC, CCDS-certified Cardiac Device Specialist

Key Areas of Expertise

• Complex coronary interventions (CHIP PCI, CTOs, LMCA, bifurcation, calcified lesions)
• Acute MI & cardiogenic shock interventions
• Transradial angiography & PCI; pioneering “anterior-only puncture” technique
• Transcatheter valve therapies (TAVR/TAVI, TMVR, MitraClip procedures)
• Endovascular aortic interventions (TEVAR, EVAR, hybrid procedures, chimney grafts)
• Renal, carotid, peripheral vascular interventions and limb salvage angioplasty
• Cardiac device therapies (Pacemakers, CRT, ICD)
• Robotic angioplasty & imaging-physiology optimized PCI

Career Highlights

• Performed 42,000+ invasive cardiac procedures, including:
• 15,000+ PCIs
• ~1,000 PCIs in cardiogenic shock
• 495 PTMCs
• 450 peripheral interventions
• 310+ renal angioplasties
• 1,000+ cardiac devices
• 200+ TAVR/TMVR/PVL closures/TEER
• First in the world to describe “Balloon on String Thrombus” and “Cracked Heart Syndrome”
• Co-operator in India’s first Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Valve (TMVR)
• Involved in India’s first trans-common iliac conduit TAVR
• Pioneered futuristic robotic PCI work at Apollo Hospitals

Work Experience

• Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist – Apollo Hospitals (since 2009)
• Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist – Vijaya Heart Foundation (12 years)
• Assistant Professor, SVIMS Tirupati
• Visiting Consultant for complex interventions across multiple centers

Academic & Teaching Roles

• Teacher and mentor for DNB/DrNB cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery trainees
• Proctor for advanced coronary & endovascular interventions
• Extensive involvement in simulator-based training programs

Research & Publications

• Numerous international & national publications, including first-author contributions in major cardiology journals
• Reviewer for Indian Heart Journal, EuroIntervention, Heart & Circulation
• Research in myocardial ischemia, echocardiography, prosthetic valves, cardiac devices, PCI optimization, and aneurysm repair

Lectures, Presentations & Workshops

• Invited international faculty at CCT Japan, EuroPCR, TCT Asia Pacific, OCC/AICT China
• Delivered hundreds of national lectures, orations, CMEs
• Organized major cardiology conferences including ALICE (2016–2024)
• Live case operator in national and international interventional workshops

Awards & Distinctions

• Outstanding Researcher Award, TCT Asia Pacific
• Best Doctor Award – Dr. MGR Medical University
• Distinguished Clinician Award – Apollo Hospitals
• Multiple state and national honors for excellence in Cardiology
• Numerous medals and distinctions during MBBS and MD training

Memberships

• ACC, CSI, Indian College of Cardiology, API, IMA, SCAI, ESC