23+ years of expertise

Dr. Girish B Navasundi

Senior Consultant and Interventional Cardiologist

MBBS from - J.S.S Medical College,Mysore    |Apollo Hospital Bannerghatta Bangalore

About Dr. Girish B Navasundi

  • Dr. Girish B Navasundiย  is a Cardiologist and has an experience of 23 years in this field.
  • He is working as a ย Senior Consultant in Cardiologist at Apollo Hospital,Bangalore
  • His specialization includes Cardiologist
  • The services provided by him are Carotid Angioplasty And Stenting,Coronary Angiogram,Peripheral Angioplasty,PDA Closures,Pacemaker Implantation,Device Closures,IVC Filters,Thrombectomy,Intravascular Thrombolysis,Embolectomy,Distal Embolization,Distal Protection Devices
  • He has extensive experience of several years in the field of Cardiology
  • He has performed over 3000 angiograms through femoral, radial and ulnar approach.
  • He has to his credit of performing 1000 angioplasties both coronary and peripheral, PDA coil closures ASD device closures, IVC filter deployment and pace maker implantations.
  • His area of expertise include the usage of IABP, distal protection devices, covered stents, IVC filters, thrombectomy, intravascular thrombolysis and embolectomy, distal embolisation and AICD implantation.
  • He is a cardiologist to implant absorbable stent in private healthcare sector in the state of Karnataka.
  • He is also the first to implant MRI compatible AICD system in the state of Karnataka and also the first to implant tapering coronary stent in the state of Karnataka.

Education

  • MBBS from - J.S.S Medical College,Mysore
  • MD - General Medicine from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,Belgaum
  • DNB - Cardiology from APOLLO HOSPITALS,Hyderabad

Experience

  • 2001โ€“2002: Dr. Girish B. Navasundi worked as Registrar โ€“ Endocrinology at Mallya Hospital and Wockhardt Hospital, Bengaluru, gaining early clinical experience
  • 2002โ€“2003: He served as Registrar โ€“ Cardiology at St. Johnโ€™s Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru during his specialist training.
  • 2003โ€“2006: He worked as a Registrar โ€“ Cardiology (DNB Trainee) at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad while completing his cardiology training.
  • 2006โ€“2009: He served as a Consultant Cardiologist at Apollo Hospitals, Bengaluru in the early phase of his practice.
  • 2009โ€“Present: He has been working as Senior Consultant & Interventional Cardiologist at Apollo Hospitals (Bannerghatta Road), Bengaluru.

Awards

  • Awarded Second Best Paper at the National level for his presentation on โ€œPrimary Angioplasty and Stenting Experienceโ€ at the Indian College of Cardiology in Mumbai.
  • Received a First Place in presentation at a Post-Graduate (PG) quiz competition in TANPSYCON, 2013.

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Frequently Asked Question

He is a Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, specializing in complex heart- and vascular-interventions.

He performs angiograms, angioplasties (both coronary & peripheral), device implantations (pacemakers, AICD, CRT/CRTD), structural heart interventions (TAVR/TAVI), amongst others.

For complex interventional cardio-vascular care โ€” for example blockages requiring angioplasty, structural heart disease (valve replacement via catheter), or device implantations to treat heart rhythm disorders and heart failure.