Profile and Area of Expertise
One of the pioneers of Interventional Cardiologist in South India, Dr. Shailender Singh is renowned for his tremendous contribution to the field with over 10,000 Coronary Angioplasties.
Apart from training hundreds of Cardiologists from all over the country in Interventional Cardiology, he also conducted national and international workshops on Coronary Angioplasty and Mitral Valvuloplasty. He also conducted specialized courses in Sri Lanka and China.
Areas of Expertise:
- Include Coronary Angioplasty with stenting, Peripheral Angioplasty & Stenting, Carotid Angiogram & Stenting, Balloon Mitral Valvotomy, Balloon Pulmonary / Aortic Valvuloplasty, Device closure of heart defects and Percutaneous filters.
Experience (Current Position & Previous Positions)
Current Position:
- Sunshine Hospitals in Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Heart Clinic in Panjagutta, Hyderabad
Previous Positions:
- Senior-Resident – DM – Cardiology Sree-Chitra-Tirunal-Institute-of-Medical-Sciences-and-Technology -Thiruvananthapuram – India – 1985 – 1987
- Associate-Professor – Cardiology-and-Incharge-Cardiac-Catheterization-Laboratory Nizams Institute of MedicalSciences – Hyderabad – India – 1988 – 1993
- Head-Department-of-Cardiology-&-Chief-Interventioal-Cardiologist Mediciti-Hospitals – Hyderabad – India – 1993 -2005
- Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist Sunshine Hospitals – 2005 – Currently Working
Education & Certificates
- MBBS – Kakatiya Medical College – 1978 – Warangal – India
- MD – General Medicine – Osmania Medical College – 1981 – Hyderabad – India
- DM – Cardiology – Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology – 1985 – Trivandrum – India
Awards
- Gold Medalist in MD – General Medicine Distinction Holder and University Topper in Medicine
Publications & Presentations
- He published articles in several journals and presented papers in NEJM on Balloon Mitral Valvotomy.
- He was also bestowed with honor of delivering lectures in the prestigious Pittsburgh University Hospital.
Memberships
- American-College-of-Cardiology
- Cardiological Society of India (CSI)
Languages
- English, Hindi, Telugu
