Dr. Manjinder Singh Sandhu

Overview

Dr. Manjinder Singh Sandhu is an experienced interventional cardiologist currently serving as Principal Director of Cardiology at FMRI, Gurgaon. He has extensive expertise in congenital heart defect interventions, coronary and peripheral angioplasty, device closures, pacemaker implantation, and advanced cardiac procedures. He has also contributed significantly to teaching, research, and advanced cardiac care.

• ✔35+ years of experience in cardiology
• ✔Principal Director, Cardiology at FMRI Gurgaon
• ✔Extensive expertise in interventional cardiology
• ✔Performed over 20,000 procedures independently
• ✔Internationally recognized fellowships and research contributions
• ✔Experience in treating international patients from multiple countries

Detailed Experience

Dr. Sandhu has extensive clinical and academic experience in interventional cardiology with expertise in coronary interventions, congenital heart disease interventions, and advanced device therapies. He has served at leading hospitals and has been actively involved in postgraduate teaching and government-funded research projects. He also served as cardiologist accompanying the President of India during official tours.

• ✔Principal Director, Cardiology – Fortis Memorial Research Institute (Current Role)
• ✔Principal Director – Max Super Specialty Hospital, Gurgaon (2024)
• ✔Vice Chairman – Cardiology, Paras Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. (2023)
• ✔Medical Director & Director of Cardiology – Artemis Hospital (2017)
• ✔Cardiologist – Batra Hospital (2011)
• ✔Service in Indian Army (2010)

Qualifications

• ✔MBBS – Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
• ✔MD (General Medicine) – Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
• ✔DNB (Medicine) – National Board of Examinations, Delhi (1993)
• ✔DM (Cardiology) – PGIMER, Chandigarh (2001)
• ✔FACC – Fellow of American College of Cardiology
• ✔FSCAI – Fellow of Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions

Clinical Focus

• ✔Interventional Cardiology
• ✔Congenital Heart Disease Interventions
• ✔Coronary Angioplasty
• ✔Peripheral Angioplasty
• ✔Pacemaker Implantation
• ✔AICD Procedures
• ✔Device Closure Procedures
• ✔Structural Heart Interventions
• ✔Complex Coronary Procedures

Research & Publications

• ✔Selected Academic Contributions:
• ✔“Mental Stress and its effect on Heart Rate and Rhythm” – Indian Heart Journal (1991)
• ✔“Dilated cardiomyopathy in Gorkha’s” – Journal of Association of Physicians of India (1995)
• ✔“Association of Alcoholic Cardiac and Liver disease” (1998)
• ✔“Single stage bilateral common carotid artery stenting in Takayasu arteritis” – Neurol India (2001)
• ✔“Large spontaneous coronary artery dissections” – Angiology (2004)
• ✔“Toxic epidermal necrolysis: A case report” – Medical Journal Armed Forces India (2006)
• ✔“Isolated protein S deficiency presenting as catastrophic systemic arterial and subsequent venous thrombosis” (2012)
• ✔“Single-center experience of fluoroless AVNRT ablation guided by 3D electro-anatomic mapping” – Indian Heart Journal (2014)