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Dr. V S Prakash is Professor and Head of the Department of Cardiology & Cardiac Electrophysiology at M S R Ramaiah Memorial Hospital & Professor of Cardiology at MSR Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Bangalore.
His current position involves the comprehensive management of Cardiac patients which includes: 1. Coronary Interventions - both Primary PTCA as well as elective complex Coronary Interventions.
2. Treating patients with heart rhythm disorders as well as heart failure patients. Treatment has included biventricular pacemaker implantations.
3. Responsibility for the Electrophysiology lab with 3D mapping systems. He is also responsible for advanced pacing systems and ICD systems.
Dr. Prakash has extensive experience in Interventional Cardiology, having worked as a Cardiologist at several hospitals in India since 1994. He has performed over 3,500 elective Coronary Angioplasties as Primary Operator and over 1,600 primary PTCAs. He has performed over 3,500 Ablations for various Arrhythmias. He was the first in India to perform Catheter-based Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in 1999. He has also performed innumerable pacemaker implantations and heart failure and ICD device implantation.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS :
Awarded the Mahindra & Mahindra/Nightingale Award for one of the 10 leading personalities in the field of Medicine - 2003.
President's medal for president's oration, Annual CSI Chapter.

MEMBERSHIPS :
Cardiological Society of India (CSI)
Life Member, Indian College of Electrocardiology.
American College of Cardiology.
European Society of Cardiology.
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

Associate Hospital:

M S Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, Bangalore
MSRIT Post, New B E L Road, M S Ramaiah Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka.

Consulting Hours :
11:00 AM to 07:00 PM
Monday to Saturday