Awarded with the prestigious Padma Shri Award, the fourth highest civilian Award in India, by the Hon’ble President of India in 2016, for exemplary work in the field of Medicine.
He completed his MBBS and MS from King George’s Medical College Lucknow in 1985 and 1989 respectively.
He is a fellow of Endovascular Intervention Society of India and the Asia-Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology as well as Endovascular Intervention Society of India and the Asia-Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology
Recognized as one of the leaders in the country and is proficient in a lot of new devices and technologies.
He was also the key organizer and director of the AMI course in New Delhi for 2005, 2006, 2008 & 2010 and is an author of over 100 articles and reviews in leading medical journals.
He worked as Director of Cardiac Cath Lab & Acute MI Services at Max Healthcare previously.
Credited with using new devices like Rotarex, Kensey Nash DPD for the first time in India along with his team
Dr. Praveen has expertise in Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty & Coronary Angioplasty and is proficient in a lot of new devices and latest technologies
Awarded for success and achievement in the field of Coronary Angioplasty in India in 1998
Published over 100 articles, reviews and abstracts in various national and international journals
Dr. Chandra is an esteemed Member of Cardiology Society of India
Medanta – The Medicity is amongst India’s largest and most renowned multi-super speciality healthcare centre with 1250 beds, 29 super speciality units and more than 800 accomplished doctors.
Supported by state-of-art infrastructure, all the departments in the hospital are fully equipped with cutting-edge technology, modular Operation Theatre and modernized monitoring systems in ICUs.
The panel of doctors from Medanta, headed by A.S.Soin performed the first successful intestinal transplant in India.