Dr Praveen Kulkarni

Dr Praveen Kulkarni

Director - Intervention Cardiology

Specialities

Cardiology

About Doctor

Dr. Praveen Kulkarni is an experienced cardiologist and Director of Interventional Cardiology at Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai. With extensive experience in cardiovascular care, he specializes in advanced interventional cardiology procedures, complex coronary interventions, and the management of heart conditions.

Before joining Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital in June 2025, Dr. Kulkarni served as a Consultant in Cardiology at Gleneagles Hospitals, Mumbai, for over 12 years. He has also worked at Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai, and GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, gaining valuable expertise in diagnosing and treating a wide range of cardiovascular diseases.

His clinical expertise includes coronary angioplasty, complex percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), left main and bifurcation angioplasty, and primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction. He is also experienced in cardiac device implantation, including pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). His areas of specialization further include mechanical circulatory support devices such as Impella, ECMO, and IABP, as well as structural heart interventions like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and mitral valve procedures.

Dr. Kulkarni also has expertise in echocardiography and stress echocardiography. He is associated with professional medical organizations, including the Indian Medical Association and the Cardiological Society of India, and is registered with multiple medical councils.

Qualification

DM (Cardiology) – Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi (2011)

MD (Medicine) – Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh (2007)

MBBS – Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru (2002)

Area of Expertise

Interventional Cardiology Coronary Angioplasty – including complex PCI/CHIP, left main interventions, bifurcation angioplasty and primary angioplasty in Acute MI Device implantation like permanent pacemakers, implantable cardio defibrillator, CRT etc, Mechanical circulatory devices like Impella, ECMO, IABP Structural interventions like TAVR/ Mitral valve interventions

Non Interventional Cardiology (Echocardiography, Stress Echo)

Work Experience

Currently working at Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai (June 2025 – Present)

Consultant – Cardiology, Gleneagles Hospitals, Mumbai (March 2013 – June 2025)

Consultant – Cardiology, Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai (Nov 2011 – March 2013)

Senior Resident – Cardiology, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi (June 2008 – Oct 2011)

Junior Resident – General Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh (July 2004 – June 2007)