Dr. Viveka Kumar
Consultant physician committed to accurate diagnosis and personalised treatment, working with a coordinated specialist team.
About Dr. Viveka Kumar
Dr. Viveka Kumar is Chairman of Cardiology and Chief of Cath Labs (Pan Max) at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi. With over 32 years of clinical practice and 50,000+ completed cardiac interventions, he holds national records for performing the highest number of leadless pacemaker (Micra) and AICD implants in India. He is a certified international proctor for TAVI/TAVR and structural heart therapies.
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Overview & Expertise
Dr. Viveka Kumar is an interventional cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. Serving as Chairman of Cardiology and Chief of Cath Labs across Max Healthcare, he has executed over 50,000 interventional cardiac procedures and 7,500+ complex angioplasties (PCI).
His specialties cover transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI/TAVR), MitraClip mitral repairs, complex bifurcation/left main stenting, leadless pacemakers, and radiofrequency catheter ablations.
Education & UK Advanced Training
Dr. Kumar earned his MBBS and MD in Internal Medicine from the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS-BHU). He completed his DM in Cardiology at the LPS Institute of Cardiology, Kanpur.
He pursued advanced fellowship training in interventional cardiology and electrophysiology at St. George's Hospital, London, and Southampton University Hospital, UK.
National Firsts & Awards
Dr. Kumar performed India's first subcutaneous AICD (S-ICD) implantation and leads the nation in total leadless pacemaker installations. Honored with the Chikitsa Ratna Award by the Delhi Medical Association, he is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and European Society of Cardiology (FESC).
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