Dr. Ankur Phatarpekar, M.D., D.M., FSCAI

About

Dr. Phatarpekar is an interventional cardiologist. His areas of practice are coronary and structural heart interventions. MMC Reg. No. 2006/03/1339

Education & Training

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Cardiology, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital (2016-2017)
Lecturer, Dept. of Cardiology, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital (2015)
D.M. Cardiology, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai (2012-2015)

Complex coronary interventions (CTO, bifurcation stenting, left main angioplasty)
Structural heart interventions (TAVI, ASD/VSD/PDA device closures)
Rotaablation and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)-guided procedures
Heart valve repair and replacement
Cardiac resynchronization therapy and pacemaker/ICD implants
Clinical trials and cardiology research

Founder, TAVI Club Mumbai & Nashik (2024)
Faculty at India Live, CSI NIC and IPCI
Certified Proctor for Boston Scientific (Rotaablation), Abbott (OCT), and Myval & Acurate Neo2 (TAVI)
Led large-scale trials including ODYSSEY-OUTCOMES and FREEDOM eV

Published extensively in reputed journals including the Indian Heart Journal, Aorta, British Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research, and Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
Authored multiple case reports highlighting complex structural and congenital heart disease management, including topics such as atrial septal defect anatomy, sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, and transcatheter closure techniques
Co-authored textbook chapters on:
- Exercise Stress Testing in Non-Coronary Heart Disease (API Textbook of Medicine, 11th Edition)
- Catheter-based interventions in perforated sinus of Valsalva (Interventions in Structural, Valvular and Congenital Heart Disease)
Principal Investigator for clinical trials including:
- Mozec SEB Registry – evaluating sirolimus-eluting balloon catheter outcomes
- Smartphone App-Based Follow-up in Heart Failure (LPDH_RWEHF001) – assessing tech-enabled patient care
- IKISS LM Trial – randomized trial on kissing balloon technique in left main PCI
Co-Investigator in major international studies:
- ODESSEY OUTCOMES Trial – evaluating PCSK9 inhibitors in acute coronary syndromes
- FREEDOM eV Trial – comparing treatment strategies in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Host of medical podcasts on heart health and interventional cardiology
Administrator, KEM Hospital Cardiology Alumni
Advocate for technology-driven cardiac care
Organizer and host of academic events like Dr. Ivan Pinto Oration, “Scholastics 2017”

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