Question 1

What is Dr Joy Shome's specialisation?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Shome is a Senior Consultant Cardiologist.

He is a registered specialist in the National Health Service, UK - Cardiologist (CCT) - General and Interventional. He has 21 years of experience.

He has completed advanced Cardiology fellowships in Complex Coronary Angioplasty (CTO), Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI).

He has worked as a Consultant Cardiologist at multiple UK hospitals with an enviable record as one of the highest volume TAVI operators in that country.

Question 2

Where does Dr. Joy Shome practice?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Shome is Head of TAVI  &  Senior Consultant at - 
BM Birla Heart Research Centre, Alipore, Kolkata

For appointments, you may call +91 8062 136585.

Question 3

What are the educational qualification of Dr. Joy Shome?

Accepted Answer

MBBS (Manipal) - First Class with Distinctions
MRCP (Glasgow)
MD (King's College London)
CCT - Interventional and General Cardiology (UK)
PGCertClinEd - Cardiology (Newcastle University)
TAVI Fellowship (Swansea)

Question 4

How many Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation / Replacement (TAVI/TAVR) procedures has Dr. Shome performed?

Accepted Answer

As first operator, Dr. Shome has performed over 700 TAVI procedures in the UK alone. Whilst he was at Morriston Hospital in Swansea, the centre became the highest per capita population TAVI centre in the UK.
In India, He regularly proctors TAVI procedures for multiple valve manufacturers, besides operating on his own patients.

Question 5

How many Coronary Angioplasty / Percutaneous Coronary Intervention procedures has Dr. Shome performed?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Shome has done over 2000 Coronary Angioplasty and PCI procedures in the UK alone. A large percentage of these have been Complex cases including Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) cases with fully blocked vessels,

Question 6

What are Dr Shome's specialisations in advanced Cardiology?

Accepted Answer

Dr Shome is an expert in
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI),
Complex Coronary Angioplasty,
Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) PCI,
Complex High-risk Indicated Procedures (CHIP) PCI,
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI),
Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty,
Permanent Pacemaker Implantation,
Complex Cardiac Device Implantation

Dr Joy Shome MBBS MD MRCP CCT

Head, TAVI and Senior Consultant at BM Birla Heart Research Centre.

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