Dr. Tushar Roy

Dr. Tushar Roy is a distinguished New Delhi-based Cardiologist with over two decades of rich experience under his belt. He is available for consultation by appointment six days a week either at the Roy Heart Care Clinic or at the National Heart Institute.

Dr. Roy completed his MBBS from the University of Calcutta in 1982 before obtaining a Diploma in Cardiology in 1986 from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. In 1989, he further went on to do his MD (Medicine) from the University of Delhi. With Cardiology as his chosen superspeciality, Dr. Roy added to his impressive roster of qualifications with a DM degree from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh in1992. He further enhanced his academic portfolio with the MRCP (UK) and MRCP (Edinburgh) titles in 1999 and a degree in Law from Chaudhury Charan Singh University, Meerut in 2014.

Dr. Roy has been connected to many institutes and hospitals in his career. He had been associated with PGIMER initially as Senior Resident and then as Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiology. He then moved to the Safdarjang Hospital in New Delhi as Consultant Cardiologist and Unit Head in the Department of Cardiology (September 1992 to March 1994 and Oct 1994 to June 1996). He also had a stint at the King Faisal Hospital in Saudi Arabia for over four years (June 1996 to April 2001) where he was designated Consultant Cardiologist. Since October 2001, he has been with the National Heart Institute as Senior Consultant.

During his tenure as a Resident Teaching Fellow and subsequently as an Assistant Professor in Cardiology at PGIMER, and at his positions at Safdarjang Hospital and King Faisal Hospital, Dr. Roy acquired extensive experience in investigational, procedural and clinical fields. His investigational and procedural experience includes vast exposure to Echocardiography including Colour Doppler, Carotid and Renal Doppler, Peripheral Vascular Flow Analysis, Fetal Echocardiography, as well as Dobutamine and Exercise Stress Echocardiography. He has also done numerous Transesophageal Echocardiography procedures.

Dr. Roy's experience further includes implantation of permanent and temporary pacemakers, numerous coronary angiographies, cardiac catheterisations, PTMC, Pulmonary and Aortic Valvuloplasty. His clinical experience includes management of all kinds of cardiac emergencies, which he obtained as Assistant Professor in-charge of cardiac emergencies at PGIMER, as well as Holter Analysis, Treadmill testing and Late Potential analysis.

Dr. Tushar Roy is a prolific writer and has contributed several papers to various peer-reviewed journals. He has attended numerous conferences across the country and internationally, at which he has made several presentations in his field of expertise. During his academic years, he was a regular recipient of awards and scholarships. His hobbies include Indian classical music -  he has a senior diploma in classical instrumental music (sitar).