Present Position:
Principal Director & Head
Cardiology and Electrophysiology
Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi
Work Experience and Positions Held:
- Principal Director and Head Cardiology and Electrophysiology
Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh
June 2025 – Present - Director and Head Cardiology and Electrophysiology
Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh
August 2022 – June 2025 - Director and Unit Head Cardiology and Electrophysiology
Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh
August 2022 – August 2022 - Director Cardiac Sciences
Max Superspeciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, India
April 2020 – October 15, 2020 - Associate Director Cardiology and HOD Cardiac Cath Lab
Max Superspeciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi
2016 – March 2020 - Associate Director Cardiology and Coordinator Cardiology
Max Superspeciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi
2014 – 2016 - Senior Consultant Cardiology and Coordinator Cardiology
Max Superspeciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi
2012 – 2014 - Senior Consultant Cardiology
Max Devki Devi Heart & Vascular Institute, Saket, New Delhi
2008 – 2012 - Consultant Cardiology
Max Devki Devi Heart and Vascular Institute, Saket, New Delhi
May 2005 – 2008 - Junior Consultant Cath Lab
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi
March 2003 – March 2005 - Consultant Cardiology
Metro Hospital, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
January 2003 – February 2003 - Junior Consultant Cardiology
Batra Hospital and Medical Research Center, New Delhi
March 2001 – January 2003 - Post DM Senior Resident Cardiology
K.G. Medical University, Lucknow
March 2000 – March 2001 - Senior Resident Cardiology
K.G. Medical University, Lucknow
February 1998 – February 2000 - Senior Resident Cardiology
G B Pant Hospital New Delhi
January 1997 – February 1998 - Senior Resident Cardiology
Batra Hospital and Medical Research Center, New Delhi
January 1996 – JAN 1997
Professional Medical Education:
- DM (Cardiology)
King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
July 2000 - MD (Internal Medicine)
Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
December 1995 - MBBS
Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
December 1991
Fellowship of Cardiovascular Societies
*FSCAI
Fellow of Society for Coronary Angiography and Intervention USA
*FESC
Fellow of European Society of Cardiology – International
*FACC
Fellow of American College of Cardiology
Additional Skills and Training:
- Bard Electrophysiology Training (1st, 2nd, and 3rd modules) – 2002-3
- Cardiac Interventional Skills:
- More than 15,000 angioplasties (coronary, peripheral, carotid)
- Peripheral interventions, including arterial embolisation
- Aortic stent graft in over a dozen cases
- Pacemakers and devices implantation (over 1000 cases)
- Venous Interventions
- Radiofrequency ablation of various cardiac conditions
- Leadless Pacemaker (Micra) implantation
- TAVR
Leadership:
- Established Clinical, interventional, and noninvasive cardiology departments at various hospitals.
- Actively involved in training young cardiologists.
- Conducted seminars and meetings to spread knowledge of cardiology.
- Contributed articles on public health in print and electronic media.
- Proctor for advanced procedures.
- Regular participation in continuing medical education programs.
Awards and Recognitions:
- Dr NN Gupta Gold Medal for Best Paper in UPICON 1995.
- Merit scholarship of UP government from 1983 to 1985.
- Integrated merit scholarship of UP government from 1981 to 1983.
- President Appreciation Award from IMA DNZ Delhi 2013.
- Felicitated by Ayushman Bharat Nyas in 2022 for outstanding care in cardiology.
- Outstanding Contribution in Cardiology IMA DNZ Delhi 2023.
- Fortis Gem Award for Highest number of patient appreciation in 2023.
- Fortis Gem Award for Highest number of patient appreciation in 2024.
Membership of Professional Bodies:
- Cardiological Society of India
- Indian Heart Rhythm Society
- IMA and IMA DNZ
- European Society of Cardiology
- Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society
- American College of Cardiology
- Society for Coronary Angiography and Intervention USA
- Hear Rhythm Society (USA)
Ongoing Trials:
- TUXIDO TRIAL: A multicentric trial involving thin strut drug-eluting stent in patients with CAD comparing outcome with CABG.
- A prospective single-centre study to investigate plaque characteristics in the culprit vessel in young Indian patients with ACS undergoing PCI by optical coherence tomography imaging.
Publications:
Thesis:
- MD: “A clinical, aetiological and echo-cardiographic study of infective endocarditis”.
- DM: “Natural history of high degree atrioventricular block in acute inferior wall Myocardial infarction in thrombolytic era and impact of temporary pacing”.
- Papers Published:
Tripathi N; Anupurba S; Agarwal BV A clinical and aetiological study of infective endocarditis. Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India). 1996; 32:193-8 - Singh NK, Tripathi N. Acute disseminated histiocytosis X with frightening proptosis in an adult. J Assoc Physicians India. 1996;44(8):571-572.
- Dwivedi SK, Saran RK, Rathi AK, Tripathi N, Narain VS, Puri VK. LV Pacing through coronary sinus tributaries-initial experience. Indian Heart J 2001;53:71-73.
- Dwivedi SK, Saran RK, Khera P, Tripathi N, Kochar AK, Narain VS, Puri VK. Short term (48 hours) vs. long term (7 days) antibiotic prophylaxis for permanent pacemaker implantation. Indian Heart J.2001;53:740-742.
- Dwivedi SK, Tripathi N. Antibacterial treatment of infective endocarditis. In Current Perspective in Cardiology (Ed. Anil Kumar) Cardiological Society of India, 52nd annual Conference 2000; 182-189.
- Puri VK, Tripathi N. Drug treatment of ventricular tachycardia – current status. In Recent Advances in Cardiology (Ed. PC Saxena) 7th annual conference of Cardiological Society of India, UP Chapter Cardiocon – 2001;100-111.
- Saran RK, Tripathi N. Medical management of congestive heart failure – current status. In Recent Advances in Cardiology (Ed. PC Saxena) 7th annual conference of Cardiological Society of India, UP Chapter Cardiocon – 2001;169-181.
- Narain VS, Tripathi N. Endothelial dysfunction. In Recent Advances in Cardiology (Ed. PC Saxena) 7th annual conference of Cardiological Society of India, UP Chapter Cardiocon -2001;182-188..
- Abstracts:
Dwivedi SK, Tripathi N, Saran RK, Narain VS, Puri VK. Natural history of III0 AV block after acute inferior myocardial infarction (AIMI) in thrombololysed and nonthrombolysed patients- Single centre experience. PACE 1999, 22, 882. - Tripathi N, Saran RK, Dwivedi SK. Prospective evaluation of natural history of advanced AV block in inferior wall myocardial infarction. Indian Heart J 1999; 51: 656.
- Tripathi N, Dwivedi SK, Saran RK, Narain VS, Puri VK, Kochar AK, Rao PV, Khera P, Gupta R, Gupta V. Persistent (more than 2 weeks) III0 AV block after acute inferior wall myocardial infarction – do all need permanent pacing? Indian Heart J. 1999; 51: 657.
- Khera P, Dwivedi SK, Puri VK, Saran RK, Narain VS, Panday AK, Gupta R, Kochar A, Tripathi N, Rao PV. Randomized prospective assessment of the efficacy of intravenous deltiazem and amiodarone for the management of atrial fibrillation. Indian Heart J. 1999; 51: 614.
- Kochar A, Puri VK, Saran RK, Narain VS, Dwivedi SK, Panday AK, Gupta R, Tripathi N, Rao PV, Khera P. Risk factors and severity of coronary artery disease in Indians. Indian Heart J. 1999; 51: 689.
- RD Yadave, B Kandpal, N Tripathi, AM Das, S Sharma, R Agrawal, R Bajaj.SuccessfulSuccessful Radiofrequency Ablation of Slow Pathway for Atrioventricular Nodal Re-Entrant Tachycardia: When to Stop? Indian Heart J. 2003; 55:
- RD Yadave, B Kandpal, N Tripathi, AM Das, S Sharma, R Agrawal, R Bajaj.Validity of Electrophysiologic Criteria of Tricuspid Annulus: Inferior Vena Cava Isthmus Conduction Block in Radiofrequency Ablation of Typical Atrial Flutter. Indian Heart J. 2003; 55:
Conference Invitations as Faculty:
- AMI COURSE, 25th – 27th January 2008, New Delhi
- AMI Course 2010 & Workshop on New Frontiers in Cardiology scheduled from 12th – 14th Nov. 2010 at Gurgaon (Delhi NCR).
- NIC 2014 (National Intervention Council) meeting to be held in Kochi, India from 25th – 27th Apr 2014
- Joint NIC @ AICT Session – Jakarta on 28th Nov 2014.
- 8thAICT Conference 5th-7th October 2012 at Gurgaon, Haryana.
- AMI Course 2010 & Newer Frontiers in Interventional Cardiology, 12th – 14th Nov 2010, Hotel Crown Plaza, Gurgaon, Delhi NCR.
- AGENDA of IIC SUMMIT 2014
- The National Intervention Council (NIC) midterm meeting was held from 25th – 27th April, Kochi,2014.
- Joint NIC @ AICT Session – Jakarta on 28th Nov 2014.
- NIC 2015 was held in Delhi on April 3-5, 2015.
- EP Live 2019 on 21st April 2019
- Organised a national conference, IICT (Innovations in Cardiac Therapeutics), on 30th June 2019 in New Delhi
- The 2nd National Meeting on Imaging and Physiology Chennai was held on 9-11 August 2019.
- Women Cardiac Care (WCC)-2023 organized on 4th & 5th March 2023 at Hotel Marriott, Indore
- 6th India Valve organised ; 1- 3rd September; Mumbai India
- 4th Chip CTO India -23; New Delhi
- TCTAP – Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Korea, from April 25 to 27, 2024.
- TCTAP – Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Korea, from April 25 to 27, 2024.