Meet Dr Tanuj Bhatia, a cardiologist with unwavering commitment

To understand the impact of doctors on society, it is perhaps pertinent to take a step back and look at the larger picture. Medicine is the manifestation of scientific advancement, making a noticeable difference in otherwise deteriorating human health. Within this ecosystem, doctors are important as agents through which scientific understanding, research, and development are communicated and applied to individuals in society for the overall betterment of the society.

Heart conditions are perhaps one of the most serious ailments that plague our society today. Tackling this situation on a regular basis is Dr Tanuj Bhatia from Dehradun. Since 2013, he has served innumerable patients as an Interventional and Consultant Cardiologist at the SMI Hospital in Dehradun. He holds a gold medal in Cardiology from the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.

It is the nature of his work that makes him one of the premier cardiologists in the country. An interventional cardiologist specialises in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular diseases, congenital abnormalities, and structural heart conditions through procedures that are catheter-based. A catheter is a flexible tube that can help to repair damaged or weakened vessels, narrowed arteries, or other affected parts of the heart structure. The most common examples of such treatment are angioplasty and stenting.

Dr Bhatia treats a number of patients suffering from conditions like coronary artery disease, in which the arteries that supply the heart muscles with blood and oxygen begin to narrow. In addition, he also treats heart valve diseases that occur when valves that are responsible for controlling blood flow into the heart’s chambers do not perform their function properly. Under the scope of interventional cardiologists like Dr Bhatia, are also conditions like peripheral vascular diseases wherein the heart is affected due to clogged or hardened veins and arteries across the body. His satisfied patients lovingly remember his gentle demeanor and his effective treatment.

Given the dynamic nature of medical research, doctors often need to be on a continuous learning loop, and Dr Bhatia is one of those doctors who not only assimilates the latest learning but also take efforts to disseminate key developments in the world of research.

He has written several notable articles on cardiology. One of the more recent articles is around Coronary imaging and physiology - a revolution in angioplasty which outlines new technologies like FFR (for physiological assessment) and OCT and IVUS (for coronary imaging). The other one speaks about cardio maintaining revolution, outlining the current scenario in India.