Dr. Rajnish Sardana

 Academic Career:         

High School: Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, New Delhi, India.  Passed 1992                     

Medical School

Graduation

M.B.B.S
Maulana Azad  Medical   College
University of Delhi, India.
December, 1986

Post graduation

M.D. Internal Medicine
Safdarjung Hospital,
University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
July 1988 to June1991

Post doctoral

D.M. (Cardiology) Postgraduate Institute of  Medical Education  And Research(PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. July 1994 to June 1996
 
Specialty Training - Electrophysiology    

Fellowship - Cardiac Electrophysiology  Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada. January to December 2001    

Experience:

Practicing Cardiac Electrophysiology since 1996. Have been involved from the initial ICD and Biventricular implants in India. Have performed over a 1000 pacemaker implants and similar number of RF ablation procedures independently.

JANUARY 1988 TO JULY 1988
Worked as a Junior Resident in the department of Gastroenterology, and Cardiology at G.B. Pant Hospital, Delhi., India.

AUGUST 1988 TO 9 DECEMBER  1988
Worked as a Post Graduate M.D. (Internal Medicine) Resident department of medicine at Lady Hardinge Medical College and associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.

10 DECEMBER 1988 TO JUNE 1991
Worked as a postgraduate M.D. (Internal Medicine) Resident in department of Medicine at Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India. During this period I was involved in managing patients in the emergency ward, medical ward, C.C.U and dialysis besides attending to the outdoor patients. I also gained valuable experience in running the special “ Diabetic Clinic” for the entire period. I carried out my thesis project and participated in various academic and teaching in activities during this period.

JULY 1991 TO JUNE 1994
Worked as a Medical Officer, after being selected through U.P.S C. in the department of Medicine and Cardiology at Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, India. During this period I independently managed the casualty department , medical emergencies, medical ward and coronary care unit.

JULY 1994 TO JUNE 1996
Worked as DM (Cardiology) Senior Resident in the department of Cardiology, at the prestigious Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. It was a comprehensive cardiac training program including teaching and research activities.

JULY 1996 TO DECEMBER 2000 AND JANUARY 2002 TO JANUARY 2003

Worked at Escorts Heart Institute &Research Centre (EHIRC),
New Delhi, India.
Worked in the department of cardiology and electrophysiology. Besides have been actively participating in various teaching programmes at the institute.


JANUARY 2001 TO DECEMBER 2001
Clinical fellow cardiology, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital
University of Toronto, Canada

Worked as clinical fellow in cardiac electrophysiology, Division of cardiology, Toronto General Hospital, University health network, University of Toronto, Canada.
Toronto General Hospital is a tertiary care hospital with world renowned cardiology, adult congenital heart disease and cardiac surgery departments. The dedicated EP lab was equipped with state of the art biplane GE fluoroscopy lab with 3-D reconstruction facility, PRUKA EP labs and CARTO (electroanatomical) mapping system.
During the one year fellowship program I performed about 300 RF ablations besides diagnostic EP studies. The RF ablations included complex post-operative including post Mustard and post Fontan procedure atrial tachycardia, ischemic and non-ischemic ventricular tachycardia besides routine AVRT, AVNRT and AV nodal ablations. Mapping of arrhythmias included use of CARTO electroanatomical system and basket catheter mapping besides conventional EP mapping.
Besides EP I also performed cardiac catheterization and selective coronary angiographies from femoral, brachial and radial approaches.
The clinical work included independently manning the pacemaker and defibrillator clinics, managing indoor cardiac patients, CCU and emergency patients.
I actively participated and made presentations at the weekly EP and cardiology rounds and other academic activities.

FEBRUARY 2003 to January 2010
Joined Metro Group of hospitals as Head of Pacing and Electrophysiology
Have established the department of electrophysiology performing about 15 RF ablation and EP procedures a month. Also have strengthened the pacing program with introduction of dual chamber pacing and initiated the ICD and CRT-P , CRT-D program with implantation of the first ICD and setting up of specialized pacemaker and ICD follow-up clinic.
 

Research, Publications and Presentations

1.THESIS – Entitled  ROLE OF ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBOTORS IN PROTEINURIA OF DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY carried out between December 1988 to June 1990.

2. Paper Entitled ROLE OF ACE INHIBITORS IN PROTEINURIA OF DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY presented at Association of Physicians of India (API)  conference, Agra, India, in January 1991.

3. OUTCOME OF PREGNANCY IN SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS Abstract published in Indian Heart Journal, Nov-Dec 1995, Vol 47, No. 6 and paper presented at Cardiological Society of India (CSI)  conference, Lucknow, India ,in Dec 1995.

4. DOUBLE OUTLET RIGHT VENTRICLE WITH RESTRICTIVE VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT,  R Sardana, Mandeep Singh, R Juneja, J S Verma, Published in Indian Heart Journal, Jan-Feb1996, Vol  48, No 1, page 59-60.

5. INTERMEDIATE FOLLOW UP OF VDD CARDIAC PACING, T S Kler, Anil Saxena, R Sardana, M L Bhatia, In proceedings of VI Asian Pacific Symposium On Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology. \Ed. K. K. Sethi, 1997, Monduzzi Editore S.P.A. Itlay.


6.PACER CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANTATION IN MALIGNANT VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA: OUR INITIAL EXPERIENCE AND EARLY FOLLOW-UP,  T S Kler, A Saxena, R Sardana, M L Bhatia, N Trehan, In proceedings of VI Asian Pacific Symposium  On Cardiac Pacing And Electrophysiology. Ed K. K. Sethi, 1997, Moduzzi Editore S.P.A. Italy.


7.INTERMEDIATE FOLOW UP OF VDD CARDIAC PACING , R Sardana, T S Kler, & A Saxena, Poster Presented at VI Asia Pacific Symposium of Cardiac Electrophysiology & Pacing from 25th to 28th  October 1997, New Delhi, India.


8.TREATMENT OF SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA BY RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION, EHIRC EXPERIENCE. T S Kler, A Saxena, R Sardana, Presented at VI Asia Pacific Symposium on Cardiac Electrophysiology & Pacing from 25th to 28th  October 1997, New Delhi, India.

9. RELIABILITY OF ATRIAL ELECTROGRAM SENSING BY A FLOATING BIPOLAR  ELECTRODE, INTERMEDIATE FOLLOW UP.
 R Sardana , T S Kler, A Saxena, M L Bhatia, Presented at Annual conference of Cardiological Society of India, from 27th to 31st November 1997,Calcutta,India.

10. ICD – INTERMEDIATE FOLLOW UP, EHIRC EXPERIENCE, paper presented at Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India, November 1997 , Calcutta, India.

11. TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA WITH IMPLANTATION OF TRANSVENOUS PACER-CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR: INTERMEDIATE FOLLOW-UP, A Saxena, R Sardana, M L Bhatia, N Trehan, Abstract published in Indian Heart Journal Vol 49, No  6, Nove-Dec-1997; 49:611.


12. RELIABILTY OF ATRIAL ELECTROGRAM SENSING BY A FLOATING BIPOLAR  ELECTRODE:  INTERMEDIATE FOLLOW UP  OF VDD CARDIAC PACING, R Sardana, T S Kler, A Saxena, A Seth ,M L Bhatia, Abstract published in Indian Heart Journal  Vol 49, No 6, Nov-Dec 1997; 49:608.

13. A CHAPTER TITLED “ ATRIAL FLUTTER AND FIBRILLATION: BASIC CONCEPTS TO INTERVENTIONAL THERAPY” in the textbook “ Postgraduate Medicine” (API) 1998 ( Book Chapter)

14. Lecture entitled Common  Cardiac Arrhythmias  during Proficiency Course in Cardiac   Care organized by IMA Academy of Medical Specialities & Escorts Heart Institute  & Research Centre, New Delhi , India, from 11th of April to 18th of July, 1998.

15 Lecture entitled Cardiac arrhythmias in ICU during review Course on Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine organized by Raj Nanda Pulmonary Disease Research Institute & IMA Academy of Medical specialties, South Delhi Branch Chapter, at EHIRC New Delhi, India.

16 TRANSVENOUS PACER-CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR (PCD) IMPLANTATION: OUR INITIAL EXPERIENCE AND INTERMEDIATE FOLLOW-UP , T S Kler, A Saxena, R Sardana, M L Bhatia, Revised manuscript submitted for publication in Indian Heart Journal..

17.Delivered a talk entitled  Choice of Pacemakers at the 2nd International Symposium on Cardiovascular Surgery and Cardiology in the 2000s, held at EHIRC, New Delhi, India,  from  29th to 31st October, 1998.

18.P WAVE AMPLITUDE WITH FLOATING ATRIAL LEAD (VDDD) VS FIXED ATRIAL LEAD (AAI/DDD) R. SARDANA, T. S. Kler, A. Saxena, A. Seth, R. R. Kasliwal, C. P. Roy, Indian Heart Journal 1999; 51:657.

19.Pacer cardioverter defibrillator implantation in malignant ventricular arrhythmia: spurious shock and their management. Anil  Saxena, Rajnish Sardana, Ashok Seth, ashok K. Omar, T. S. Kler,  Indian Heart Journal 1999;51, 673.

20.Dual chamber pacer-cardioverter defibrillator in patients with  symptomatic ventricular tachycardia cardiac: our initial experience , T. S. Kler, R, Sardana, A. Saxena, India Heart Journal 1999;51, 673.

21.Chapter titled “ device therapy for ventricular arrhythmia” in the textbook “ Medicine Update”Volume 10 , 46:p266-261 (APICON) 2000. (indexed textbook )

22.Endocardial radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation during mitral valve surgery. TS Kler, R Bapna, A Saxena, R Sardana, V Arora, N Trehan. Indian Heart Journal ( abstract issue), Nov-dec, 2000;52:686

23.Electroanatomical mapping for catheter ablation of Cardiac arrhythmias. A Saxena, R Sardana, V Arora, TS kler. Indian Heart Journal(abstract issue) Nov-dec 2000;52:780

24.Bi-ventricular pacing for congestive heart failure: Our initial experience. TS Kler, A Saxena, A, R Sardana, V Arora, RR Kasliwal, S Mittal, S Tandon, N Trehan. Indian Heart Journal (abstract issue) Nov-dec,2000;52:820

25.Choice of pacing mode: Changing trend over a decade. R Sardana, A Saxena, V Arora, TS Kler. Indian Heart Journal (abstract issue) Nov-dec, 2000; 52:820.