Dr. Pratap Chandra Rath

• Organized The First National Interventional Council Meeting Of Cardiology Society Of India At Hyderabad

• Organized The Indo-french Interventional Cardiology Conference At Hyderabad

• Trained Nine Young Cardiology Fellows In Interventional Cardiology At Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad And Thirty Physicians On Echo, Tmt And Ccu Management.

• Started Interventional Cardiology Programme At Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, Institute Of Cardiovascular Disease, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh And Scb Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa.

• Trained Doctors And Started Coronary Stenting Programme At Durgabai Deshmukh Hospital, Cdr Hospital, Hyderabad And Institute Of Cardiovascular Disease, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Institute Of Cardiovascular Disease, Dhaka.

• Founding Trustee & Scientific Director – Indo French Institute Of Carotid And Peripheral Vascular And Diseases. Implanted Drug Eluting (Cypher) Stent 1st Time In Asia Pacific Countries

• Organized First Asia Pacific Transradial Interventional Workshop At Apollo Hospital.

• Organized Five National Meetings & Live Demonstration Courses At Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad On Interventional Cardiology.

• Participated As A Faculty In 25 National & International Meeting In India, Bangladesh, China, Singapore, Europe & Usa.

• Zonal Coordinator, Ptca Registry, India

• Selected By The Cardiological Society Of India And Delivered Dr K.k.datey Memorial Oration In The Annual Conference Of Cardiological Society Of India At Kolkata

• First Time Performed Drug Eluting Stent In Asia Pacific Region.

• First Time Performed Carotid Stenting By Using Protection Device In India. (Published In Indian Heart Journal)

• Performed One Of The Highest Number Of Percutaneous Transluminal Myocardial Laser Revascularization (Ptmr) In India (Published In Indian Heart Journal).

• First Time Performed Venous Graft Intervention Using Protection Device In India (Published In Indian Heart Journal).

• First Time Performed Trans Radial Coronary Angioplasty And Stenting In Asia Pacific Region In ’94 ( Published In Indian Heart Journal Also Reported In The Limca Book Of World Records).

• Largest Series Of Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty In The World Using Bifoil Balloon Catheter (Published In Journal Of Cardiovascular Diagnosis).

• PS Rao, Rath PC, Tripti Deb, S Reddy, V Dixit: Initial experience with buttoned umbrella device for closure of ASD and PDA. IHJ (Abstract. Issue Sept/Oct)

• PS Rao, Rath PC, Tripti Deb, C Dixit: Immediate Results Of Low Pressure Prolonged Dilation Vs High Pressure Short Dilation. IHJ, Sept Oct, Vol 455, No. 5, P. 406

Membership

• American College of Cardiology

Membership

• European College of Cardiology

Membership

• Indian College of Cardiology (ICC)