About Dr. Nityanand Tripathi | Principal Director & HOD Cardiology & Electrophysiology

Executive Profile

Senior cardiologist and clinical leader with three decades of experience across interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, structural heart disease, and cardiovascular service development. Currently leads Cardiology and Electrophysiology at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh. Brings extensive hands-on experience in complex coronary and vascular intervention, rhythm management, cardiac devices, and advanced structural procedures, alongside a sustained commitment to clinical training, proctoring, research, and public cardiovascular education.

Core Areas of Expertise

Complex Coronary Intervention: High-risk and very-high-risk PCI; coronary imaging and physiology; advanced lesion preparation.

Electrophysiology: Radiofrequency ablation for cardiac arrhythmias; clinical EP evaluation and procedural care.

Cardiac Devices: Conduction-system pacing, complex devices, ICD/CRT therapy, and leadless pacemaker implantation.

Structural Heart Disease: TAVR, TMVR, MitraClip, and tricuspid valve interventions.

Peripheral & Aortic Intervention: Peripheral arterial, carotid, venous, and aortic interventions, including arterial embolisation and aortic stent grafting.

Professional Experience

Aug 2025 - Present: Principal Director & Head, Cardiology and Electrophysiology
Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi
Aug 2022 - Aug 2025: Director & Head, Cardiology and Electrophysiology
Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi
Apr 2020 - Oct 2020: Director, Cardiac Sciences
Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi
2016 - Mar 2020: Associate Director, Cardiology & Head, Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory
Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi
2014 - 2016: Associate Director & Coordinator, Cardiology
Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi
2012 - 2014: Senior Consultant & Coordinator, Cardiology
Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi
Prior Key Roles (1996 - 2012): Senior Consultant at Max Devki Devi Heart & Vascular Institute, Saket; Junior Consultant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital; Metro Hospital, Noida; Batra Hospital; Post-DM Senior Resident at KGMU Lucknow.

Education & Fellowships

MBBS & MD

Institute of Medical Sciences
Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi

DM (Cardiology)

King George's Medical University
(KGMU), Lucknow

Fellowships

FACC, FESC, FSCAI
Bard Electrophysiology Training (Modules 1, 2, 3)

Awards & Recognition

Fortis GEM Award: Highest number of patient appreciations (2023 & 2024)
Outstanding Contribution in Cardiology: Indian Medical Association, Delhi North Zone (2023)
Felicitated by Ayushman Bharat Nyas: Outstanding cardiac care (2022)
President's Appreciation Award: Indian Medical Association, Delhi North Zone (2013)
Dr N. N. Gupta Gold Medal: Best Paper, UPICON (1995)

Dr. Nityanand Tripathi

MBBS & MD

DM (Cardiology)

Fellowships

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