The Cardiology Department has recently shifted to the newly constructed Cardiothoracic and Neurosciences Centre (CN Centre) in GMCH complex and has become fully operational at CN Centre since 9th May, 2022 with Prof. (Dr.) P. J. Bhattacharyya as the Head of the Department. The Cardiology Unit was initially started in Gauhati Medical College Hospital in 1974 under the Department of Medicine. However, from 1988 the Cardiology Unit was upgraded as an independent Department. The Department has been conducting D.M. Cardiology Course since 2008 and currently has an annual intake of 4 seats with MCI recognition. The Department has also started from the year 2022 Fellowship Courses in Primary Care Cardiology, Clinical Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology under the aegis of Srimanta Sankardeva University of Health Sciences (SSUHS), Assam. The Department also runs a Diploma course in Cardiac Care Technology (DCCT) of 2 years duration. The current bed strength is 42 bedded General Ward, 10 bedded ICCU (Intensive Coronary Care Unit) and 03 bedded post-cath ICCU. The Department has been successfully implementing important Government health schemes like the free pacemaker sceme, Atal Amrit Abhiyan (AAA) and Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). The National Health Authority and Atal Amrit Abhiyan Society has recently given recognition to the Cardiology Department, GMCH for exemplary contribution under AB PM-JAY by treating the beneficiaries of the scheme in the State of Assam and thereby supporting India’s journey towards ensuring equitable access to quality health care service to all.

Faculties

Sl. No.	Designation	Name	Qualification	Reg. No	Photo
1	Professor and Head	Prof Pranab Jyoti Bhattacharyya	DM	12236
2	Professor	Prof. Bornali Dutta	DM	11983
3	Associate Professor	Dr. Farhin Iqbal	DM	16476
4	Assistant Professor	Dr. Hafizur Rahman	DM

Courses

• D.M. (Cardiology) 04 Seats per year 3 Years Duration
• Fellowship in Primary Care Cardiology 04 Seats 2 Years Duration
• Senior Fellowship in clinical Cardiology 1 Seats 1 Years Duration
• Senior Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology 1 Seats 1 Years Duration
• Diploma in Cardiac Care Technology (DCCT) 4 Seats 2 Years Duration

DM Cardiology Senior Resident

Services

• OPD SERVICES - MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9:00AM to 3:00PM
• INDOOR WARD -42 Bedded
• INTENSIVE CORONARY CARE UNIT (ICCU) -13 Bedded
• INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY SERVICES -2 Cardiac catheterization laboratories, laboratories, 1 permanent pacemaker OT and 1 temporary pacemaker OT performing following procedures routinely:
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• 1.Coronary angiography
• 2.Coronary angioplasty and stent implantation for simple and complex lesions (Left main, bifurcation, CTO, multi-vessel)
• 3.Facility of Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) and Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) for use during angiography and stent implantation as and when necessary
• 4.Emergency primary angioplasty for heart attack
• 5.Peripheral angiography and angioplasty- upper and lower extremity, renal, thoraco-abdominal
• 6.Balloon valvotomy procedures – mitral, pulmonary
• 7.Balloon angioplasty for coarctation, Takayasu’s arteritis
• 8.Cardiac catheterization study for congenital heart disease
• 9.Device closure for congenital heart defects – ASD, PDA
• 10.Permanent pacemaker implantation – single chamber, dual chamber
• 11.Emergency temporary pacemaker implantation 24x7
• 12.ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) implantation
• 13.CRT (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) implantation including combo device (CRT-D)
• NON-INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY SERVICES
• 1.ECG
• 2.ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY – TRANSTHORACIC AND TRANSESOPHAGEAL
• 3.TMT
• 4.HOLTER MONITORING
• 5.24-HOURS AMBULATORY BP MONITORING

Others

• The Department of Cardiology is actively involved in organizing and conducting continuing medical education (CME) activities as well patient awareness programs regularly
• The Faculty members have scientific publications in Indexed Journals (International, National, Regional) and deliver guest lecture and scientific presentations in International, National and Regional scientific conferences
• There are ICMR projects and multi-center trials on-going in the Department of Cardiology at present