

Dr. N Prathap Kumar
Chief Interventional Cardiologist
MBBS, MD, DM, Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology
Dr Prathap Kumar is specialized in Interventional Cardiology for both Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty procedures. He is among the most respected Cardiologists in India having more than 30 years of experience in Interventional Cardiology treating simple to complex Cardiac conditions.
With his vast experience and expertise in the field, he has contributed immensely to the growth of Interventional Cardiology earning distinctive recognition and respect in the country.Dr. Prathap Kumar N is the Chief Interventional Cardiologist of Meditrina Group of Hospitals headquartered at Kollam, Kerala, India with units at Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Jamshedpur, Maldives.
To his and his team’s credit, nearly 100000 angioplasties, half of them complicated, were performed. Further, it is indeed a recognition, that Cardiac Centers are functioning in ESIC hospital - Kollam, Civil Hospitals –Faridabad, Gurugram, Dehradun, Kenya, Panchkula & Ambala, in collaboration with Meditrina Hospitals Private Limited.
Profile
Dr Prathap Kumar is specialized in Interventional Cardiology for both Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty procedures. He is among the most respected Cardiologists in India having more than 30 years of experience in Interventional Cardiology treating simple to complex Cardiac conditions.
With his vast experience and expertise in the field, he has contributed immensely to the growth of Interventional Cardiology earning distinctive recognition and respect in the country.Dr. Prathap Kumar N is the Chief Interventional Cardiologist of Meditrina Group of Hospitals headquartered at Kollam, Kerala, India with units at Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Jamshedpur, Maldives.
To his and his team’s credit, nearly 100000 angioplasties, half of them complicated, were performed. Further, it is indeed a recognition, that Cardiac Centers are functioning in ESIC hospital - Kollam, Civil Hospitals –Faridabad, Gurugram, Dehradun, Kenya, Panchkula & Ambala, in collaboration with Meditrina Hospitals Private Limited.
Education
MBBS
Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram (1988)
MD
Internal Medicine (1992)
DM
Cardiology (1997)
Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology
University of Turin, Italy (2002)
Languages Known
- English
- Hindi
- Malayalam
- Tamil
Experience
2001
Head of Department & Officer, Cardiology Bishop Benziger Hospital, Kollam, Kerala
2002
Fellow in Interventional Cardiology University Hospital, Italy
2003
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi
2003
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist Z.H. Sikder Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2006
Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist Sahakarana Hrudayalaya, Kerala
2007
Consultant Cardiologist & Director of Cathlab Services Manipal Hospital, Bangalore
Chief Interventional Cardiologist
PRS Hospital, Trivandrum
Highlights
- Motivated recipient of the first Heart transplant in Kerala.
- First to start invasive cardiac centre in tier II city.
- Established the first cardiac catheterization laboratory in Idukki, Kerala.
- First to start cardiac intervention in Cooperative sector in India
- First to start cardiac cath lab service by PPP model in an ESIC hospital in the country.
- First to start cardiac cath lab in the country of Republic of Maldives.
- Maximum complex angioplasties done with the highest success rate in the state.
- Master operator award by Amrita institute and Business Excellence award by Times of India.
- Created a complex coronary interventional course in the country
Professional Memberships
- Member of the Indian Medical Association & Academic Wing Chairman, Kerala- 1998 -1999 , 1999-2000
- Life Member, Cardiology Society of India
- Life Member, Indian College of Cardiology
- Life Member, Indian Academy of Echocardiography
- Life Member, American College of Cardiology, Epidemiology Council
- Member Board of Studies Modern Medicine Kannur University Kerala India




