Dr. Robert Mao is one of India's most respected and pioneering Interventional Cardiologists with over 40 years of dedicated clinical practice. He currently serves as Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at the flagship Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai.
He completed his MBBS and MD in General Medicine from Madras Medical College, Chennai, followed by his super-specialization (DM) in Cardiology from the same institution. Dr. Mao further trained in premier international cardiovascular centers, mastering modern transcatheter interventional techniques and intravascular diagnostics.
Dr. Mao has successfully performed tens of thousands of diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac catheterizations. He is widely recognized for his clinical precision in complex percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), including bifurcation stenting, rotational atherectomy (Rotablation) for calcified vessels, chronic total occlusions (CTO), and emergency primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction.
His clinical practice focuses on transradial coronary angioplasty, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR / TAVI), permanent pacemaker and ICD implantations, transcatheter closure of structural heart defects (ASD, VSD, and PDA), balloon mitral valvotomy, and advanced cardiac care for heart failure.
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