25 Years of Dedicated Cardiology Practice
Dr. Rajesh Dhopeshwarkar
Interventional Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist
Founder & Director — EP & Heart Failure Clinic
- HRHF Clinic, Law College Road
Consultant Electrophysiologist — Full EP Procedural Centre
- NM Wadia Institute of Cardiology
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist
- Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital
3
International Fellowships
2012
FHRS Awarded
2013
CEPS Awarded
National
Medtronic Proctor
Academic & Clinical Formation
Dr. Rajesh Dhopeshwarkar's formation as a cardiologist was built across two countries and three of the world's leading cardiac institutions — a depth and breadth of training that is genuinely rare among practicing Cardiologists in India.
1992
MBBS - BJ Medical College, Pune — University of Pune
1997
MD — General Medicine - MP Shah Medical College, Jamnagar — Saurashtra University
2003
DM – Cardiology - All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
One of very few to do a consecutive 4 years of sub-specialty fellowship training at Toronto General Hospital's Peter Munk Cardiac Centre.
2005
Clinical Fellowship - Clinical Electrophysiology - Toronto General Hospital, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Canada
2007
Clinical Fellowship - Heart Failure & Cardiac Devices - University Health Network / Toronto General Hospital, Canada
2008
Clinical Fellowship - Interventional Cardiology - Toronto General Hospital, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Canada
2012
FHRS - Fellow, Heart Rhythm Society - Heart Rhythm Society, Washington, USA
2013
CEPS - Certified Cardiac EP Specialist - Heart Rhythm Society, Washington, USA
He has extensively performed Ablation procedures, independently implanted CRT devices and pacemakers, and gained proficiency in Complex Coronary Interventions, and contributed to published ventricular fibrillation research — work presented at the American Heart Association and Heart Rhythm Society annual meetings.
Since 2009, he is among the highest EP and Complex Interventional volumes in Western India. And training cardiologists nationally in the most advanced pacing techniques available.
Western Maharashtra’s Leader in Conduction System Pacing
Trained at the Top. Practising at the Frontier.
Dr. Rajesh Dhopeshwarkar's formation as a cardiologist was built across two countries and three of the world's leading cardiac institutions — a depth and breadth of training that is genuinely rare among practising cardiologists in India.
His postgraduate training culminated in a DM in Cardiology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
He then spent four consecutive years at Toronto General Hospital's Peter Munk Cardiac Centre completing three successive subspecialty fellowships:
- Clinical Electrophysiology (2005–2007),
- Heart Failure & Cardiac Devices (2007–2008), and
- Interventional Cardiology (2008–2009).
Most international fellowships last one year. Dr. Dhopeshwarkar completed three — consecutively, at the same world-class institution — building an unusually complete foundation across EP, heart failure devices, and complex coronary intervention.
During those four years he extensively performed Ablation procedures, independently implanted CRT devices and pacemakers, and gained proficiency in Complex Coronary Interventions, and contributed to published ventricular fibrillation research — work presented at the American Heart Association and Heart Rhythm Society annual meetings.
He returned to Pune in 2009 and has since built what is now the highest-volume Independent EP programme in Western India — while simultaneously pioneering conduction system pacing techniques that are only now entering mainstream practice across the country.
He has special expertise in Complex Ablations for AF, VT and other Arrhythmias. Besides he also performs Leadless Pacemaker Implants.
A Career Built on Volume, Precision, and Pioneering Technique
The figures below represent Dr. Dhopeshwarkar's cumulative procedural experience across his fellowship training and 15+ years of independent practice. They are not estimates — they are the foundation of clinical outcomes that referring cardiologists and patients can rely on.
- Conventional EP Study & Radiofrequency Ablation
3,000+ West India #1 - 3D Electroanatomic Mapping & Complex Ablation (Carto)
500+ West India #1 - AF Ablation (RF + Cryoablation)
Largest Series West India #1 - Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) Ablation
High Volume West India Leader - Conduction System Pacing — His Bundle, Left Bundle, Bachmann Bundle
100+ (West Maharashtra) West Maharashtra #1 - Leadless Pacemaker (Medtronic Micra)
Expert Operator National Proctor - CRT-P & CRT-D Implantation
Pioneer National Proctor - Pacemaker Implantation (incl. His & LBB pacing)
High Volume West India Leader - ICD — Primary & Secondary Prevention, S-ICD
High Volume - Implantable Loop Recorder (ILR)
High Volume - Complex Coronary Intervention (PCI)
1,000+ - Rotational Atherectomy (Rotablation)
Expert - Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) guided PCI
Expert - Impella-supported High-Risk PCI
Expert - Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL)
Expert
Where Dr. Dhopeshwarkar Practises
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Heart Rythm Heart Failure Clinic, Law College Road
Founder & Director — EP & Heart Failure Clinic
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NM Wadia Institute of Cardiology
Consultant Electrophysiologist — Full EP Procedural Centre
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Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist
Full Scope of Subspecialty Practice
Every procedure below is performed personally by Dr. Dhopeshwarkar. His practice is focused exclusively on electrophysiology, conduction system pacing, heart failure devices, and complex coronary intervention.
Pulmonary vein isolation (RF and cryoablation), posterior wall isolation, complex substrate modification. Western India's largest AF ablation including cryoablation experience.
Scar-based VT, idiopathic VT, VT storm. 3D electroanatomic mapping with Carto system as standard. Western India leader in VT ablation volume.
AVNRT, AVRT including WPW syndrome, atrial tachycardia, cavotricuspid isthmus flutter. Radiofrequency ablation. Curative in the majority of cases.
CRT-P and CRT-D implantation. 100+ CRT devices performed during Toronto fellowship alone. National proctor for CRT. Pioneer of CRT in western India
Comprehensive electrophysiology studies, implantable loop recorder (ILR) for cryptogenic stroke, syncope, and AF monitoring.
1000+ complex PCI. Rotational atherectomy (Rotablation), IVUS-guided PCI, Impella-supported high-risk PCI, intravascular lithotripsy (IVL).
Research Contributions
Dr. Dhopeshwarkar's research was conducted during his Toronto fellowship years, where he contributed to internationally published and conference-presented work on ventricular fibrillation mechanisms in explanted human hearts — directly relevant to sudden cardiac death prevention, ICD therapy, and cardiac mapping.
| # | Publication / Presentation |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Indian Children. Kothari SS, Dhopeshwarkar RA, Saxena A, Juneja R. Indian Heart Journal 2003; 55(2): 147–151. |
| 2 | Spontaneous resolution of intramyocardial hematoma of the left ventricle. Saxena A, Dhopeshwarkar R et al. Indian Heart Journal 2001; 53(3): 340–2. |
| 3 | Optical Mapping of Langendorff perfused human hearts: establishing a model for the study of ventricular fibrillation. Nanthakumar K, Dhopeshwarkar R et al. American Journal of Physiology — Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 2007. |
| 4 | Analysis of conduction block during ventricular fibrillation in Langendorff-perfused explanted human hearts. Dhopeshwarkar R et al. AHA Scientific Sessions, Chicago, November 2006. |
| 5 | Effects of Restitution in Early In-Vivo Human Ventricular Fibrillation on the Endocardium. Toal SC, Selvaraj R, Dhopeshwarkar R et al. AHA Scientific Sessions 2006. Abstract No. 16052. |
| 6 | Transventricular Permanent RV Endocardial Pacemaker Lead Placement in a Patient with Mechanical Tricuspid Prosthesis. Dhopeshwarkar R, Brister S, Cameron D. Heart Rhythm Society Annual Meeting, Denver, 2007. |
| 7 | Impact of Myocardial Mass, Fibrosis and Cell Size on Dominant Frequency during Ventricular Fibrillation in Explanted Human Hearts with Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Dhopeshwarkar R et al. Heart Rhythm Society Annual Meeting, Denver, 2007. |
How Dr. Dhopeshwarkar Practises
The procedures Dr. Dhopeshwarkar performs today — Bachmann bundle pacing, leadless pacemakers, Impella-supported PCI, pulsed field ablation as it becomes available — are not the procedures that existed when he trained. Staying current is not optional in a field that moves as fast as electrophysiology. But technical currency is only half the equation. The other half is judgement — knowing when to intervene, when to observe, and when the most important thing a cardiologist can do is explain a diagnosis clearly to a frightened patient and give them time to make an informed decision. Every patient at HRHF Clinic sees Dr. Dhopeshwarkar directly. Every procedure is performed by him personally. That is not a marketing statement — it is the structure of how this practice is built.
To be the most trusted destination for Cardiac Electrophysiology and Heart Failure care in India — where scientific rigour, ethical practice, and genuine patient partnership are never in conflict
Recognition & Memberships
Recognition
- Top 3 Best Rated Cardiologists in Pune — ThreeBestRated.in ((2020 — 2026)
- Medtronic Certified National Proctor — Leadless Pacing (Micra) and CRT
- Heart Rhythm Society Global Fellowship Repository — HRHF Fellowship listed
- AHA Scientific Sessions Presenter — Chicago 2006
- Heart Rhythm Society Annual Meeting Presenter — Denver 2007
Professional Memberships
- Heart Rhythm Society (FHRS)
- Cardiological Society of India
- Indian Heart Rhythm Society
- Maharashtra Medical Council (73025)
Paying It Forward
The HRHF Fellowship in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology & Pacing — now in its fifth year — is listed in the Heart Rhythm Society's global fellowship training repository. Five fellows have trained to date, drawn from AIIMS New Delhi (three fellows), JIPMER Pondicherry, and PGIMER Chandigarh. The programme is built around the same philosophy that shaped Dr. Dhopeshwarkar's own training at AIIMS and Toronto: that clinical excellence is built through direct, high-volume, personally supervised procedural experience — and that there are no shortcuts.
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