Dr. Amit Kumar

ABS, FACS, RPVI, CWSP

Degrees:  Maulana Azad Medical College New Delhi, India

Designation: Consultant, Vascular surgery

Department:  General Surgery  Vascular surgery  

Languages: 

English

Experience: 25 Years

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Dr. Amit Kumar completed his General Surgery Residency at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, followed by a Vascular Surgery fellowship at the renowned Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, the top-ranked Cardiovascular Center in the United States. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, as well as a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery, USA.

Dr. Kumar’s clinical interests focus primarily on the endovascular treatment of diabetic feet, dialysis access and maintenance, aortic dissections and aneurysms involving the thoracic and abdominal aorta, venous disease, and wound care. He possesses extensive experience in the endovascular treatment of below-the-knee occlusive disease, particularly in diabetic feet.

Over the last 17 years, Dr. Kumar has performed more than 5,000 vascular and endovascular procedures, achieving several firsts in vascular surgery in the Middle East. These include the first successful atherectomy, the first use of a drug-eluting peripheral stent, and the first application of the Venaseal system in the region.

His research interests lie in the clinical aspects of vascular pathology, exemplified by his leadership in the first multicenter vascular study in the Middle East, the ABC in PVD study. Additionally, his book “Handbook of Endovascular Interventions” has become one of the most downloaded chapters on Springer. Dr. Kumar also serves on the Editorial Panel of the journal "Vascular."