Dr. Gaurav Agrawal - India's Leading child heart specialist in Delhi-NCR
FNB (Pediatric Cardiology), MD (Pediatrics), MBBS, MIAP
Senior Consultant & Incharge
Pediatric Cardiology
MAX Super Specialty Hospital, Shalimar Bagh
Formerly
Consultant in Pediatric Cardiology at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, Okhla, New Delhi.
Senior registrar and fellow in Pediatric cardiology at Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad.
OPD Timings
Saral Diagnostics, Saraswati Vihar,
PitamPura, New Delhi
5:30PM – 6:30PM (With Prior Appointments Only)
- Dr Gaurav Agrawal is a Pediatric Cardiologist (Child and Fetal heart Specialist).
- Dr Agrawal is a pediatrician who has specialized training in the treatment of various child heart related problems (neonates to 18 years of age).
- He is also having a vast experience in fetal echocardiography.
- He is one of the very few pediatricians in India who practices pediatric cardiology exclusively.
- Cardiac problems in children are common, sometimes life threatening and often not diagnosed properly. Early diagnosis and timely treatment is very important.
- Areas of specific interest include child echocardiography including fetal echocardiography, diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac catheterization, congenital and acquired heart disease management, and pulmonary hypertension in children.
Academic Qualifications
- FNB (Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology) — Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad · 2015
- MD Pediatrics — S.N. Medical College, Agra · 2008
- MBBS — L.L.R.M. Medical College, Meerut · 2004
Experience
Dr. Agrawal brings over a decade of focused expertise in pediatric cardiology, with clinical work spanning fetal, newborn, infant and adolescent cardiac care. His career has included senior roles at leading tertiary-care centres across India, where he has led both diagnostic and interventional services for congenital and acquired heart conditions.
He has performed a high volume of catheter-based interventions including ASD, VSD and PDA device closures, balloon valvuloplasty procedures, PDA stenting in newborns, balloon atrial septostomy and stenting for coarctation of the aorta. His diagnostic experience includes thousands of pediatric and fetal echocardiograms as well as transesophageal echocardiography.
Currently he serves as Senior Consultant and In-charge of Interventional Pediatric Cardiology at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh. He previously held senior consultant positions at BLK MAX Super Speciality Hospital and Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, and trained as a Senior Registrar and Fellow at Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad.
Memberships & Registration
- Life Member, Pediatric Cardiac Society of India
- Life Member, Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)
- Life Member, National Neonatology Forum (NNF)
- Registered with the Delhi Medical Council (DMC-R/22923)
Who is a Pediatric Cardiologist?
A pediatric cardiologist is a doctor who has completed specialist training in diagnosing and treating heart conditions in children, from unborn babies through to adolescents. The training builds on a paediatrics base and adds focused fellowship work in echocardiography, catheter-based interventions and the management of congenital heart disease.
Because children's hearts are still growing and their physiology differs significantly from adults, decisions about timing of surgery, choice of device closure versus open repair, and long-term follow-up all require a clinician who works exclusively in this age group.
When do you need to see a Pediatric Heart Specialist?
You should consider an evaluation by a pediatric cardiologist if your paediatrician has noted any of the following:
- A heart murmur or unusual heart sound on examination
- Breathlessness, easy fatigue or poor feeding in an infant
- Bluish discolouration of the lips, tongue or fingertips (cyanosis)
- Poor weight gain or slowed growth without another clear cause
- A family history of congenital heart disease or sudden cardiac events
- Chest pain, palpitations or fainting episodes in older children
- An abnormal antenatal scan suggesting a possible fetal cardiac defect
An early consultation typically involves a clinical examination, ECG and an echocardiogram — all painless and safe even for newborns.