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Dr. Zeeshan Sakina Lakhani

Dr. Zeeshan Sakina Lakhani

Director - Cardiac Imaging

Advanced diagnostic and interventional radiology

Meitra Hospital

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About

Dr. Zeeshan is a dedicated Cardiac Radiologist with extensive experience in establishing and managing cardiac radiology programs at leading quaternary centers in India. She specializes in structural and cardiac imaging, particularly using CT and MRI modalities, with a focus on structural interventions, heart failure assessment, and pediatric cardiac imaging, as well as pre- and post-transplant evaluations.

Qualification

  • Bachelor of medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) -KLE’S Jawaharlal Nehru medical college, Belgaum. Karnataka.
  • Diplomate of the National Board (DNB) Radio diagnosis.
  • Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Imaging.
  • European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) Level 2 European CMR certificate training course in Cardiac MRI.

Expertise

All complex structural intervention planning studies including valves (TAVI/ TMVR/ TPVR/PPVI protocol, Aortic and mitral Valve in valve, valve in ring and post valve complications assessments.) all devices ,LAAO device planning , Complex EVAR ,Mitral and Tricuspid Annular plasty and clip and Extensive work ( published) on devising protocol for CT and CMR guided landing zone and valve sizing for transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation in native right ventricular outflow tract.

  • Cardiac MRI and CT for heart failure clinic and pre and post-transplant work,including berlin artificial heart and ventricular assisted device imaging.
  • Paediatric cardiac CT angiograms and MRI studies for pre and post intervention / surgical work up.
  • Evaluation and reporting of advanced hybrid TEVAR (Trans catheter endovascular repair) pre and post procedure workup.
  • Cardiac MRI (paediatric and adult) for varied indications.

Research and Publications

  • Iatrogenic intrarenal pseudoaneurysms with AV fistula treated by embolization. Krishna Prasad BP, Zeeshan SL, Vijay J,Shilpa R. American College of Radiology Case in Point dated 27.05.2015.
  • Intracranial jugular schwannoma. American Journal of Neuroradiology.
  • BP Krishna Prasad1 Swati Chinchure,1 ZS Lakhani,1 Nanda Kachare2 1Clinical Radiology, Imaging, and Interventional Radiology 2Surgical Pathology Aster Medcity Hospital, Chernelloor Kochi, Kerala, India. Case of the week dated the 12th of October 2015.
  • Image guided interventions in back pain. Swati C, Krishna Prasad BP, Vijay J, Zeeshan L, Kurian N. Aster Medical Journal – 2014; Vol 1 – Issue 1.
  • Bunny Rabbit Sign. Krishna Prasad BP, Vijay J, Swati C, Zeeshan L, Kurian N. Images in Medicine – Aster Medical Journal – 2014; Vol 1 – Issue 1.

Experience 

  • Madras Medical Mission (MMM) Hospital , Chennai. Consultant and Lead cardiac Radiologist
  • MGM healthcare , Chennai. Consultant and Lead cardiac Radiologist
  • Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. Consultant cardiac radiologist
  • Saroj Diagnostic Laboratory, CT and MRI Centre. Calicut. Kerala. Consultant cardiac Radiologist.
  • Dr Shaji's MRI centre, Kerala. Consultant cardiac Radiologist