Dr. Rajiv Parakh

About Doctor

Dr. Rajiv Parakh is a highly experienced vascular surgeon with 36 years of medical practice. He completed his MBBS at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, in 1981. Subsequently, in 1986, he obtained his MS in general surgery from the same institution, followed by an FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons in the United Kingdom in 1987.

In addition to being a member of the European Society of Vascular Surgery (ESVS) and the National Convener for the Fellowship program in Vascular Surgery of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS).

He has also been elected Vice President of the International Society for Vascular Surgery (USA) in 2010 and Secretary of the International Society for Vascular Surgery (ISVS) in 2007.

The doctor specializes in a wide range of vascular and endovascular procedures, including carotid surgery, peripheral vascular and endovascular surgery, vascular trauma, and endovascular repair of aneurysms.

Medical Qualifications

• He completed his MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, 1982
• He pursued an MS in General Surgery - at Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, 1986
• He received FRCS in General Surgery from The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS), UK, 1987

Clinical Expertise

Professional Work Experience

• He was the Chairman at Gleneagles Global Hospital Chennai.
• His position at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi was that of Chairman, of the Department of Peripheral Vascular and Endovascular Sciences.
• He also served at Fortis Memorial Institute Gurgaon.
• Specializes in carotid surgery, angioplasty below the knee, endovascular repair of aneurysms, vascular trauma, and other forms of peripheral vascular and endovascular surgery.
• He has coordinated teacher training courses for the National Board of Examiners.
• A leader in the field of peripheral vascular and endovascular medicine and the current Chairman of the Board of Medanta, the Medicity.
• Opened a municipal hospital's vascular surgery department as one of the first such facilities in the nation.

Career Highlights

• Dr. Rajiv Parakh earned his MBBS in 1981 and his MD in 1986 during his tenure at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
• In addition, in 1987, he earned a Fellowship in General Surgery (FRCS) from the Royal College of Surgeons in London, United Kingdom.
• He is the founder of the Vascular Society of India (VSI) and a life member since 1997.
• Member of the Endovascular Intervention Society of India's Executive Committee and its founder (EISI).
• Surgeon who is a member of the European Association for Vascular Surgery (ESVS).
• The President and Treasurer of the Vascular Society of Great Britain were in attendance at the 2006 conference he organized as Chairman of the Vascular Society of India, and he served as Editor of the European Journal of Vascular Surgery the same year.
• In 2008, he participated in the Delhi Medical Association's Prof. Hari Vaishnava Oration.

Research and Fellowships

• In 2010, he was chosen as Vice President of the International Society for Vascular Surgery in the United States.
• He has been recognized for his dedication to the field of vascular surgery by his election as Secretary of the International Society for Vascular Surgery (ISVS), USA- 2007.
• He established the Vascular Society of India in 1997 and is a life member of that organization.
• He started the Indian Society for Endovascular Intervention and serves on its Executive Committee (EISI)
• For his vascular surgical expertise, he has been inducted into the European Society of Vascular Surgery (ESVS)

Awards and Recoginition

• Sushil Malik Oration - Indian Medical Association - SDB - 2009
• Organizing Chairman 13th Annual Conference of Vascular Society of India attended by the President and Treasurer of the Vascular Society of Great Britain, and the Editor of the European Journal of Vascular Surgery - 2006
• Prof. Hari Vaishnava Oration - By Delhi Medical Association - 2008
• Vice President of International Society for Vascular Surgeon (U.S.A) - 2010