Dr Manoj Chopda CV

DR.MANOJ BHAVRILAL CHOPDA

MBBS, MD (MED), DM (INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY)

CHAIRMAIN

MAGNUM GROUP OF HOSPITAL’S

Address: Chopda Medicare & Research centre Pvt. Ltd, (Magnum Heart Institute), 

3/5, Patil Lane No.1, Laxmi Nagar, Canada Corner, Nashik - 422005, Maharashtra, India               

Contact Details: 

Mobile No: 9823021613, 9881201613

Hospital: 0253-2316200/1/2/3                                                 Email ID: rush_manoj@yahoo.com

Introduction Dr. Manoj Chopda

Dr. Manoj Chopda is a renowned & first interventional cardiologist from North & Western Maharashtra

He hails from a small town called Vani in Nashik district & completed his DM cardiology from prestigious JJ hospital Mumbai. All opportunities waiting for him to settle abroad, but he preferred to come back to his own town of Nashik which badly needed interventional cardiologist & be started his practice in Nashik.

While everyone is talking about the prevention and reversal of heart disease in the 21st century India, not much has been spoken about those who continue to die in the city because of the sheer inaccessibility of cardiac care. He was instrumental in setting up a first Cath lab in North Maharashtra in Nashik at Rajebahadur Hospital where he started doing all interventional cardiology procedures for the needy patients of north Maharashtra. 

Around one percent of children in India (1 in every 125 babies) are born with a congenital heart defect. There was a time when there was no cure for this and parents were just informed of the inevitable fate of their child. However medical advancements over the past few decades have made it possible for most children suffering from congenital heart disease to live normal lives post timely surgical intervention. However the cost of surgery, which is few lakhs, is out of reach for a large number of people living below the poverty line in India. For such families, the situation remains grim. Recognizing the gap in the health care demand and supply in the country, and determined to ensure that no person dies of heart disease just because they cannot afford treatment, Dr Manoj Chopda took an initiative and started working on that in collaboration with National rural health Mission. 

While treating these children not only treatment but also other needs of patients travelling facilities, relative's arrangements staying arrangements are also taken care of by Dr Chopda & his Magnum Heart Institute team free of cost.. Currently he has over 4000 success stories till date in paediatric cardiology. 

He had a passion to serve needy patients & especially he wished to treat children with heart diseases & so he started screening children of rural areas, conducted hundreds of camps under the NRHM (National Rural Health Mission) & till date he has screened over 3 lac students for heart diseases & performed over thousands of surgeries which includes pin hole surgeries, device closure surgeries, & is still screening children & treating them.

After serving in various hospitals having Cath labs as an honorary Cardiologist. Under Rajeev Gandhi Jeevan Dai Yojana he performed surgeries in various hospitals which included government super specialty hospital (2500 Cardiac Interventions), charitable Sai Sansthan hospital (7000 Cardiac Interventions), Magnum Heart Institute (more than 3000 Cardic Interventions) & till date he has performed thousands of routine & complicated cardiac procedures & saved the lives.

To offer he has always strived hard to offer latest treatment modalities to his patients & in cardiology. Keeping this in mind be started state of the art Cardiology institute Magnum Heart Institute in 2010. It is a 75 bedded cardiac institute with all the latest equipment which includes:

• Digital flat panel Technology Cath Lab
• State of the art ICCU
• 4 D Echo Cardiography
• Rota Blatter
• IVUS (Intravascular Ultrasound)
• Jointless Laminar flow Hepa filter Modular operation theatre 
• Intra-aortic balloon pump

Hospital caters to poor & needy patients in collaboration with Rajeev Gandhi Yojana.

Whatever he search, found or done by himself, everything he is preserving it in a knowledgeable form by writing in National & international journals and his book. He has published 78 research papers & presented in various countries many of research papers get awarded in Washington (America), Seoul (South Korea) and many more by considering his dedicated research work he has being awarded with Fellowship in cardiology by European society of cardiology & American society of cardiology till date he had completed more than 18 global clinical trials because he was passionate about the research & new drug development. He has organized attended different conferences, seminars, workshops as a delegate.

Dr Chopda delivered several lectures related with heart like "Healthy heart for all", "Listen to your heart", "World Heart Day", "Women and Heart" etc. His motto has always been educate people at large regarding heart care & Heart diseases & he is taking immense efforts by way of conducting public awareness programme, inviting eminent cardiologists & conducting seminars on it.

To make common man aware of functioning of heart & heart diseases he has authored a book called "Hrudaya Rog Ani Apan" in Marathi & English of which record 5, 00,000 copies have been sold till date. 

Socially he has a strong binding with newspapers, industrialists, private organizations, like Rotary club, libraries, banks educational sectors etc. He tried to protect & enhance the health of police staff who has of protecting society. He had paid special attention towards senior citizens also.

He has founded & funded many cardiac centers, organized cardiac checkup camps in north Maharashtra to aware the public health. He is aggressively working in Thalassemia Awareness programme organized by Arpan Blood Bank Nashik. His work was honoured by American Cardiology Journal, Maharashtra Rajya Marathi Patrakar Sangh etc. He was awarded as "Business ICON of the year 2014" with the hands of Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

Dr Manoj Chopda apart from a cardiologist a par excellence also a thorough academician & teaching under graduate medical students of DR V N Pawar Medical College as an honorary Cardiologist

He always believe in sharing knowledge & he has been doing this by starting fellowship in Echocardiography & ICCU training at his institute in collaboration with Maharashtra University of Health Science & Post MD (Medicine) students are being trained at Magnum Heart Institute under able guidance of Dr Manoj Chopda.

Apart from his academic & clinical excellence Dr Chopda has expressed his leadership abilities from time to time during his post graduate days he headed the Resident Doctors organization called MARD & now he is heading the Allopath doctor's organization called IMA (Indian Medical Association) as a president Nasik. He was instrumental in voluntary health services offered by members of IMA in recently held Kumbhmela which was attended by over 2 crore people across country. Dr Chopda headed the team of IMA & saved few lives along with routine medical services.

Through the right kind of awareness, timely intervention and financial support, a majority of the heart diseases can be prevented and cured. The time has come to look at a holistic approach to healthcare where prevention and accessibility are addressed simultaneously. We must not only work towards raising awareness about prevention of coronary heart disease, but also should look at making heart care accessible to that section of the society that continues to succumb to illness for no fault of their own. 

Children are the future of our country, and we must take all possible steps to ensuring that they live healthy lives. Additionally we must also work towards creating healthy heart environments for them at home, work and play. 

Dr. Manoj Chopda found that need of society & genuinely working hard for the betterment of society in all aspects.

Education and Training: 

Memberships:

• Professional Life Membership – Cardiology Society of India (CSI)

• Professional Life Membership – Associations of Physicians of India (API)

• Professional Life Membership – Indian Medical Association (IMA)

• Professional Life Membership – Indian Medical Association (NSS)

• Professional Life Membership – Indian College of Echocardiography

• Professional Life Membership – Indian College of Electro Cardiography

• Professional Life Membership – National Interventional Cardiology

• Chief Patron Life Membership- Jain International Trade Organisation

Fellowships:

• Cardiology Society of India (CSI) – Jan 2011

• European Society of Cardiology – Jan 2013

• Fellowship of American College of Cardiology 2015

• Fellowship of        Asia Pacific Society of Cardiology        2015

Teaching Experience:

Awards: 

• Dhanwantari Award – 2011

• Best Technical Case Presentation – 2013 

• Business ICON Nashik – 2014 awarded by the hand of Hon. Shri. Devendra Fadnavis 

(Chief Minister of Maharashtra) 

• Luminaries of Maharashtra -2016 at the hand of  Ghulam Nabi Azad and IMA president of Maharashtra State

• Limca Book of Award for highest Blood Sugar Testing’s across India being a part of Campaign

• Asia book of record 1^st cardiologist in Asia to use longest stent of 60 mm deployed by robotic assistance for heart surgery on 28^th June 2019.

• Lokmat excellence award 2020. 

• Awarded for best case presentation for Robotic cardiac interventions at TCT Robotic Summit at Hyderabad on Oct 2022
• Awarded for excellence in OPD & IPD management for Covid-19 patients during pandemic by Nashik Municipal Corporation, CREDAI and IMA.

Leadership Responsibilities

• MARD Secretary: BJ Medical College & Sasson Hospital 1988-1990
• Vice President : Central MARD Mumbai 1988-1990
• Sports Secretary: BJMC Pune 1983-1985
• Treasurer IMA Nashik : 1996-1998
• President IMA Nashik: 2014-2016
• Chairman JITO Professional forum Nashik Branch 2018-2022.

Research experience International Clinical Trials: Principal Investigator:

Publications:

1. Clinical relevance of double-arm blood pressure measurement and prevalence of clinically important inter-arm blood pressure differences in Indian primary care.

Wander GS, McDonagh STJ, Rao MS, Alagesan R, Mohan JC, Bhagwat A, Pancholia AK, Viswanathan M, Chopda MB, Purnanand A, Kapardhi PLN, Vadavi AR, Selvaraj R, Aneja P, Hardas S, Bordoloi N, Sivakadaksham N, Goswami N, Clark CE, Verberk WJ.

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2022 Aug;24(8):993-1002. doi: 10.1111/jch.14497. Epub 2022 Jul 10.

PMID: 35811439 Free PMC article.

1. Usefulness of ambulatory blood pressure measurement for hypertension management in India: the India ABPM study.

Kaul U, Arambam P, Rao S, Kapoor S, Swahney JPS, Sharma K, Nair T, Chopda M, Hiremath J, Ponde CK, Oomman A, Srinivas BC, Suvarna V, Jasuja S, Borges E, Verberk WJ.

J Hum Hypertens. 2020 Jun;34(6):457-467. doi: 10.1038/s41371-019-0243-6. Epub 2019 Sep 4. PMID: 31484988 Free PMC article.

1. Risk profiles and one-year outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation in India: Insights from the GARFIELD-AF Registry.

Sawhney JP, Kothiwale VA, Bisne V, Durgaprasad R, Jadhav P, Chopda M, Vanajakshamma V, Meena R, Vijayaraghavan G, Chawla K, Allu J, Pieper KS, John Camm A, Kakkar AK; GARFIELD-AF Investigators.

Indian Heart J. 2018 Nov-Dec;70(6):828-835. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2018.09.001. Epub 2018 Sep 12. PMID: 30580852 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

1. Efficacy and Safety of Ivabradine Once-Daily Prolonged-Release versus Twice-Daily Immediate-Release Formulation in Patients with Stable Chronic Heart Failure with Systolic Dysfunction: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 3 Non-Inferiority (PROFICIENT) Study.

Mullasari A; PROFICIENT investigators.

Cardiol Ther. 2020 Dec;9(2):505-521. doi: 10.1007/s40119-020-00200-8. Epub 2020 Oct 1.PMID: 33006062 Free PMC article.

1. Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics in Evaluation of LIXisenatide in Acute Coronary Syndrome, a long-term cardiovascular end point trial of lixisenatide versus placebo.

Bentley-Lewis R, Aguilar D, Riddle MC, Claggett B, Diaz R, Dickstein K, Gerstein HC, Johnston P, Køber LV, Lawson F, Lewis EF, Maggioni AP, McMurray JJ, Ping L, Probstfield JL, Solomon SD, Tardif JC, Wu Y, Pfeffer MA; ELIXA Investigators.

Am Heart J. 2015 May;169(5):631-638.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.02.002. Epub 2015 Feb 12. PMID: 25965710 Clinical Trial.

Book Publication

• Author of Marathi book named "Hridayrog ani Aapan” more than 45 editions, more than 50,000 copies were sold till date.
• Writing weekly article on Heart Disease and Aliments in newspaper.

Conferences and CME’s (Continued Medical Education)

• Dr. Chopda and Magnum Heart Institute organising various conferences and CME’s on a very regular basis few are listed below –

a)Echo Nashik – Since 2006 to till date - Two days echo training programme for more than 75 physicians on learning of Echocardiography every year.

b)Cardiology Conference – Complete Cardiology programme for physicians since 2005 to till date

c)During Covid-19 Pandemic time conducted webinars for physicians of North and Western Maharashtra on the topics like myocardial infarction,  STEMI, Arrhythmia, ECG, Cardiology Pitfalls etc.

d)Complex angioplasty workshop and paediatric cardiology workshop – Magnum Heart Institute organises complex angioplasty workshops every year in collaboration with national and international cardiologist where more than 15 interventional cardiologists in India attend in live every year.

e)State level conferences – Dr. Chopda working as a committee member for different state level conferences like MAPICON for 4 times (2008, 2012, 2016, 2021) RSSDI 3 times (2015, 2018, 2022)

f)Yearly conferences for general practioners  in association with NIMA and FPA at Nashik and Nashik Road.

Faculty for National and International Conferences:

ØAttending National and International Conferences for last 27 years.

Ø  Asia – PCR Sing Live on, 21-25 Jan 2015 Faculty for “Case Presentation” Bifurcation Lesion treated with axis stent.

Ø  Faculty in Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Conference in 2013 

• Left Main Dissection
• Bifurcation lesion treated with new technique- Axis Stent

Ø  NIC  INDIA conference – May 2014

• Left Main dissection 
• Bifurcation Stent

Ø  India Live conference -  Feb 2014- “ Case Presentation”  - Bifurcation Lesion

Ø  Indian College of Cardiology conference in Nepal

• Lecture - ECG and Myocardial Infarct with culprit artery correlation.

ØTrans Catheter Therapeutics- India Conference, Oct- 2014 “Case Presentation”

• Bifurcation Stent
• PDA  retrograde
• Stent not crossing with Rotablator

Ø  Trans Catheter Therapeutics - Washington Conference, 2014 “Case Presentation” 

• Younger with traumatic aortic dissection treatment with stent.

Ø  Faculty in ECHO cardiology conference held at Goa, Nov 2014

Ø  ACC South Korea – Paper Presentation

• Pharmaco-invasive approaches 200 cases.
• Sub aortic VSD 70 cases by device closure

Ø  Speaker in Investigator Meet held at Mumbai, 2013

Ø  Attended Investigator meeting for ACS with Type 2 DM research study at Goa, 2012

Ø  Attended Retention meet for  Atrial Fibrillation research study in Hong Kong, 2014

Ø  Attended Interim meet for ACS research study in Mumbai, 2016

Ø  Conducting CME’s for upgradation of knowledge of physicians like Cardio Vascular Update, Pitfalls in Medicine. 

Ø  Hosted ECHO Nashik 2016 which was attended by physicians all over the Maharashtra.

Ø  Regularly Conducting Live Work Shop on Angioplasty, Device Closures with International Faculties (Dr. Imad Sheiban, Dr. Miroslaw Ference, Dr. Huie)

Ø  Teaching by live Cases presentations to National and International cardiologists on regular interval on newer technologies in cardiology and robotic angioplasty from Magnum Heart Institute.

Ø  Faculty at Bangladesh Cardiology Conference as Faculty & trained more than 50 Cardiologist on newer technologies & Robotic angioplasty.

Social Activities:

• Rural health programme collaboration with-

“National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)”, “Rastriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK)” and “Jeevandayee Yojana”, Dr. Chopda is performing more than 5000 Echocardiography per year of school going children from rural and tribal area of North Maharashtra includes Nandurbar, Dhule, Taloda Shahada, Peth, Surgana etc. 

• Children with congenital heart diseases were treated free of cost at Magnum Heart Institute and till date more than 5000 poor and needy children got benefited.
• Under paediatric cardiology work Dr. Chopda collaborated with a social NGO  named “Nashik Rhaday Mitra Sewabhavi Sanstha” and “Rotary Club Nashik” treated more than 8000 poor and needy and triable area children treated medically or surgically free of cost at Magnum Heart Institute.
• During Kumbh Mela at Nashik in 2014-15, He was an IMA President & managed mass public health with the team of Nashik IMA & provided Health service to more than 20 Lac bhaviks. 
• Public awareness program every year in Nashik where more than 2000 people get aware about the cardiac health.
• Free Health Check-up Camps from last 25 years with different social organizations & doing more than 50 surgeries free of cost every year with the help of NGO Nashik Rhaday Mitra Sewabhavi Sanstha. 
• ‘Dil Se Dil Tak’ program from 2002 with Rotary Club Nashik for paediatric cardiology work Diagnosis, treatment, awareness & got involved in social campaigning with Rotary since 2002.
• Expert advice as a panellist on NDTV/IBN Lokmat related to management of Pandemic situation & mass public medical Management.

• Delivered talk on Public awareness program related to Healthy heart at Doordarshan, Lokmat 18, Sahyadri, Sam Sanjeevani News Channel, and Zee 24 Tas. 

• Routinely gives Health Talks on different Radio Channels at Nashik radio station.

• Organize health runs in collaboration with Rotary Club of Nashik, Sinnar Marathon, Nima Marethon, Nima Yogathon.

Pioneered the work of Interventional Cardiology In North Maharashtra:

• Dr. Chopda started his medical career in Nashik in March 1995 with a vision to expand the Interventional Cardiology work in North Maharashtra considering the huge need of this work in rural and tribal area.

• Institution building : Begining with- 
• 30 bedded Chopda Medicare and Research Centre Pvt. Ltd. 
• 75 bedded Magnum Heart Institute at Canada Corner Nashik. 
• 150 bedded Magnum Multi Specilty Hospital at Nashik Road. 

• Dr. Chopda spread his wings outside Nashik and established 7 more cadiology units in collaboration with different hospitals all over Maharashtra  and currently managing more than 500 beds across the Maharashtra

• He pionered interventional cardiology work in Nashik as he was the first interventional cardiologist of Nashik.

• First in performing Coronary Angiography. Performed more than 42000 Angiographies till date.

• First in performing Coronary Angioplasties. Performed more than 14100 Angioplasties.

• First in performing Balloon Mitral Volvotomy (BMV). Balloon Atrial Volvotomy(BAV),  Balloon Pulmonary Volvotomy (BPV) TotalPerformed more than 2000 procedures

• First in performing  Device Closures i.e VSD, ASD, PDA. Done more than 870 device closures.

• First in performing Intra Cardiac Defibrilator.

• Pioneered Newer Technologies like 4-D Echo, Rotablator, Bio-absorbable Stent, Bifurcation Stent, Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR), Intra Vascular Ultra Sound (IVUS), Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), first time in North Maharashtra.

• Established 1^st in Maharashtra, 2^nd in India robotic cath lab at Magnum Heart Institute. He is standalone person in doing these procedures in Maharashtra.

• Performed 14 Pin Hole surgeries in Children with 4 kg weight and above in a day at Magnum Heart Institute.

•  Performed 39 cases in a day which holds a National Record, at Saibaba Hospital, Shirdi.

• Sai Baba Hospital, Shirdi - for 5 years as an Honorary Cardiologist done approximately 30   cases per day.

• NRHM – Paediatric Cardiology Charity Work.

• Since 2006, involved in School Health Check Up covering all Maharashtra. More than 10lakh student PER YEAR examined by our team at different locations like Nandurbar, Satana, Dhulia, Malegaon, Parbhani, Hingoli and at different locations in rest of Maharashtra. In this approximately 5000 students found to have Cardiac problems. Echo was done for these children. Out of which 300- 400 children required Open heart surgeries. More than 2500 Device Closures and Open Heart Surgeries have been done for these children.

• Since 2010– Under Jeevandayi Scheme treated more than 10000 patients were treated at Magnum Heart Institute

Declaration: I declare that all the above information is correct to the best of my knowledge.

Date: 02^nd Feb 2023

Place: Nashik, Maharashtra  

Best Regards

Dr Manoj B Chopda