HeartFirst Medical Centre is a premium facility established by Dr. Rajesh Raipancholia, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist. It is one of the first cardiology clinics in Dubai Healthcare City. It has been designed to provide comprehensive cardiology care with state of art facilities.

Our Doctor

Dr. Rajesh Raipancholia
MBBS, MD, FRCP , CCST (UK), FACC (U.S.A)
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist

Dr.Rajesh Raipancholia has extensive experience in all aspects of cardiology. He has trained in Interventional Cardiology at Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital, UK, one of the leading cardiac centers in the world. He is registered as a consultant cardiologist with the General Medical Council (GMC), UK. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology as well as being a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, UK.

He has been working as a consultant interventional cardiologist at Welcare Hospital, Dubai for the last six years and at City Hospital since its inception. He has played a pivotal role in the establishment and growth of the interventional cardiology department at this hospital.

In the field of Interventional Cardiology he has performed a large number of procedures including Coronary Angiography, Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting, Right Heart Catheterization, Transplant Angiography and Permanent Pacemaker Implantation.

His expertise also includes: 2D Echocardiography and Colour Doppler Studies, Stress Echocardiography, Transesophageal Echocardiography, 24-Hour Holter Monitoring, 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and interpretation of multislice CT coronary angiography.

He has presented research papers at International Cardiology Conferences and published articles in leading cardiology journals.