Vikas Bhatia

With over a decade of experience in education and neurointervention lab procedures, consistently excelled both independently and in collaboration with department faculty and leaders. Dedication lies in laying the groundwork for the next generation of academics and pioneers in the workforce. Currently affiliated with the prestigious PGIMER Chandigarh, a superspeciality tertiary care government teaching institute. Possesses specialized expertise in analyzing and performing cutting-edge neuroendovascular procedures using state-of-the-art technology.

• PGIMER Research day award in Innovation category 2025 for novel transradial techniques
• Young Investigator award, 2022, ISVIR 2022, Balloon catheter buddy technique for coiling of very small aneurysm
• Life member of ISVIR (Indian Society of Vascular and Interventional Radiology)
• Member CIRSE and SIR
• Life Member ISNR (Indian Society of Neuroradiology)
• Life Member ISPR (Indian Society of Pediatric Radiology)
• Life member STNI (Society of Therapeutic Neurointerventions India)
• Travel Grant, LINNC 2022 Asia Edition, Singapore
• Travel Grant, WLNC, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 2023

• Neurointervention procedures including aneurysms, AVM, CCF, DAVF etc
• Stroke (including endovascular management and stem cell based therapies)
• Transradial access in neurointervention
• Advanced Neuroimaging

Publications > 150 in National and international Journals    H index 10

Few notable publications

• Bhatia V, Kesha M, Kumar A, Prabhakar A, Chauhan R, Singh A. Diagnostic Cerebral Angiography Through Distal Transradial Access: Early Experience with a Promising Access Route. Neurol India. 2023 May-Jun;71(3):453-457
• Bhatia V, Kumar A, Wani MY, Singla N et al. Therapeutic Neurointervention through Transradial Approach: Preliminary Experience from a Tertiary Care Center. IndianJNeurosurg2023;12:223–228
• Bhatia V, Jain C, Ray S, Gupta O, Chatterjee D, Kumar A. Mechanical Thrombectomy in Embolic Cardiac Myxoma: Case Report and Literature Review. Neurol India. 2021 May-Jun;69(3):707-710
• Bhatia V, Kumar A, Chauhan R, Singla N. Transradial approach in neurointervention: Part-II: Diagnostic and therapeutic intervention. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2023 Jan-Mar;14(1):16-20.
• Bhatia V, Kumar A, Arafath MY. Transradial approach in neurointervention: Part-I: Patient selection, preparation, and access site considerations. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2023 Jan-Mar;14(1):7-15.
• Garg M, Maralakunte M, Garg S, Dhooria S, Sehgal I, Bhalla AS, Vijayvergiya R, Grover S, Bhatia V, Jagia P, Bhalla A, Suri V, Goyal M, Agarwal R, Puri GD, Sandhu MS. The Conundrum of 'Long-COVID-19': A Narrative Review. Int J Gen Med. 2021 Jun 14;14:2491-2506.
• Bhatia V, Gupta V, Khurana D, Sharma RR, Khandelwal N. Randomized Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of Intra-Arterial Infusion of Autologous Stem Cells in Subacute Ischemic Stroke. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2018 May;39(5):899-904.
• Gupta V, Bhatia V, Khandelwal N, Singh P, Singhi P. Imaging Findings in Pediatric Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES): 5 Years of Experience From a Tertiary Care Center in India. J Child Neurol. 2016 Aug;31(9):1166-73.
• Gorsi U, Chaluvashetty S, Kalra N, Kang M, Bhatia V, Lal A, Singhal M, Vyas S, Ahuja CK, Kumar A, Gupta V, Khandelwal N. Percutaneous glue embolization as a primary treatment for visceral pseudoaneurysms. Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol. 2020 Jun;29(3):170-176.
• Kumar A, Choudhary N, Prabhakar A, Bhatia V. Delayed collapse of flow diverter due to acute severe vasospasm: another concern for flow diversion in ruptured aneurysms. J Neurointerv Surg. 2023 Feb;15(2):176-177.

• More than 100 National and International lectures, oral and Poster presentations
• > 10 lectures on transradial access at multiple National Conferences including ISNR and ISVIR.
• Lecture in Neurocon I at Kathmandu Nepal on "Endovascular management of aneurysms"
• Lecture in Radcon Nepal at Biratnagar Nepal on " Aneurym treatment startegies"
• Oral presentation LINNC Asia 2024 on " transvenous management of hypoglossal DAVF"
• Oral presentation LINNC Asia 2022 on " VOGM management with onyx"
• Poster presentation WFITN 2019 on " Mechanical thrombectomy in cardiac Myxoma"

• "Mother and daughter technique" for negotiating the tight radial loop . Published as Bhatia V, Meghashyam K. Mother and Daughter Technique Using a Low-Profile Microcatheter for Navigating a Complete Radial Artery Loop. IJNS 2024 doi https://doi.org/ 10.1055/s-0044-1782204. ISSN 2277-954X. Won Innovation award at PGI research day for the technique.
• " Reflect the wire technique" for catheterisation of ICA via left radial approach. PGI study No INT/IEC/2022/SPL 1291 dated 7.10. 22
• " Balloon Catheter buddy technique" published as Bhatia V, Kumar A, Hosur B. Balloon-Catheter Buddy Technique for Coiling of Very Small Aneurysm. J Clin Interv Radiol ISVIR 2021;6:68–70. Won Youbg investigator award at ISVIR 2021.
• "Hockey stick sign" for basal vein thrombosis published as Chakrabarti R, Bhatia V, Saroch A. The "Hockey-Stick" Sign: Spontaneous Unilateral Basal Vein Thrombosis. Neurol India. 2021 May-Jun;69(3):779.
• Differential artery flow sign for early brain death published as Bhatia V, Khalid S, Seth R, Saroch A. The Differential Arterial Flow Signal Sign: An Early Brain MRI Sign of Circulatory Arrest. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2022 Jul-Aug;25(4):710.
• First in india Animal studies cath lab with experience in transfemoral and transauricular angiography of the Newzealand white rabbits.Kumar A, Sandhu M, Kalra N, Singh P, Bhatia V. Installation of Vascular Interventional Lab for Animal Model Studies at PGIMER, Chandigarh: Beginning of a New Era. JCIR DOI https://doi.org/ 10.1055/s-0042-1743485. ISSN 2457-0214.

• Randomized trial on verapamil plus NTG vs NTG alone for transradial access
• Randomized trial on subcutaneous NTG vs placebo for transradial access
• Transradial angiography through small (
• AI based characterization of Dementia in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology
• Synthetic MRI in characterization of Post radiotherapy patients and Hypomyelination disorders