Dr. Basavaraj S Hagargi

With over 18 years in non-invasive cardiology and cardiac imaging, Dr. Basavaraj S Hagargi is a Consultant at SPARSH Hospital, Yeshwanthpur, Bangalore. Dr. Hagargi sees patients from first diagnosis through to recovery, with a strong clinical interest in transthoracic echocardiography, transoesophageal echo, and myocardial strain imaging.

Dr. Hagargi takes time to explain each diagnosis in simple terms and to discuss every reasonable option, including when watchful monitoring may be better than an immediate procedure. Care is coordinated with other specialists at SPARSH Hospital, Yeshwanthpur, Bangalore when a condition needs more than one team.

When to See a Non-Invasive Cardiologist

Patients are usually referred for palpitations, breathlessness, a heart murmur, high blood pressure, or heart failure symptoms that need careful assessment through echocardiography and other non-invasive tests.

Treatments and Procedures

• Comprehensive clinical management of chronic and advanced congestive heart failure
• Transthoracic echocardiography, transoesophageal echo, and myocardial strain imaging
• Pre-operative cardiac risk stratification for non-cardiac major surgical patients
• Cardiomyopathy evaluation, cardio-oncology, and preventive cardiovascular care

Education and Training

• MBBS, Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga (2006)
• PGDCC (Clinical Cardiology), Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bengaluru (2010)
• MRCP (UK), Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom
• Fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure (FAHF), American College of Cardiology

Research and Memberships

Dr. Hagargi stays involved in research and teaching in non-invasive cardiology and cardiac imaging and has published in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Hagargi is a member of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) and the Heart Failure Society of India.

To book an appointment with Dr. Hagargi or get a second opinion, patients in India and abroad can send their medical records for review before planning travel to Bangalore.