Dr. Kalkekar is a leading Interventional Cardiologist in Navi Mumbai and is recognized for his expertise in primary angioplasty. His areas of specialization include Radial Angiography and Angioplasty, Femoral Angiography and Angioplasty, Renal Angioplasty, Permanent Pacemaker Implantation, device closure of ASD/PDA, IVC filter Implantations, Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty and Balloon Aortic Pulmonary Valvuloplasty.He can be consulted at the Dr. Kalkekar's Cura Advanced Cardiac and child health clinic and MGM's New Bombay Hospital. And. He is also attached to Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Terna Sahyadri Specialty Hospital, and sterling Wockhardt Hospital, in Navi Mumbai.Dr. Kalkekar did his graduation and postgraduation in medical studies in Aurangabad and studied and trained for the cardiology superspeciality at renowned and prestigious Asian Heart Institute and Research Center in Mumbai. He has extensively trained at the Asian Heart Institute and Research Centre and has performed some 8,000 interventional procedures in the last ten years.Dr. Kalkekar has worked on several research studies and has held many teaching posts. He worked as a clinical associate at the Asian Heart Institute and research center in Mumbai from January to November 2010 and as a lecturer in medicine at Dr. Dy Patil medical college and Hospital, Nerul. He currently teaches students appearing for dm (cardiology) at the MGM University of health sciences. He is also a regular attendee and participant at various conferences and workshops related to his field of expertise.Dr. Kalkekar also sets time aside from his busy schedule to participate as a speaker at the national as well as international level. He has presented his complex interventional cases at Europcar, held at Paris, France and TCT held at San Francisco, USA and received appreciation. He scored first prize at first Indo-Japanese CTO club held at Mumbai. As part of his endeavor towards social service, he uses his knowledge to enlighten others through the patient education programme’. He is proficient in English, Hindi, and Marathi and spends his leisure time reading, singing and following sports.