Dr Batra’s main areas of interest include general cardiology, ischaemic heart disease, coronary interventions, and heart failure. 

Dr Batra completed his basic medical, physician and cardiology training at the University of Delhi, India in 1997 before obtaining a Fellowship in Electrophysiology from Maastricht, Netherlands in 1999. 

He worked as Assistant Professor in cardiology at the prestigious GB Pant Hospital, University of Delhi, before relocating to the Gold Coast Hospital in 2006.
Dr Batra has been instrumental in building the cardiology services at the Gold Coast University Hospital, establishing the EP, ablation, AICD and heart failure pacing programs.

Dr Batra is the current clinical director of the catheter laboratory at the Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) and performs complex stenting procedures as well as contributing to the Primary PCI program. 

In addition to being an accomplished interventionist, Assoc. Prof. Batra is acknowledged as an astute clinician by his peers. He is credited with several publications and abstracts that have been presented at national and international meetings. He also holds the title of Associate Professor of Cardiology with Griffith University.