Dr. Budi Santoso

Dr. Budi Santoso is a senior interventional cardiologist at Medistra Hospital in Jakarta, one of Indonesia's most respected private hospitals in the Sudirman Central Business District. With 20 years of experience in cardiology, he is recognized as one of Jakarta's leading cardiac catheterization specialists, managing a high volume of both elective and emergency coronary procedures.

Dr. Santoso trained at the University of Indonesia Faculty of Medicine, the country's most prestigious medical school, before completing his cardiology specialist training at Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital — Indonesia's national referral hospital. He subsequently undertook interventional cardiology fellowship training in the Netherlands, gaining expertise in complex PCI and coronary imaging techniques.

Upon returning to Indonesia, Dr. Santoso joined the Medistra Hospital cardiology team, where he has been central to developing the hospital's cardiac catheterization program. He has performed over 3,000 coronary angiograms and 1,500 PCI procedures.

Indonesia has one of Southeast Asia's highest burdens of cardiovascular disease, and Dr. Santoso plays an active role in public cardiovascular health through participation in community heart health programs in Jakarta. He sees patients from across the Indonesian archipelago who travel to Jakarta for specialist cardiac intervention.

Dr. Santoso earned his MD from the University of Indonesia Faculty of Medicine. He completed his cardiology residency at Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital (RSCM) and obtained his Specialist in Cardiology (Sp.JP) from the Indonesian Medical Specialist Council. He completed an interventional cardiology fellowship at the Thoraxcentrum, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands — one of Europe's foremost interventional cardiology training programmes. He holds accreditation for interventional cardiac procedures from the Indonesian Heart Association (PERKI) and has completed training in intravascular ultrasound and fractional flow reserve techniques. His Rotterdam fellowship provided advanced exposure to complex coronary intervention in a very high-volume European centre, raising the standard of his interventional practice to align with current European and American guidelines.

Dr. Santoso's practice focuses on interventional cardiology for coronary artery disease, including primary PCI for acute STEMI, elective PCI for stable angina, and complex lesion intervention. He uses intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) to optimise stenting decisions. His heart failure practice involves optimisation of guideline-directed medical therapy, echocardiographic assessment, and device therapy evaluation. He also manages atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, and hypertension in the outpatient setting. Pacemaker implantation and management of bradyarrhythmias form part of his electrophysiology practice. He works within a multidisciplinary cardiac surgery team for cases requiring hybrid or surgical approaches, and conducts regular cardiac imaging clinics integrating echocardiography with clinical management.

Dr. Santoso has contributed to the Indonesian Journal of Cardiology and has presented at the Indonesian Heart Association Annual Scientific Congress. His clinical interests include PCI outcomes in Indonesian patients, heart failure management in the Jakarta urban population, and cardiovascular risk factor epidemiology in Indonesia.

He participates in PERKI's clinical guidelines working group and contributes to evidence-based cardiology practice standards across Indonesia's rapidly evolving healthcare system.

Dr. Santoso sees international patients at Medistra Hospital, which provides English-language services and comprehensive international patient coordination. He consults in Indonesian and English. International patients from Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and beyond seeking cardiac intervention in Indonesia find Jakarta's Medistra Hospital a combination of high-quality private care at costs lower than Singapore or Malaysia, with direct flight connectivity. Video consultations are available for pre-procedural case review and second opinions on coronary angiography results. The hospital's international patient department provides cost estimates, medical coordination, insurance pre-authorisation support, and accommodation assistance for patients travelling from overseas. He also provides pre-procedure cardiac optimisation consultations for international surgical patients presenting to Medistra Hospital for non-cardiac surgery.

Dr. Santoso has been recognized by Medistra Hospital for clinical excellence in cardiology and patient outcomes in the catheterisation laboratory. He received the Indonesian Heart Association's recognition for contributions to interventional cardiology education in Indonesia. He serves as a clinical trainer for interventional cardiology fellows and participates in PERKI's national PCI workshop program, training cardiologists from across the Indonesian archipelago in complex coronary intervention techniques. He has been invited as faculty at regional cardiology conferences in Southeast Asia and contributes to Indonesian cardiovascular disease management guidelines through PERKI's clinical standards working group.