DM in Cardiology (JIPMER, Pondicherry) | MD in General Medicine (JIPMER, Pondicherry) | MBBS (JIPMER, Pondicherry

Advanced Cardiology Training program (Asan Medical Centre, Seoul, Korea)

Expertise in:

Complex PCI - especially Left Main Angioplasty, Chronic Total Occlusion, Bifurcation lesions Radial Angioplasty

Rotablation assisted PCI, Imaging guided PCI (OCT/IVUS)

Balloon valvotomy (PTMC, BAV, BPV, BTV)

Pacemakers, ICDs, CRT

Structural heart interventions including Device closures of ASD, VSD, PDA,Balloon valvotomy, TAVR, etc

Aortic interventions including hybrid procedures and stent graft for aortic aneurysms/dissections

91% success rate in CTO Angioplasty over the last 5 years, which is equal to the Gold Standards in Japan

Academic Awards & Accolades:

First rank in MD - General Medicine, JIPMER

Among the top 5 students of final MBBS 1995 batch at JIPMER

“Nallam Satiyanarayanamma” Gold Medal for securing the first place in the MD in General Medicine - Pondicherry University held during March 2000.

N Abdoul Cader @ Ibrahime Memorial Prize in Neurology - year 2000

Awarded MOH Hassan Kuthoos Marikkar Endowment Prize in Cardiology - 1996

Awarded JIPMER Scientific Society Best Paper Award - 2000-2001.

JIPMER Alumni Award for Best All-round Undergraduate Medical Student – 1996

Faculty at various national and international conferences, workshops and CMEs

Published research articles in international peer reviewed journals

Proficient in Malayalam, English, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada