Dr P.Shankar

Interventional Cardiology

MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DM - Cardiology

Madurai

About Dr P.Shankar

Dr. P.Shankar is a Interventional Cardiologist and has an experience of 12 years in this field. He completed MBBS from Tirunelveli Medical College in 1997,MD - General Medicine from Madras Medical College, Chennai in 2002 and DM - Cardiology from Madras Medical College, Chennai in 2012. He is a member of Indian Academy in Echocardiography,Cardiological Society of India and National Interventional council. Some of the services provided by the doctor are: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy,Aortic Coarctation,Hemophilia,Mitral Valve Disorders and Heartburn etc.

Expertise

Services offered

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (Thickened heart muscle disease) Aortic Coarctation (narrowing of aorta artery) Hemophilia (treatment for blood clotting disorder) Mitral Valve Disorders (diseases affecting mitral heart valve) Heartburn (burning sensation in chest) Catheter Ablation (heart rhythm correction procedure) Endocarditis (infection of heart lining) Pulmonary Hypertension (High blood pressure in lungs) Cardiac Arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat condition) Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) (heart rhythm shock device) Balloon Mitral Valvotomy (mitral valve balloon treatment) Congenital Heart Disease (heart defects present at birth) Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) (heart ultrasound through food pipe) Atrial Fibrillation (Irregular heartbeat rhythm disorder) Atrial Tachycardia (fast heartbeat from upper heart chambers) Permanent Pacemaker Implantation (heart rhythm device implant) Long QT Syndrome (Inherited heart rhythm disorder) Infective Endocarditis (Heart valve infection disease) Arrhythmia (Irregular Heartbeat) (abnormal heart rhythm condition) Mitral Valve Repair (heart valve repair surgery) Atrial Flutter (rapid abnormal heart rhythm) Arrhythmia Treatment (treatment for irregular heartbeat) Treatment Of Arrhythmia Peripheral Artery Disease (Reduced blood flow in limbs) Interventional Cardiologist (Heart catheter procedure specialist)

Procedures

Angioplasty (blocked artery opening)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSTirunelveli Medical College, none

MD - General MedicineMadras Medical College, Chennai, none

DM - CardiologyMadras Medical College, Chennai, none

Memberships

Indian Academy in EchocardiographyIndian Academy in Echocardiography

Cardiological Society of IndiaCardiological Society of India

National Interventional councilNational Interventional council

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