Dr. Raghavendra Chikkatur
MBBS, MS - General Surgery, MCh - Cardio Thoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Dr. Raghavendra is the Director of Cardiac Services and Chief Cardiothoracic Surgeon at People Tree Hospitals, Bangalore. He is committed to establishing Centre of Excellence in Cardiac Sciences. Dr. Raghavendra’s passion for Cardiothoracic Surgery took him to Mumbai where he was trained under one of the best guides in the country, Dr. Anil G. Tendolkar. He completed MCh in CTVS in 2004 from Lokamanya Tilak Municipal Medical College Hospital, Sion, Mumbai University. He continued to work as Lecturer in the same hospital under the tutelage of Dr. Tendolkar and gained invaluable experience. In order to further hone his skills, he moved to London; the United Kingdom and worked as Specialist Registrar at the renowned London Chest Hospital, BARTS NHS Trust, London, the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2010. The London Chest Hospital is a designated DAMI (Direct Access Myocardial Infarction) Centre and along with St Bartholomew Hospital, cater to the most complex adult cardiac surgeries in the East of London. Apart from the skills he gained in the adult cardiac surgery including major aortic work and valve repairs, he was also associated with minimally invasive valve surgery and VATS [Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery] for lung and mediastinum. He was keenly involved when Transcutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) programme was initiated at BARTS in the year 2008. Although the prospect of a promising career in the United Kingdom was looming large, his strong desire to serve in his native country made him relocate to India. He joined as faculty at the state-run Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences in 2010. During his 4 year stint at the Jayadeva Institute, he not only performed both adult and paediatric heart surgeries but was mentoring young arias surgery trainee residents. In May 2014, he joined well-known Apollo Hospital as Consultant in Cardiothoracic Surgery and performed hundreds of beating heart CABG, valve replacements including minimally invasive valve surgeries, as well as VATS lung & mediastinal operations. Dr Raghavendra in last 12+ years has performed more than 5000 open heart surgeries ( Both adult and Paediatric). Dr Raghavendra has a strong connection with the community and has done several free camps and travelled far and wide to the interiors of several communities and villages screening for cardiovascular diseases and making a tangible difference to several people. During his training at Sion Hospital, he was involved with free heart surgery camps at Kuch, Gujarath under the auspices of Bidada Sarvodaya Trust, while with Apollo Hospitals, he was regularly conducting free camps at Tumkur, Arasikere, Hassan and Kolar. He finally found his calling at the People Tree Hospitals group with the same ethos and culture and a highly skilled team to integrate with. As the Director of Cardiac Services and Chief Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Dr Raghavendra is an invaluable strength of the People Tree Hospitals group.
67, Uttarahalli Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Naveen Chandra G S
MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DM - Cardiology, FSCAI
Interventional Cardiology
Dr.Naveen Chandra is currently working as Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Columbia Asia Hospital, Whitefield Bengaluru. After completion of MD in KMC Manipal, he persuied his DM in Cardiology from prestigious institute of post graduate medical education and research. He was a former Assistant professor in Cardiology at KMC manipal. He had vast experience in coronary intervention with special interest in radial artery intervention . He has experience in IVUS, Rotablation and FFR guided coronary angioplasty . His also is well trained in pacemaker,AICD , CRT implantation and peripheral intervention. He has keen interest and dedication towards primary prevention of cardiovascular disease . He is also actively involved in research and academics. He has got more than 35 publications in national and international indexed journals
Number 98, Ground Floor, Karthik Nagar, Outer Ring Road, LRDE Layout, Doddanekundi, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. K. S. S. Bhat
MBBS, MD - General Medicine, FACC, Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (DTCD)
Cardiology
Practicing since 1970, Dr. K S S Bhat is an immensely experienced Cardiologist with a career span of over four decades. His expertise lies in the areas of Ischemic Heart Disease, Clinical Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology, Hypertension and Heart Failure. Currently, Dr. Bhat practices at Manipal Hospital and Heart Lung Clinic, both located in Bangalore. Some of his areas of interest are Preventive Cardiology, Public Health Education and Clinical Research. He has a wide teaching experience on a national and global platform. On the domestic front, he has trained students at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and HAL Hospital, Bengaluru. He also has imparted academic training in overseas institutions such as Otago Medical School, New Zealand and Al Fatah University Medical School, Libya. The Bangalore Heart Project conducted in Manipal Hospital in 1989 and a week long program on Preventive Cardiology for physicians and public in 1991, figure among Dr. Bhats notable professional achievements002E
98, Kodihalli, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Ganesh Nallur Shivu
MBBS, PhD - Cardiology, MRCP (UK)
Cardiology
Dr. Ganesh Nallur Shivu graduated from Bangalore Medical College in 2000. He undertook internal medicine training in UK and obtained MRCP in 2004. He was awarded the British Heart Foundation project grant for 200,000 pounds which led to his PhD in diabetic cardiomyopathy. He obtained his cardiology training in the All Wales Cardiology Training Program and secured CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training) in cardiology. He completed his interventional cardiology fellowships in the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK and Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK. He currently serves on the editorial board of World Journal of Cardiology and Journal of Medical Sciences and Health. He was consultant interventional cardiologist at Nottingham University Hospitals and Kings Mill Hospital, UK prior to moving to BGS Global Hospitals in Bangalore. He currently works at Sparsh Superspecialty Hospitals in Bangalore (Joined March 2016). • He has performed more than 5000 diagnostic angiograms and more than 2000 coronary angioplasties. He uses radial artery as the primary access route for interventions, • He has extensive experience in all adjunctive Coronary Interventional techniques including rotational atherectomy, IVUS, optical coherence tomography, pressure wire evaluation, LASER and distal protection device use. • He is proficient in primary, rescue angioplasty and other complex angioplasty techniques including unprotected left main stem, chronic total occlusion, vein graft and multi-vessel intervention. • He has performed more than 150 pacemaker and ICD insertions. He is also adept at peripheral interventions including femoral, iliac, below knee angioplasty and fistuloplasties. He was British Heart Foundation Research Fellow at University of Birmingham and obtained a PhD following research on diabetic cardiomyopathy. He has published extensively (23 scientific papers) in high quality peer reviewed journals like Circulation and JACC. He has presented abstracts and clinical cases at various international conferences like ACC, AHA, ESC, EuroPCR, BCS and ACI.
Survey Number 91/1 A&B, HP Avenue, Konappana Agrahara Village Begur Hubli, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Ranjan Shetty
MBBS, MD - Medicine, DM - Cardiology
Cardiology
Dr. Ranjan Shetty is Cardiologist practicing at Manipal Hospital. He obtained his MBBS degree from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore and MD in Internal Medicine in 2005 from the prestigious All India institute of Medical science and DM in Cardiology from another prestigious institute, PGIMER Chandigarh. He has won several gold medals during his MBBS course. He was nominated the Best House Physician during his course in AIIMS and received the honour from the then president of India, Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam. He is a specialist in Coronary, Congenital, Structural & peripheral intervention. He has performed more than 3000 angioplasties very complex coronary & non coronary interventions. He is the pioneer in Asia for LAA appendage closures. He has the highest numbers in Asia Pacific region & is the only proctor in South East Asia. He is known Imaging guided PCI and has one of heights experience in IVUS guided PCI. He is one of the subject expert in IUCS PCI.
98, Kodihalli, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Ravindranath Reddy D.R
MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DM - Cardiology
Cardiology
Dr. Ravindranath Reddy D.R is a Cardiologist in Banashankari 1st Stage, Bangalore and has an experience of 15 years in this field. Dr. Ravindranath Reddy D.R practices at R. K. Heart Care Centre in Banashankari 1st Stage, Bangalore and BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital in Kengeri, Bangalore. He completed MBBS from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore in 1992,MD - General Medicine from Kasturba Medical College in 1997 and DM - Cardiology from Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Science & Research in 2004. He is a member of Cardiological Society of India (CSI) and Indian College of Cardiology (ICC). Some of the services provided by the doctor are: Cardiac Catheterisation,Coronary Angioplasty / Bypass Surgery,Peripheral Angioplasty,Pacemaker Implantation and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (Icds) etc.
67, Uttarahalli Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Sreekanth B. Shetty
MD - General Medicine, DM - Cardiology, MBBS
Interventional Cardiology
Dr. Sreekanth B. Shetty completed his MD (Internal Medicine) from the prestigious KEM Hospital and Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai with a Gold Medal in Internal Medicine in the year 2000. Thereafter, he completed his DM (Cardiology) from J.J. Hospital and Grant Medical College, Mumbai. Dr. Shetty is a well-known Interventional Cardiologist with a decade of experience in Cardiology. Before joining Sakra World Hospital, he has worked at Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Heart Centre/VIVUS, Bangalore and Columbia Asia Referral Hospital and Fortis Hospital Cunningham Road, Bangalore. Dr. Shetty is an expert in Complex Coronary Angioplasties, Primary Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction, Acute Stroke Intervention, Permanent Pacemaker and Defibrillator Implantation, Heart Failure Device Implantation(CRT), Congenital Heart Disease Intervention like device closures and Valvuloplasties, Carotid, Renal and Peripheral Vascular Interventions and Venous Interventions like IVC Filter Placement and Venoplasties. Dr. Shetty is a strong proponent of lifestyle interventions for the prevention of Heart Disease and Stroke. He has taken several initiatives to educate the general public and medical practitioners on healthy lifestyle habits. Expeditious treatment of Heart Attacks with primary Angioplasties saves lives. Dr. Shetty works towards creating awareness regarding early recognition of heart attacks and fast-tracking access to medical care for patients with heart attacks. Dr. Shetty believes that “Evidence Based Medicine” is the best way to standardize care to achieve best outcomes. Dr. Sreekanth ’s Key Achievements: He is a proud recipient of many awards and citations from Mumbai University. Dr. Shetty is a life member of the “Cardiological Society (CSI) of India” Gold Medalist in Mumbai University for M.D. (Internal Medicine) in the year 2000. Third rank in Mumbai University for D.M. (Cardiology) in 2004 Several Citations and awards from Mumbai University as under: Dr. V. S. Palekar Prize, the year 2000. Dr. C. S. Patel Gold Medal 2000. Dr. Latif Patel Prize, 2000. Dr. R. B. Billimoria Scholarship. Dr. J. K. Mehta Scholarship. Dr. N. F. Surveyor Memorial Scholarship. Won the best presentation for “A case of stent grafting for a coronary aneurysm with acute MI” at the ACVS 2012 at Hyderabad.
2062,13th Cross, 23rd Main, HSR Layout, Sector 1, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. G Vivek
DM - Cardiology, MD - General Medicine, DNB - General Medicine, MBBS
Cardiology
Dr. G Vivek is currently working as Consultant Adult and Pediatric Interventional Cardiologist at Sparsh Hospital Yeshwanthpur Bengaluru. He was a former Associate professor in Cardiology at KMC manipal. He is skilled in Adult and pediatric - coronary and peripheral, structural heart disease and pacemakers including CRT .He has experience in IVUS, Rotablation and FFR guided.interventions. He is also actively involved in research both non industry and industry sponsored. He has 60 publications in PUBMED indexed journals
Number -2947/E, Service Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Abhijit Vilas Kulkarni
MBBS, DM - Cardiology, MD - General Medicine
Cardiology
Dr. Abhijit Vilas Kulkarni works as a Cardiologist at Apollo Hospital Bannerghatta Road, Jayanagar Apollo Hospital and Dr. Malathi Manipal Hospital, Jayanagar Bangalore. Over 15 years of experience, makes Dr. Kulkarni specialized in the field of Interventional Cardiology with a special interest in Primary Angioplasty, Device Closure and PTMC (Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy). He has done his MBBS from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli. Dr. Kulkarni has further pursued MD in Internal Medicine from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research,(PGIMER) Chandigarh. Later he had completed Doctor of Medicine in Cardiology from Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore. Dr. Kulkarni has presented papers at both National and International Conferences.
21/2, Old Number 2, 14th Cross, 3rd Block, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Pradeep Kumar D
MD - Pediatrics, MBBS, DM - Cardiology
Cardiology
Dr. Pradeep Kumar D is an Interventional Cardiologist who completed his MBBS from Bangalore Medical College in 1998, He did his MD from the prestigious All India Institute Of Medical Screening in 1999-2001. He subsequently worked in SGPGI, Lucknow and did his DM (Cardiology) from Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute in Tiruvandrum 2006. He has worked as a Consultant at Manipal Hospital Bangalore 2007-2010. He headed the cardiology unit at Narayana hrudalayala and Sparsh Hospital Yeshwanthpur. He has vast experience in the field of Centennial Cardiology He has done more than 7000 Angiograms and 1500 PTCA’s.
No. 43/2, New Airport Road, NH.7, Hebbal, Sahakara Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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