Our Services

Between January 1999 to October 2003, I was working in well established, high volume tertiary Cardiac hospitals (Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Perambur, Chennai and Madras Medical Mission Hospital, Chennai) and was doing over 2000 Echocardiograms including pediatric and adult, and dobutamine stress studies per year and average of 500 diagnostic angiograms and Cardiac Catheterization, 200 angioplasties, 150 Balloon mitral valvuloplasties, 30 peripheral angioplasties including carotid and renal angioplasties, 30 pace maker implantation and 10 ICDs / CRTs per year.

In 2003, I moved with Dr K M Cherian, MS, FRACS, DSc. from Madras Medical Mission Hospital, Chennai, to help him set up the Cardiology Units of Frontier Lifeline Hospital in Mogappair, Chennai, and in St Gregorios Hospital, Parumala, Kerala. These Centers developed into high volume tertiary Cardiac hospitals over the next few years.

From January 2008 to March 2018, I was working with Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, a Medical University, in a semi urban/rural area, in the outskirts of Chennai, and was entrusted with setting up and developing a new Cardiac Unit. The Department has grown over the last 10 years and has been recognized by the Medical Council of India, for imparting Superspeciality(DM) training in Cardiology from August, 2013 with an annual intake of 2 students. The Department also conducts 4yr B.Sc, Allied Health Sciences (Cardiac Technology and Cathlab Technology) courses with an annual intake of 12 students, and 2yr M.Sc, (Cardiac Imaging and Echocardiography) course with an annual intake of 6 students.The Department is recognized for conducting PhD courses in Cardiology by the University and had 4 students doing Doctoral research under me. I was performing about 300 Angioplasties, 100 Valvuloplasties, 50 Peripheral Angioplasties, 50 Device Implantations (Pacemakers/ICDs/CRTs), and 50 Device Closures(ASD/PDA/RSOV/AV Fistulas etc) annually

I then moved to (from March 26th) MIOT Hospitals, a 1000 bedded Multi-Superspeciality Hospital in Chennai. Given my past experience in setting up and developing Cardiology departments in the previous hospitals, I have been given the mandate to improve the Cardiology Department and the teaching infrastructure to the level of standard needed for accreditation with the National Board of Examinations, N.Delhi in Cardiology superspeciality. The Department of Cardiology, MIOT Hospital was recognized by the National Board for imparting Superspeciality(DNB) training in Cardiology from August, 2019, as a result of my effort.

Memberships / Fellowships / Awards

• Fellow of Royal College of Physicians, London, February, 2020
• Fellow of the American Heart Association, Sept.2018
• Fellow of the Indian Academy of Medical Specialities, December,2015
• Fellow of Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, October,2014
• Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow,October,2013
• Conferred “BEST DOCTOR AWARD” by the Tamilnadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai for exemplary contribution in the field of Medical Education & Healthcare Services on 6th March,2012
• Fellow of International Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions(SCAI),2009
• Fellow of International Academy of Medical Science,2009
• Fellow of American College of Cardiology(ACC),2008
• Premium Professional Member- American Heart Association (AHA)
• Life Member of International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences
• Life member of International Society for Heart Research
• Life Member of Cardiology Society of India
• Life Member of Heart Failure Society of India
• Life Member – Indian Academy of Echo Cardiography
• Life Member of Indian Medical Association