Brief Introduction

Experienced Intervention Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist with extensive volume. Brings top-notch abilities and focus on patients' needs. A complete Team Player with ability to build and lead a Contemporary Cardiology Program at any Tertiary Care Corporate Hospital.

Educational Qualification

• M.D. General Medicine, J.J.M Medical college Davanagere, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, 2009, 2012
• D.M. in Cardiology, S.M.S Medical College, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, 2013, 2016
• Assistant Professor, Cardiology, Government R.N.T Medical College Udaipur, August 2016, December 2016
• Post Doctoral Fellow, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore, January 2017, August 2018
• IBHRE CCDS Certified Clinical Device Specialist 2019

Procedures Performed

• More than 10,000 Coronary angiographies
• More than 5,000 Coronary angioplasties
• More than 200 Complex Coronary interventions
• More than 1,000 EPS RFA for SVT procedures
• More than 200 Complex Arrhythmia Ablations under 3D Mapping
• More than 1,000 Pacemaker Implant Procedures
• 100 CRT-P implants
• 4 Micra Leadless Pacemaker Implants
• More than 200 Conduction System Pacing Implants
• 100 Pediatric Device Implants
• 50 Pediatric RF Ablations

Research

• A study on clinical and electrophysiological patterns of diabetic neuropathy, South India, KAPICON 2011
• Incidence, predictors and gradation of upper extremity venous obstruction after transvenous pacemaker implantation, Indian Heart Journal, 2019
• Efficacy of ivabradine in the management of focal atrial tachycardia, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2019
• Response to the letter to the editor: Complete heart block and Takotsubo syndrome: Dissecting the pathophysiology, Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, 2018
• An unusual case of complete atrioventricular block causing Takotsubo syndrome, Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, 2018
• Oral quinine sulfate for the treatment of electrical storm and prevention of recurrent shocks in Brugada syndrome after failed cilostazol therapy, HeartRhythm Case Reports, 2017
• Transvenous lead extractions of implantable cardiac electronic devices: a single center experience, IHRS 2017
• Laser lead extractions, our initial experience, CSI Bangalore 2018
• Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing For Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: A Single Center Experience, APHRS 2020
• Best Clinical Case, Pacing World Series-2022 Visegard Chapter
• Authored a chapter, Textbook of Medicine Update 2023

Awards

• Certificate of Merit from C.B.S.E for outstanding academic performances
• Distinction during M.B.B.S in Pharmacology and Ophthalmology College
• Gold medal from the Department of Medicine, J.J.M Medical College, Davanagere

Accomplishments

• First Leadless Pacemaker implantation in Prosthetic Tricuspid Valve in Ebstein's anomaly
• First Pulmonary vein Isolation Procedure in Central India
• First Conduction system pacing implant in Central India
• First Orbital atherectomy assisted coronary intervention in Central India
• First electrophysiology program in Central India to perform 500 cases in a single center

Affiliations

• Invited Faculty in annual IHRS, central body of electrophysiologists in India
• Invited Faculty in annual CSI, Cardiology Society of India
• FESC
• Invited Faculty in annual National API
• Invited Faculty in annual State CSI
• Invited Faculty in annual State API