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Prof. Dr. Ajith Pillai [MBBS, MD, DM (Cardiology), FIC (Germany), FRCP (Lon), FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Glasg), FACC, FSCAI]
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+91-8860606766 | +91-9910655125About Prof. Dr. Ajith Pillai [MBBS, MD, DM (Cardiology), FIC (Germany), FRCP (Lon), FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Glasg), FACC, FSCAI]
Prof. Dr. Ajith Pillai is an Interventional Cardiologist and is Currently Working as Head of Department - Cardiology in the Cardiology Department at Kauvery Hospital, Radial Road, Kovilambakkam, Chennai, India.
He is having more than 15 years of experience in the field of Cardiology.
He has completed his MBBS from Government Medical College Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, MD from Government Medical College Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, DM (Cardiology) from Government Medical College Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram, Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology from University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany, Fellowship in Structural Heart Interventions from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, USA, CTO Training from Toyohashi Heart Centre, Toyohashi, Japan and ESMINT Diploma from European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy, Europe.
Profile Highlights :
- Prof. Dr. Ajith Pillai is Head of the Department of Cardiology at Kauvery Hospital, Radial Road, Kovilambakkam, Chennai, specialising in complex coronary, structural and endovascular interventions.
- He has completed more than 12,000 complex cardiac procedures, including CHIP PCI, structural and paediatric device interventions, and aortic and peripheral stenting, with a near 100% success rate in complex anatomy including surgical turn-down cases.
- After MBBS, MD and DM Cardiology at Government Medical College Trivandrum, he trained at CVC Frankfurt, UCLA, Emory Heart (Atlanta), Karolinska (Sweden), ASAN (Seoul) and Toyohashi Heart Centre (Japan).
- A respected teacher, he has trained more than 100 cardiologists across India in coronary and structural techniques and maintains collaborations with Emory Heart, the CHIP Cardiology Network, SHD Australia and Karolinska Heart Institute.
- He holds fellowships of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London, Edinburgh and Glasgow, the American College of Cardiology and SCAI, and won the Best Edited Live Challenging Case Award at TCT San Francisco 2015.
Areas of Expertise :
- Complex High-Risk PCI (CHIP PCI)
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Angioplasty
- Advanced Intracoronary Imaging
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- BASILICA Procedure
- Mitral Valve Repair (Transcatheter)
- Tricuspid Valve Repair (Transcatheter)
- Congenital Heart Disease Interventions
- GUCH Interventions
- Paediatric Device Closure
- Aortic Stenting
- Peripheral Artery Stenting
- Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
List of Treatments
- Complex High-Risk PCI (CHIP PCI)
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Angioplasty
- Advanced Intracoronary Imaging
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- BASILICA Procedure
- Mitral Valve Repair (Transcatheter)
- Tricuspid Valve Repair (Transcatheter)
- Congenital Heart Disease Interventions
- GUCH Interventions
- Paediatric Device Closure
- Aortic Stenting
- Peripheral Artery Stenting
- Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
Work Experience
Currently Working as Head of Department - Cardiology in the Cardiology Department at Kauvery Hospital, Radial Road, Kovilambakkam, Chennai, India.
Education & Training
- MBBS - Government Medical College Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram
- MD - Government Medical College Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram
- DM (Cardiology) - Government Medical College Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram
- Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology - University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
- Fellowship in Structural Heart Interventions - University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, USA
- CTO Training - Toyohashi Heart Centre, Toyohashi, Japan
- ESMINT Diploma - European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy, Europe
Awards & Recognition
- Fellow - Royal College of Physicians, London, 2016
- Fellow - Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, 2015
- Fellow - Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, 2014
- Fellow - American College of Cardiology (FACC), 2013
- Fellow - Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI), 2012
- Best Edited Live Challenging Case Award - TCT San Francisco 2015
- Best Challenging Case Award - Tamil Nadu Interventional Council, 2013 and 2015
- Best Case Respondent Award - India Live 2015
- Best Original Research Award - Indian Heart Journal 2015
- Member - Cardiological Society of India
- Member - National Interventional Council
Associated Hospitals
🏨 Kauvery Hospital, Radial Road, Kovilambakkam, Chennai
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Kauvery Hospital, Radial Road, Kovilambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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