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Dr. Rajesh Thachathodiyl

Professor, Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Kochi

Qualification: DM, MBBS, MD
drtrajesh@aims.amrita.edu
Research Interest: Cardiac CT and Cardiac MRI, Radial Access Complex Coronary Interventions

Bio Publications Area of Expertise Qualification Work Experience
Bio

Dr. Rajesh Thachathodiyl is a distinguished Professor of Cardiology at Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi, where he also serves as the Director of the CT Angiogram Programme. With over 15 years of experience in Interventional Cardiology, Dr. Rajesh is recognized for his expertise in complex coronary interventions, particularly through radial access. Since joining Amrita, Kochi, Dr. Rajesh has become a pioneer in interventional cardiology, introducing and championing advanced techniques like rotablations, CTO recanalization, and left main interventions.

Dr. Rajesh has played a crucial role in advancing cardiac imaging programs, spearheading the Cardiac CT programme since 2005 and the Cardiac MRI programme since 2007. He is an active educator, a DNB examiner in cardiology, and a respected faculty member at international summits like ‘Kamakura Live’ in Japan and the CTO Summit in Kobe, Japan. His contributions to radial access interventions are recognized both nationally and internationally, and he has trained numerous budding cardiologists in this specialized field.

Language Knew

  • English, Malayalam and Hindi
Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2020

What was right about Kerala’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Cite this Research Publication : M. J.C., P.S., R., D., J., R., T., and A, B., “What was right about Kerala's response to the COVID-19 pandemic”, BMJ Global Health, 2020.

Publisher : BMJ Global Health

Year : 2017

Derivation and Validation of a Novel Prediction Model to Identify Low-Risk Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism.

Cite this Research Publication : M. Subramanian, Gopalan, S., Ramadurai, S., Arthur, P., Prabhu, M. A., Thachathodiyl, R., and Natarajan, K., “Derivation and Validation of a Novel Prediction Model to Identify Low-Risk Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism.”, Am J Cardiol, vol. 120, no. 4, pp. 676-681, 2017.

Publisher : Am J Cardiol

Year : 2017

A case series of young patients with completely reversed severe pulmonary hypertension

Cite this Research Publication : A. V. Balegadde, Vijan, V., and Rajesh Thachathodiyl, “A case series of young patients with completely reversed severe pulmonary hypertension”, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, vol. 11, pp. OR04-OR05, 2017.

Publisher : Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Year : 2016

Isolated rheumatic severe tricuspid regurgitation.

Cite this Research Publication : A. Vupputuri, Vijan, V., Prabhu, M. A., Rajesh Thachathodiyl, and R. Nair, C., “Isolated rheumatic severe tricuspid regurgitation”, Echocardiography, vol. 33, pp. 1769-1770, 2016.

Publisher : Echocardiography, Blackwell Publishing Inc.

Year : 2016

Comparison of Clinical Effectiveness of Ticagrelor and Clopidogrel in Post Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) Patients Approaching A Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

Cite this Research Publication : P. Krishnan, Mohan, S., Jom, D., Jacob, R., Joseph, S., Rajesh Thachathodiyl, and Vijan, V., “Comparison of Clinical Effectiveness of Ticagrelor and Clopidogrel in Post Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) Patients Approaching A Tertiary Care Hospital in South India”, Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 144-148, 2016.

Publisher : Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research

Area of Expertise
  • Radial Access Complex Coronary Interventions
  • Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Recanalization
  • Cardiac CT and Cardiac MRI
  • Rotablations and Left Main Interventions
  • Saphenous Vein Graft Interventions
  • Carotid Artery Interventions
  • Endovascular Stent Grafts and Peripheral Interventions
  • Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS), Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), and Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)
  • Permanent Pacemaker Implantation
  • Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD) Implantation
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
Qualification
  • MBBS, S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa
  • MD (General Medicine), S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa
  • DM (Cardiology), K.M.C. Manipal
Work Experience
  • Professor, Department of Cardiology
    Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi Aug 1998 – till date
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