Faculty & Staff

Qualification/ Education

1991 : Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery(M.B.B.S), Bangalore University, Bangalore( State/National Merit)

 1998 : Diplomate of National Board(DNB) General Medicine, National Board of Examinations, New-Delhi 

2006 : Diplomate of National Board(DNB) Cardiology, National Board of Examinations, New-Delhi

Experience

• 1991 : Senior House Officer, Dept. of Skin& V.D. St. Martha’s Hospital, Bangalore
• 1993 : Senior House Officer, Dept. of General Medicine, St. Martha’s Hospital,Bangalore.
• 1994 : Elective Posting, Dept. of Psychiatry, St.Martha’s Hospital, Bangalore
• 1995-98 : Resident, General Medicine, St.Martha’s Hospital, Bangalore
• 1998 : Associate Consultant( Medicine Endocrinology Diabetes): Samatvam Endocrinology Diabetes Centre & Mallya Hospital, Bangalore.
• 2000 : Senior Tutor, Dept. of Cardiology, St.John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore
• 2002 : Senior Registrar, Dept. of General Medicine, St. Martha’s Hospital, Bangalore
•  2003-06 : Senior Resident, Dept. of Cardiology, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore. 
• 2007- : Assistant Professor, Department Of Cardiology, St.John’s Medical College Hosptial 

Areas of interest

• Heart Failure complex PC 

Field of Expertise

• Heart Failure 
• Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Ventricular Geometry & Remodeling 
• Advanced Echocardiograph
• Cardiac MRI
• Valvular Heart Disease
• Arrhytmias &nbs

Fellowship & Membership

Life Member 

1. Association of Physicians of India
2. Cardiological Society of India 

Extramural portfolios/ Committees

• Associate member , Managing Committee, Clinical society, St. Martha's Hospital, Bangalore.( 1996-1997)
• Reviewer, Circulation - Cardiac Surgery Supplements 
• Reviewer for 'Clinical Cardiology Journal 

Other formal training/certification

• Post- Doctoral Clinical training in General Medicine and Cardiology 
• Advanced training in Echocardiography and cardiac imaging 
• Training and Coordination in Multicentric clinical trials ( HERO-2,WIZARD)

Institutional portfolios/ Committees

• Senior tutor, Department of Cardiology St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore
• Senior Registrar, Department of General Medicine, St. Martha's Hospital,bangalore
• Senior Resident, Department of Cardiology, Narayana Hrudayalaya , Bangalore 
• Associate Consultant ( Medicine - Endocrinology& Diabetes), Samatvam Endocrinology& Diabetes Centre and Mallya Hospital, Bangalore.

Membership of professional associations/bodies

• 1996-97 : Associate Member of the Managing Committee of the Clinical Society of St.Martha’s Hospital, Bangalore. 
• 2006 : Reviewer for Cardiac Surgery supplement of ‘Circulation’.
•  2008-Current : Reviewer for ‘Clinical Cardiology Journal’ and Circulation.

Awards and Recognitions

1996 : First Prize for ‘Best Clinical Presentation’ , St.Martha’s Hospital, Bangalore