Dr. Anand Gnanaraj is a highly skilled cardiologist in Chennai, known for his expertise in complex coronary procedures. He has a special interest in left main interventions, chronic total occlusions, retrograde PCI for CTOs, multi-vessel angioplasties, and bifurcation stenting. He is also proficient in radial interventions and peripheral interventions like carotid angioplasties and renal angioplasties.
Educational Qualifications:
- MBBS from Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, 1992
- MD in General Medicine from Madurai Medical College, 1999
- DM in Cardiology from Stanley Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, 2006
Professional Experience:
- Fellow in Cardiology at Madras Medical Mission (1999 - 2003)
- Senior Registrar at Stanley Medical College Hospital (2003 - 2006)
- Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Madras Medical Mission (2006 - 2012)
- Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Apollo Speciality Hospitals (2012 - 2015)
Notable Achievements:
- P. Koshi Prize in Clinical Medicine, 1992
- Reviewer for International Journal of Cardiology, 2010
- Faculty and Speaker at International Cardiac and Interventional Conferences, 2011
- Presented a poster at the American College of Cardiology Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on Radial artery Interventions, 2009
- Associate Editor for Journal of Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Textbook of Clinical Cardiology, 2011
Certifications:
- P. Koshi Prize in Clinical Medicine, 1992
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis and Post-aortotomy Calcified Saccular Aortic Aneurysm (Co-author) - Published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, Volume 24; 5: 551 - 552
- Role of ECHO Doppler in the Evaluation of Patients Prior to Radial Coronary Interventions (Co-author) - Presented the poster at the American College of Cardiology Conference in Atlanta, Georgia
- Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon: Risk Profile (Co-author) - Published in the American Journal of Cardiology, April 2012
- Profile and Follow-up of Patients with Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (Co-author) - Published in the American Journal of Cardiology, April 2012
- Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Presence of a Right Posteroseptal Accessory Pathway (Co-author) - Published in the Indian Journal of Electrocardiology
Professional Memberships:
- Cardiological Society of India (CSI)
- Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
- Life Member – Cardiology Society of India
- Life Member – European Society of Cardiology
Fellowships:
- Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
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