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Dr Rakesh Gopal

Cardiologist

MD,FRCP, DM, DNB, FESC

20 years experience overall

Apollo Specialty Hospitals Padma Complex, 320, Annasalai, Chennai 600 035 Ph:044-24336119/24363572, Chennai

Specialities
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
  • Transesophageal Echocardiogram
  • Permanent Pacemaker
  • Balloon Mitral Valvotomy
  • Arrhythmia Treatments
  • TAVI
  • Coronary Angiogram
  • Primary Angioplasty
  • Permanent Pacemaker
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
  • Micra Insertion
  • Heart failure therapies like Impella
  • IABP
  • TAVI. PBMV & Structural Interventions
  • ASD
  • VSD
  • PDA Device closures
  • Endovascular interventions like Aneurysm Repair
  • Angioplasty and /Stenting
  • Right and Left Heart catheterization
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
  • Angioplasty
  • Device Closure
  • Endovascular Stent Grafting
  • Peripheral Angiogram/ Angioplasty
  • Carotid Stenting
  • Heart & Lungs Transplantation
Experience
  • In Clinical Research

  • Certified in Good clinical practice

  • Good knowledge of computers and experience liasing with software firms in development of high end operational medical software currently in use at major institutes of cardiology. Has developed and tested own software.

  •  All duties and responsibilities as an investigator in international  randomized clinical trials

  •  Experience in conducting studies in collaboration with three International Universities: Maxplanc University, Clinique Pastuer, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Indian Council of Medical Research.

  • Editor of the book Cardiovascular Interventional Trials Update, published by Asia Pacific Interventional Cardiology India Educational Trust and Mathew Foundation.

    In Diagnostics

  •   Right and Left Heart Catheterization

  • Exercise Testing

  • Echo Cardiography – Trans Thoracic, Trans Esophageal, Contrast Echo, Stress Echo Cardiography and Myocardial Strain Rate Imaging.

  • Cardiac CT and CT Coronary Angiography

  • As Investigator / Co Investigator

  •  Aristotle study

  • Pixel Trial, randomized trial of direct stenting versus pre dilatation and stenting in small vessel coronary disease

  • E Cypher registry

  •   Decode Trial, comparison of Sirolimus drug eluting stent with non coated stents in diabetic patients

  •   Indicor study on comparison of Paclitaxel eluting Taxus stent and Coroflex please stent

  • Family study of patients of Indian origin with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and novel mutations, in association with Max Plank Institute of Physiological

  • Research of Germany.

  • Comparison of Vascular Closure Devices, Perclose, Angioseal, Closure PAD versus digital

  •  compression.

  • Project on prevention of contrast induced nephropathy in patients receiving high dose radio contrast agents - Ongoing

  • Randomized trial of weekly oral Azithromycin versus daily oral Penicillin in prevention of recurrence of rheumatic fever. Randomized controlled trial of oral Pefloxacin , Amoxycilline, Cotrimoxazole in respiratory tract infections.

  • Immunological characterization of Brugia malayi micro filariae, in association with London school of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

  • Prospective study of haemotological role in snake bites.

  • Research assistant in Filariasis Chemotherapy Unit, Indian Council of Medical Research FCU, Medical College, Alleppey.

    Interventional Cardiology

     Proficiently skilled in All Complex Coronary Interventions, including Rotablation, Bifurcation Angioplasty, Chronic Total Occlusions, Left Main Stenting, Cutting Balloon, IABP assisted procedures, Distal Protection Devices, Graft Interventions and Primary PCI.

    Peripheral Angioplasty, Renal Angioplasty, Carotid Interventions. Expertise in limb salvage procedures and below popliteal disease angioplasty.

     Interventions for Valvular Heart Disease, Mitral, Aortic, Pulmonary Balloon Valvotomies,  Initiation for Trans Aortic Valve replacement.

    Good expertise with Trans Septal puncture.

Members ship

·         Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

·         American College of Cardiology

·         European Society of Cardiology

·         American Heart Association

·         Cardiological Society of India

·         Asia Pacific Society for Interventional Cardiology

CERTIFICATIONS

·         CSI - 2013, 2014

·         CSI Prevent - 2014, 2015

·         India Live - 2015, 2017

·         TIC - 2015, 2016

·         National Interventional Council - 2013,2014, 2015, 2016

·         IJCTO - 2012, 2015, 2016

·         Ttrii - 2015

·         ACVS India - 2012, 2014

·         AICT & Oriental Congress - 2009

·         AICT - 2012

·         SGPGI Conclave - 2014

·         Back to Basics SCTIMST - 2014, 2015, 2016

·         Calicut Cardiology Club - 2016

·         IMA Calicut, Thalasery, Kannur - 2016

·         Periyar Medfest - 2016

·         ISAR - 2016

·         ISAR - 2016

·         Webinars NOACS University Hospital Switzerland - 2016

·         Society for Heart Failure and Transplantation - 2016

Certifications
  • Clinical Research , Established First Evt Onco Cardiology Centre.

Certified in Good clinical practice

Good knowledge of computers and experience liasing with software firms in development of high end operational medical software currently in use at major institutes of cardiology. Has developed and tested own software.

All duties and responsibilities as an investigator in international  randomized clinical trials.

Experience in conducting studies in collaboration with three International Universities: Maxplanc University, Clinique Pastuer, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Indian Council of Medical Research.

Editor of the book Cardiovascular Interventional Trials Update, published by Asia Pacific Interventional Cardiology India Educational Trust and Mathew Foundation.

Services
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
  • Transesophageal Echocardiogram
  • Permanent Pacemaker
  • Balloon Mitral Valvotomy
  • Arrhythmia Treatments
  • TAVI
  • Coronary Angiogram
  • Primary Angioplasty
  • Permanent Pacemaker
Languages spoken

English,Bangla,Hindi,Malayalam,Oriya,Tamil

Gender

male

Apollo Cancer Institutes,The Apollo Heart Centre

Apollo Specialty Hospitals Padma Complex, 320, Annasalai, Chennai 600 035 Ph:044-24336119/24363572, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600018