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Brief About Dr. Raja Sekhar Varma
Dr. Raja Sekhar Varma is a renowned Interventional Cardiologist with over 17 years of expertise. He is particularly interested in the treatment of left main heart disease, multivessel heart disease, bifurcation, calcific disease (including rotablation), image-guided PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) with OCT (optical coherence tomography), IVUS (intravascular ultrasound), and LA (left atrial) Appendage closure.
Dr. Varma, a specialist in CHIP (Complex High-risk Indicated Procedures), has a confirmed 91 percent success rate in Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Angioplasy. He speaks Malayalam, English, Tamil, Hindi, and Kannada fluently. At Last, Dr. Sekhar has a number of peer-reviewed publications in both national and international journals.
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Qualifications
- MBBS, Pondicherry University
- MD, Pondicherry University
- DM, Pondicherry University
Work Experience Of Dr. Raja Sekhar Varma
Senior Consultant, Aster Medcity Hospital, Kochi
Awards
- First rank in MD - General Medicine, JIPMER
- Among the top 5 students of final MBBS at JIPMER - 1995
- “Nallam Satiyanarayanamma” Gold Medal for securing the first place in the MD in General Medicine - Pondicherry University - 2000
- N Abdoul Cader @ Ibrahim Memorial Prize in Neurology - 2000
- Awarded MOH Hassan Kuthoos Marikkar Endowment Prize in Cardiology - 1996
- Awarded JIPMER Scientific Society Best Paper Award - 2001
- JIPMER Alumni Award for Best All-round Undergraduate Medical Student - 1996
Specialties
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- Heart Valve Disease
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Coronary Angioplasty & Stenting 3
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Valve Repair
- Heart Valve Replacement Read More
Treatments
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Balloon Valvuloplasty - Aortic
- Closure of defects like ASD VSD
- Congenital Heart Disorder CHD
- Coronary Angioplasty
- CRT- D Implant (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
- Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
- Heart Double Valve Replacement
- Heart Implants
- Heart Valve Replacement Surgery Read More
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