Brief About Dr. Refai Showkathali

Dr. Refai Showkathali is a highly experienced interventional cardiologist based in Chennai, India. With over 18 years of experience, he is a Senior Consultant at Apollo Hospitals on Greams Road. Dr. Showkathali has received prestigious awards for his academic work and is a member of the British Cardiovascular Society and Tamil Nadu Medical Council.

He holds an MBBS degree and fellowships from the Royal College of Physicians, The American College of Cardiology, and the European Society of Cardiology (FESC). Dr. Showkathali has completed a Fellowship in structural heart disease intervention at King’s College Hospital in London, specializing in procedures such as Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) and Transcatheter Aortic Valve implantation (TAVI).

He is a frequent presenter at international conferences and has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles in esteemed journals. Dr. Showkathali’s special interests include CHIP-PCI, Valvular heart disease, Heart failure, PCI, Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) angioplasty, Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), Left Main Stem (LMS), Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), and Fractional Flow reserve (FFR).

Coronary Angiogram
Coronary Angioplasty
Minimally Invasive Heart Bypass (CABG)
Mitral Valve replacement - Tissue Valve
Aortic Valve replacement - Mechanical Valve
Aortic Valve replacement - Tissue Valve
Balloon Valvuloplasty - Aortic
Cardiac Surgery

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Patients from over 25+ countries have trusted Dr. Refai Showkathali for advanced medical treatment in India.