Brief About Dr. Samuel Mathew Kalarickal
Dr. Samuel Mathew Kalarickal is an interventional cardiologist based in Mumbai, India. With over 39 years of experience, he is widely recognized as the father of angioplasty in India. Dr. Kalarickal has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including the prestigious Padmashri award from the President of India, which is the fourth highest civilian award in the country.
Dr. Kalarickal specializes in various procedures such as carotid stenting, coronary angioplasty, coronary stenting, and rotablator atherectomy. He obtained his MBBS degree from Government Medical College, Kottayam, followed by MD from Stanley Medical College, Chennai, and DM from Madras Medical College, Chennai.
Having performed over 10,000 angioplasties, 3000 intra-coronary stenting procedures, and 800 rotablation cases, Dr. Kalarickal is highly skilled in his field. He has also completed fellowships from the European Society of Cardiology, the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the American College of Cardiology.
Dr. Kalarickal is the founder chairman of the National Angioplasty Registry of India and serves as the president of the Asia Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology. He has received training in coronary angioplasty from Andreas Gruentzig in the United States and cardiovascular radiation therapy from Washington DC.
As a respected expert in his field, Dr. Kalarickal is frequently invited to speak at annual conferences and meetings of various medical associations. He has been honored with several awards, including the Dr. B. C. Roy Award in Interventional Cardiology in 1996, the Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions in Cardiology in 2008, and the Doctor of Science Award by the Dr. M.G.R. University in 2003. Additionally, he was recognized with the “Rashtriya Samman” award for being one of the top taxpayers in 2000.
Dr. Kalarickal’s areas of special interest include angioplasty stenting, coronary and peripheral angioplasty, aortic stent grafting, rotablation, percutaneous bypass, carotid stenting, cardiac catheterization, biventricular pacing, and pacemaker and heart device implantation.
