Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Tom Devasia is Professor and Unit Chief in the Department of Cardiology at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, in the state of Karnataka. He also visits the TMA Pai Hospital in Udupi twice a week.
Dr. Devasia has several qualifications to his name. In addition to the MBBS (1999), MD Medicine (2003) and DM Cardiology (2007) degrees, he has also completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Diabetology (2011) and an MBA in Health Care Services (2012). He has been a... [+]
Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Tom Devasia is Professor and Unit Chief in the Department of Cardiology at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, in the state of Karnataka. He also visits the TMA Pai Hospital in Udupi twice a week.
Dr. Devasia has several qualifications to his name. In addition to the MBBS (1999), MD Medicine (2003) and DM Cardiology (2007) degrees, he has also completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Diabetology (2011) and an MBA in Health Care Services (2012). He has been a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention since 2014. He is also Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology.
As an Interventional Cardiologist, Dr. Devasia has wide experience in both structural and coronary intervention, in both adult and paediatric age groups. He is well experienced in complex procedures like bifurcation, left main stenting and chronic total occlusions. He is also comfortable in using rotablator for calcific lesions. He is a strong supporter of intravascular ultrasound guided PCI. Other procedures in which Dr. Devasia is well versed are carotid stenting, subclavian stenting, aortic stenting, iliac stenting, femoral stenting, infrapoplitial stenting, and renal stenting. He also is familiar with procedures such as balloon valvotomy of mitral and pulmonary valve; venous interventions including IVC stenting, and dialysis fistula interventions; device closure of ASD, PDA, and VSD, coil closure of PDA pacemaker implantation, both dual and single chamber as well as permanent ICD implantations.
Dr. Tom Devasia has been into academics throughout his medical career, having held various teaching posts over the years at the Kasturba Hospital in Manipal. He has also been involved in various studies and trials in research associated with his field of expertise, both as principal and co-investigator. He has also contributed to several articles and papers, many of which have been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at professional conferences and meets, which he attends and participates in regularly.
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