Dr. K.V. Siva Krishna is an interventional cardiologist trained in the prestigious Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, with vast experience in a wide range of cardiac interventions, pacemaker implantations, and device closures for congenital heart diseases. He is well trained in endovascular interventions and procedures like peripheral angioplasty and stenting, carotid, renal and aortic angioplasty. He is also trained in pediatric catheterization and interventions like device closure for congenital heart defects.
Performed nearly 250 coronary angioplasties in one year at Narayana Medical College and Hospital (Nov 2018 to Nov 2019), including complex coronary interventions and Left Main Stenting (under Intra Vascular Ultra Sound guidance). He also performed Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty, Percutaneous Balloon Pulmonary Valvuloplasty , Atrial Septal Defect , Ventricular Septal Defect ,Patent Ductus Arteriosus device closures in all age groups including Pediatric patients 1yr old.
He also has experience in carotid, subclavian, renal , SFA and BTK interventions.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- MBBS, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool. (2003 Batch)
- MD (Internal medicine) Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad (2010 Batch)
- DM (cardiology): Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad(2013 Batch)
CLINICAL INTEREST OR FOCUS OF WORK
- Interventional Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases.
- Endovascular Interventions.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- State 3rd rank in the AP post graduate entrance exam (2010)
- Gold medal for the best outgoing student in MD (General Medicine) from NTRUHS, Vijayawada (2013)
- Best outgoing student from the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in DM, Cardiology (2016)
PUBLICATIONS
- Bhyravavajhala S, Yerram S, KotapatiVenkataSiva Krishna. Reliability of Doppler echocardiography in the assessment of high pulmonary vascular resistance in patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension.Indian Heart J. 2018 Dec;70 Suppl 3; 31/10/2018
- Siva Prasad Akula,Venkata Siva Krishna.K, Rama Krishna. A Study of Platelet Indices in Acute Myocardial Infarction: An Observational Study. Department Of Cardiology, Nizam’s Institute Of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.
- Presented a number of papers in state and national conferences on interventional procedures in cardiology