GKNM Hospital > Cardiology > Dr.K.A. Sambasivam

Department Chairman - Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist

Dr.K.A. Sambasivam

MBBS,MD,DNB, DM,FCSI, FAPSC, FESC

Doctor Schedule

New OP Days

Tuesday8am - 5pm

Review OP Days

Mon & Thu8am - 5pm

Clinical Experience

33 Years

Clinical Expertise

Interventional Cardiology

Professional Membership

Indian Medical Association

Cardiological Society of India

Pediatric Cardiac Society of India

Associate of American College of Cardiology

Fellow of European Society of Cardiology

Fellow of Cardiological Society of India

Languages

Awards & Achievements

Recipient of “Distinguished Service to Community Award” by IMA Coimbatore chapter and Indian Association of Clinical Cardiology, Tamilnadu Chapter-2014
Recipient of “Distinguished Service Award” by GKNM Hospital -2017

Direct communication between left pulmonary artery and left atrium- indian heart journal, jan.-feb. 1995, 40-41
Beneficial effect of balloon mitral valvotomy in reducing severity of associated tricuspid regurgitation. Indian heart journal, may-june1997, 271-273
Single coronary artery with atherosclerosis, indian heart journal, may-june 1997, 49: 309-310
Coronary arterial fistula(caf) in association with rheumatic heart disease –japi, sep.-oct.1999
Coronary angiography and angioplasty using the aberrant radial artery as an access site. Jojournal of invasive cardiology, 2006:18:412-416
Abnormal communication between left internal mammary artery (lima) and pulmonary vasculature after coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg)” - indian heart journal
SUPPLEMENT ON STEMI – Co-author – Indian Heart Journal -2014-15
Polypill in Post MI patients – Hyderabad Innercircle Conference – March 2016
Author of a chapter in MEDICINE UPDATE 2018
About 30 Oral and poster presentations in Cardiological Society of India Annual conferences

Started the first peripheral thrombolysis program.
Brought in the first over the wire Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty program with the help of Dr George Joseph
One of the co course directors for the Radial Live program
One of the principal operators in Malaysian Live (MYLIVE) 2009
Performed first Shock wave lithotripsy case in Coimbatore
Performed first Valve in Valve Aortic valve procedure in Coimbatore