Dr. Rajpal K. Abhaichand
MD, DM Cardiology, FICPS, FCSI, FACC
Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Clinical Expertise
- Performed live CTO and Left main case transmissions in 6th Malaysian Cardiovascular Interventional Symposium (MYLIVE) 2009, " 8th annual Complex Cardiovascular
- Catheter Therapeutics (C3): Advanced Endovascular and Coronary interventional Global Summit, Asia PCR Singapore Live 2013, and in Indo Japanese CTO cardiac conference, Hyderabad 2014.
- Pioneered Transradial coronary angiography and Angioplasty in India.
- Is a proctor for complex coronary PCI and rotablation in various cities of southern India, including Chennai, Trivandrum, Kochi and Madurai..
- Performed India's first Transradial Rotastenting.
- Was part of the team that performed the world's first percutaneous management of Lutembacher's syndrome.
- Pioneered TAVI in the region.
- Performed TAVI on 13th May 2016.
- Teaching faculty for DNB candidates since 2000.
- Course Director of SPANDAN conference a learning experience Live workshop on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in 2023 and 2024.
- Complex coronary interventional procedures
- Balloon valvotomies
- Device Closures
- Rotablation
- TAVI
Special Work Done
- Pioneered Transradial coronary angiography and Angioplasty in India. Currently we have the largest series of Transradial coronary artery angiography and Transradial artery angioplasty in India
- Is a proctor for complex coronary PCI and rotablation in various cities of southern India, including Chennai, Trivandrum, Kochi and Madurai.
- Performed India's first Transradial Rotastenting
- Was part of the team that performed the world's first percutaneous management of Lutembacher's syndrome
- Euro PCR 2015 at France and also undergone TAVI training at France
- Performed TAVI on 13th May 2016
Awards & Achievements
- Distinguished Service to Community Award, Indian Medical Association, Coimbatore branch, India.
- Distinguished Service Award,, G.Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
- Rotary Vocational Excellence Award, Rotary Club of Coimbatore West, India.
- "Stalwart" of health care award by Times of India Healthcare Achievers Tamilnadu 2018
- "Inspiring Doctors of India 2018 Award" by Smt Anupriya Patel, Mr Ashwini Kumar Choubay Ministere of State of Health & Family Welfare, Government
Research and Publications
- Published number of articles in national and international journals
- Attended as Faculty in national and international conferences.
- Wrote a chapter in books : M C Morice, Abhaichand RK: Case 5. The Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery (LMCA)- A New Frontier For Angioplasty? In:, ed: Case studies in interventional cardiology. Ed, Martin T Rothman, London: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2004:19-23
- Wrote a chapter in books -Abhaichand RK, Karthik P, Wilson B: Tricks and techniques in Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Interventions. In: Cardiology Update 2013. Ed, K.Venugopal K, Cardiology Society of India, 2013: 187-192.
Professional membership
- Indian Medical Association Coimbatore branch
- Fellow of Cardiological Society of India
- Fellow of American College of Cardiology
- Fellow Indian College of Interventional Cardiology
- Fellow Interventional Cardiology, Paris
Review OP Days
Mon & Wed 8am-5pm
Clincal Experience
33 years
Language
Tamil, English, Hindi, Telugu Malayalam, Gujarathi & French