Curriculum Vitae — Dr. Dinesh Raja P

Profile

Cardiologist at Avera Heart Hospital, Coimbatore, currently training in coronary and structural interventions. Trained at SCTIMST — one of India's premier cardiac centres — with working competence across clinical and non-invasive cardiology, diagnostic coronary angiography, haemodynamic assessment, electrophysiology studies and catheter ablation. Alongside clinical work sits a sustained interest in academic medicine — clinical research, cardiovascular simulation, and mentoring post-graduate trainees.

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Experience

Junior Cardiologist

Avera Heart Hospital, Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore

July 2026 – Present

Training in coronary and structural interventions — case selection, vascular access and procedural technique
Diagnostic coronary angiography and haemodynamic assessment
Structural heart disease evaluation and procedural planning, including echocardiographic assessment
Management of acute coronary syndromes and post-procedural care

Fellow — Cardiac Electrophysiology

SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram

January 2025 – April 2026

Electrophysiology studies for the diagnostic evaluation of complex arrhythmias
Catheter ablation using conventional 2D fluoroscopy-guided and 3D electroanatomical mapping (CARTO / EnSite) techniques
Pacemaker and ICD follow-up, device programming and pacing optimisation
Transseptal puncture, coronary sinus cannulation and CRT procedures
Mentored DM Cardiology registrars and contributed to academic teaching programmes

Senior Resident — DM Cardiology

SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram

January 2022 – December 2024

Rotations across the coronary care unit, catheterisation laboratory, echocardiography and outpatient clinics
Diagnostic coronary angiography and haemodynamic assessment
Adult and paediatric echocardiography — TTE, TEE, stress echo and Doppler
Multidisciplinary management of coronary artery disease, structural heart disease and complex arrhythmias
Conducted and published clinical research; presented at national conferences

Consultant — Internal Medicine

City Hospital, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

March 2019 – December 2021

Independent consultant management of acute and chronic medical conditions
Preventive, acute and rehabilitative cardiovascular care

Junior Resident — Internal Medicine

PGIMER, Chandigarh

2015 – 2018

Rotations through medicine subspecialties including cardiology, nephrology and critical care
Foundations in clinical medicine, procedural skills and medical research

Clinical skills

Cardiology & cardiac imaging

Diagnostic coronary angiography and haemodynamic assessment
Adult and paediatric echocardiography — TTE, TEE, stress, Doppler
ECG, Holter monitoring and exercise stress testing
Evaluation of coronary artery disease and structural heart disease
Acute and chronic cardiovascular management

Cardiac electrophysiology

Electrophysiology studies for arrhythmia evaluation
Catheter ablation — conventional 2D and 3D electroanatomical mapping guided
Transseptal puncture and coronary sinus cannulation
Cardiac device implantation principles and programming
CRT optimisation and device-mediated arrhythmia management

Education

Degree	Institution	Period
DM Cardiology	SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram	Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
MD Internal Medicine	PGIMER, Chandigarh	2015 – 2018
MBBS	Govt. Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem	2009 – 2015

Areas of interest

Coronary artery disease & PCI Cardiac electrophysiology & ablation Structural heart disease interventions Echocardiography & haemodynamics 3D simulation & medical education Electrocardiography & rhythm interpretation

Academic & innovation work

Ran 3D cardiac visualisation workshops for cardiovascular education at SCTIMST
Ran cardiac anatomy and dissection workshops built around anatomy–procedure correlation
Developed CT-based stereoscopic cardiac models for coronary, congenital and structural heart disease teaching
Clinician–research collaborator on the Virtual Reality Tool for Surgical Planning and Medical Teaching project at SCTIMST
Mentored multidisciplinary engineering students on cardiovascular simulation and educational innovation projects
Presented scientific work at PCSI 2024, CSI Kerala 2024, IHRS 2025 and Back to Basics 2025 & 2026

Selected publications

Original articles

Palanisamy DR, Harish P, Gopalakrishnan A, et al. Long-term outcomes of atrial septal defect closure in adults older than 50 years. Pediatric Cardiology. 2026. doi:10.1007/s00246-025-04157-0

Review articles

Mondal S, Raja DP, Muslim NA, Prabhu MA. Electrocardiographic artifacts in clinical practice: a logical approach to recognition and prevention. World Journal of Cardiology. 2026;18(3):116299.

Case reports & clinical publications

Device closure of elliptical atrial septal defects: technical considerations. Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology. Published online Jun 2025.
Bizarre electrocardiogram in an elderly man. Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology. 2024;5(1).
Ventricular pacing in pacemaker bigeminy to rule in/out truncated pacemaker-mediated tachycardia. Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology. 2024;5(1).
Asplenia in left isomerism. Annals of Pediatric Cardiology. 2024;17(2):134–136.
A classic case of Takotsubo syndrome. QJM. 2024;117(6):447–448.
Iatrogenic chylopneumopericardium in rheumatoid pericarditis. European Heart Journal Case Reports. 2024;8(10):ytae543.
All that flows across the ventricular septum are not ventricular septal defects. Cardiology in the Young. 2024;34(1):189–191.
Unicommissural unicuspid aortic valve presenting as ascending aortic aneurysm with aortic dissection. Echocardiography. 2024;41(4):e15819.
Cardiac mucormycosis: a case report. European Heart Journal Case Reports. 2019.
Ileocaecal tuberculosis: an under-recognised cause of vitamin B12 deficiency. Tropical Doctor. 2018.