KG Hospital Doctors

Dr. RANJITH R

  • MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DM (Cardiology), Dr NB (Cardiology)

Professional Summary


Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at KG Hospital, Coimbatore, with extensive experience in quaternary referral settings and a focus on complex coronary interventions.


Education & Professional Qualifications


  • DM (Cardiology) — Government Medical College, Kozhikode.
  • MD (General Medicine) — UCMS and GTB Hospital, New Delhi.
  • MBBS — Stanley Medical College, Chennai.

Clinical Experience


  • Current: Consultant Interventional Cardiology, KG Hospital, Coimbatore.
  • Previous: Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala.
  • Previous: Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, Chettinad Medical College, Chennai.

Key Clinical Skills & Expertise


  • Interventional Cardiology: Performed over 800 angiograms and 300 angioplasties (primary, Type A and Type B lesions).
  • Procedures: Permanent pacemakers, Intravascular imaging (IVUS, OCT), ROTA, BMV, ASD, PDA device closures, and peripheral interventions.
  • Imaging: Trained in Paediatric Echo, Transesophageal Echo, 3D Echo, and strain imaging.

Academic Activities & Presentations


  • Presented papers at various state and national level conferences and published in national/international journals.
  • Key presentations include research on BVS with OCT (CSI Kerala 2018), Right atrial Diverticulum, and various coronary intervention studies (ICCCON 2019, SCIP 2019).