Dr. Kumar Kenchappa

Dr Kumar Kenchappa is an Interventional Cardiologist in Bengaluru with 23 years of experience, currently practising as a Consultant across Manipal Hospitals in Hebbal and Yelahanka.

He specialises in complex coronary angioplasty, intracoronary imaging, cardiac rhythm device implantation, and structural heart defect closures.

Areas of Expertise

• Blocked Heart Arteries and Complex Angioplasty: Dr Kenchappa performs emergency primary angioplasties for acute heart attacks and complex stenting for bifurcation lesions, chronic total occlusions, and bypass graft disease.
• Intracoronary Imaging and Physiology: He utilises intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography to evaluate plaque characteristics, assess vessel sizing, and ensure precise stent deployment.
• Cardiac Rhythm Devices and Heart Failure: He implants permanent pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronisation therapy devices to manage arrhythmias and advanced heart failure.
• Structural Heart Closures and Peripheral Care: Dr Kumar carries out catheter-based device closures for congenital defects such as atrial and ventricular septal defects, alongside performing peripheral arterial angioplasties.

He has performed over 5,000 coronary interventions, including primary angioplasties and complex multi-vessel stenting procedures.

Educational Background

He completed his postgraduate medical training at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research in Puducherry and his super-speciality cardiology training at Christian Medical College in Vellore.

Awards, Research, and Publications

He has authored clinical research papers on echocardiographic imaging, left ventricular dysfunction, and metabolic cardiac conditions in indexed national and international cardiology journals.

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