Dr. Maneesh Rai

Dr Maneesh Rai K is a Consultant in Cardiac Electrophysiology in Mangaluru with 20 years of experience, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, Attavar, Manipal Hospital Dona Paula, Mangala Hospital and Mangala Kidney Foundation, and Unity Hospital, Highlands.

He is a distinguished electrophysiologist specialising in arrhythmia management, complex 3D mapping and ablation, pacemaker implantation, cardiac resynchronisation therapy, and heart failure management, with the TMA Pai Blue Ribbon Award for Best Outgoing MBBS Student and multiple gold medals to his academic credit.

He consults in English, Hindi, and Kannada.

Area of Expertise

Arrhythmia Management and Electrophysiology

Dr Maneesh Rai K evaluates and manages patients with complex heart rhythm disorders using advanced electrophysiology techniques:

• EP studies and RF ablation
• 3D mapping for complex arrhythmias
• Radiofrequency ablation procedures
• Preexcited tachycardia management
• Outflow tract ventricular tachycardia ablation

Pacemaker and Device Therapy

Patients requiring cardiac rhythm device implantation are managed by Dr Maneesh with specialised pacing expertise:

• Pacemaker implantation
• Cardiac resynchronisation therapy devices
• Physiological pacing
• Transvenous pacemaker in complex anatomy
• Device complication management

Heart Failure and Syncope Management

Dr Maneesh Rai K evaluates and manages patients with heart failure and unexplained syncope using evidence based cardiac protocols:

• Heart failure evaluation and management
• Syncope evaluation and workup
• Cardiac resynchronisation for heart failure
• Haemodynamic monitoring and optimisation
• Complex cardiac condition management

Interventional Cardiology

Patients with structural and coronary cardiac conditions are managed by Dr Rai with catheter based interventional techniques:

• Coronary artery disease assessment
• Transcatheter device closure procedures
• Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy
• Arterioportal fistula management
• Complex interventional cardiology procedures

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (2006), Gold Medals in Pathology, ENT, and Surgery
• TMA Pai Blue Ribbon Award for Best Outgoing MBBS Student, Kasturba Medical College
• MD General Medicine, JIPMER (2009), Gold Medal in General Medicine
• DM Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore (2012)
• Fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore
• Registration: Karnataka Medical Council, Registration No. 73205 (2006)

Awards and Recognition

• TMA Pai Blue Ribbon Award for Best Outgoing MBBS Student, Kasturba Medical College
• Gold Medal in Pathology, ENT, and Surgery during MBBS
• Gold Medal in General Medicine, JIPMER
• Outstanding Thesis Award for Co‑morbidities and Outcome Study in Diabetic Foot

Research and Publications

Dr Maneesh Rai K has contributed to multiple peer reviewed publications in national and international cardiology journals. Selected publications include:

• Atropine induced rhabdomyolysis, Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, 2010
• Critical stenosis of all three arch vessels in Takayasu's arteritis, Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics, 2012
• Lp(a) and severity of coronary artery disease in Asian Indians, Circulation, 2012
• Transjugular percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy, Journal of Invasive Cardiology, 2012
• Transcatheter device closure of ruptured sinus of Valsalva, Catheter Cardiovascular Interventions, 2013
• Transvenous permanent pacemaker implantation in dextrocardia, Europace, 2014
• Arterioportal fistula as cause of portal hypertension, 2014
• Preexcited tachycardia ablated from left coronary cusp, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 2014

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Maneesh Rai K currently consults at:

• Manipal Hospital, Attavar, Mangaluru
• Manipal Hospital, Dona Paula
• Mangala Hospital and Mangala Kidney Foundation
• Unity Hospital, Highlands

Previous Associations

• Assistant Professor, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore
• Assistant Professor, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
• Consultant, Maithri Speciality Clinic, Kankanady

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