Dr. P. Vijay Shekhar Cardiologist Kauvery Hospital Trichy

Dr. P. Vijay Shekhar

Qualification

Speciality

Location

Designation: Consultant Cardiologist

Super-Specialty: DM Cardiology - Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research 2014 - 2017

Scholastic Performance

Paper presented in 19th National Annual Conference of Hypertension Society of India (HSICON 2010). Topic: "Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among hypertensives"
Paper presented in the 7th Annual Conference of the Association of Physicians of India - Tamilnadu Chapter (TAPICON 2011). Topic: "A case report on Castleman's disease"
Paper presented in 1st National conference on Toxinology 2011. Topic: "A retrospective study on rodenticide poisoning"
Dissertation submitted to The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University - "Diastolic dysfunction in type 2 diabetes and its correlation with microvascular complications"
Paper published in the e-journal of the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University. Topic: "An interesting case of seizure"
Paper presentation in 23RD Annual Conference of Indian College of cardiology (ICCCON 2016). Topic: "LAA neovascularization with LA-coronary fistula".
Paper presentation in ECHO INDIA 2016. Topic: "RSOV with double windsock deformity"
Paper presentation in ECHO INDIA 2016. Topic: "Free-floating right heart thrombi"
Paper presentation in "NIC 2017". Topic: "Paravalvular leak closure"

Clinical Articles:

Prospective case study on "Mitral valve resistance index as a success predictor of BMV" Case series on RVOT stenting in high-risk TOF patients

Specialty Experience

Senior Resident as an intensivist in PSG IMS & R (June 2013 - April 2014)
36 months of cardiology training (Invasive and non-invasive)
6 months of cardiac critical care training and well versed in bedside procedures like temporary pacemaker insertion and pericardiocentesis.
12 months of training in non-invasive cardiology including treadmill Protocols, Cardiac CT and Nuclear cardiology.
12 months of training in interventional cardiology. Performed >500 diagnostic angiograms and >75 angioplasties. Assisted structural heart disease interventions including BMV, aortic and pulmonary balloon valvotomy, device closure of congenital heart defects, peripheral interventions, etc.
3 months of training in electrophysiology including procedures like permanent pacemaker insertion, ICD and CRT devices.
3 months of dedicated training in paediatric cardiology.(paediatric and fetal echocardiography, cath studies and paediatric interventions)

Kauvery Experience 1 year at Kauvery

Academic Achievements :

GOLD MEDALLIST - PROF. M. A. MUTHUSETHUPATHI PRIZE EXAM held by Madras Medical College Nephrology Alumni Association in 2012.
First prize in AIM MEDI QUIZ 2012 held at Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai.
Quiz master for GENESIS 2011 & 2012 held at Madras Medical College - Inter college medical quiz competition.
Runner up for best paper presented in the 19th National Annual Conference of Hypertension Society of India (HSICON 2010).
Awarded "BEST PAPER" in 23RD Annual Conference of Indian College of cardiology (ICCCON 2016).