Scholarly Publications

On this page

Kladou E, Strepkos D, Alexandrou M, Mutlu D, Carvalho PEP, Sara JDS, Ser OS, Alaswad K, Basir MB, Khelimskii D, Jaffer FA, Rafeh NA, Chandwaney R, Cevik C, Ahmad Y, Mastrodemos O, Rangan BV, Jalli S, Voudris K, Sandoval Y, Nicholas Burke M, Brilakis ES; PROGRESS‐CTO Investigators. Modification Procedures for Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Dec;106(7):3628-3639. doi: 10.1002/ccd.70228. Epub 2025 Oct 12. PMID: 41077705.
Wu EB, Matsuno S, Nagamatsu W, Kalyanasundaram A, Harding SA, Lo S, Lim ST, Ge L, Chen JY, Luo HJF, Quan J, Lee SW, Kao HL, Tsuchikane E. New Frontiers in Antegrade Wiring From the Asia Pacific Chronic Total Occlusion Club. JACC Asia. 2025 Feb;5(2):219-230. doi: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2024.12.009. Epub 2025 Feb 4. PMID: 39967211; PMCID: PMC11840268.
Rempakos A, Alexandrou M, Mutlu D, Kalyanasundaram A, Ybarra LF, Bagur R, Choi JW, Poommipanit P, Khatri JJ, Young L, Davies R, Benton S, Gorgulu S, Jaffer FA, Chandwaney R, Jaber W, Rinfret S, Nicholson W, Azzalini L, Kearney KE, Alaswad K, Basir MB, Krestyaninov O, Khelimskii D, Abi-Rafeh N, Elguindy A, Goktekin O, Aygul N, Rangan BV, Mastrodemos OC, Al-Ogaili A, Sandoval Y, Burke MN, Brilakis ES. Predicting Successful Chronic Total Occlusion Crossing With Primary Antegrade Wiring Using Machine Learning. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 Jul 22;17(14):1707-1716. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.04.043. Epub 2024 Jul 3. PMID: 38970585.
Wu EB*, Kalyanasundaram A*, Brilakis ES, Mashayekhi K, Tsuchikane E; CTO Global Consensus Group. Global Consensus Recommendations on Improving the Safety of Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions. Heart Lung Circ. 2024 Jul;33(7):915-931. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.11.030. Epub 2024 Jun 4. PMID: 38839467. [*both are first authors]
Rempakos A, Alexandrou M, Mutlu D, Choi JW, Poommipanit P, Khatri JJ, Young L, Dattilo P, Sadek Y, Davies R, Gorgulu S, Jaffer FA, Chandwaney R, Jefferson B, Elbarouni B, Azzalini L, Kearney KE, Alaswad K, Basir MB, Krestyaninov O, Khelimskii D, Aygul N, Abi-Rafeh N, Elguindy A, Goktekin O, Rangan BV, Mastrodemos OC, Al-Ogaili A, Sandoval Y, Burke MN, Brilakis ES, Kalyanasundaram A. Predictors of successful primary antegrade wiring in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. J Invasive Cardiol. 2024 Jun;36(6). doi: 10.25270/jic/23.00305. PMID: 38446022.
Gorgulu S, Kostantinis S, ElGuindy AM, Abi Rafeh N, Simsek B, Rempakos A, Karacsonyi J, Kalay N, Samir A, Jaoudeh FA, Maalouf A, Soylu K, Yildirim U, Tigen MK, Cincin A, Kalyanasundaram A, Aygul N, Altunkeser BB, El Sayed A, Sadek Y, Shelton C, Jbara K, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Mastrodemos OC, Rangan BV, Allana SS, Sandoval Y, Burke MN, Brilakis ES, Goktekin O. Contemporary In-Hospital Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Insights from the MENATA Chapter of the PROGRESS-CTO Registry. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Nov 1;206:221-229. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.103. Epub 2023 Sep 15.
Rempakos A, Simsek B, Kostantinis S, Karacsonyi J, Alaswad K, Mastrodemos OC, Allana S, Sandoval Y, Kalyanasundaram A, Brilakis ES. Assessment of the ERCTO Score for Predicting Success in Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in the PROGRESS-CTO Registry. J Invasive Cardiol. 2023 Jun;35(6):E294-E296. doi: 10.25270/jic/23.00036. PMID: 37410746.
Kalyanasundaram A, Hira RS, Lombardi WL. Stingray CART (K14 technique): A novel antegrade dissection reentry strategy. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2023 Jan 8. doi: 10.1002/ccd.30547. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36617386.
Kalyanasundaram A, Seth A. Retrograde CTO PCI-the final frontier-challenges and outcomes. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Jul;100(1):28-29. doi: 10.1002/ccd.30312. PMID: 35819143.
Sanz-Sánchez J, Mashayekhi K, Agostoni P, Egred M, Avran A, Kalyanasundaram A, Garbo R, Colombo A, Regazzoli D, Reimers B, Brilakis ES, Gasparini GL. Device entrapment during percutaneous coronary intervention. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 May;99(6):1766-1777. doi: 10.1002/ccd.30160. Epub 2022 Mar 21. PMID: 35312151; PMCID: PMC9544850.
Wu EB, Brilakis ES, Mashayekhi K, Tsuchikane E, Alaswad K, Araya M, Avran A, Azzalini L, Babunashvili AM, Bayani B, Behnes M, Bhindi R, Boudou N, Boukhris M, Bozinovic NZ, Bryniarski L, Bufe A, Buller CE, Burke MN, Buttner A, Cardoso P, Carlino M, Chen JY, Christiansen EH, Colombo A, Croce K, de Los Santos FD, de Martini T, Dens J, di Mario C, Dou K, Egred M, Elbarouni B, ElGuindy AM, Escaned J, Furkalo S, Gagnor A, Galassi AR, Garbo R, Gasparini G, Ge J, Ge L, Goel PK, Goktekin O, Gonzalo N, Grancini L, Hall A, Hanna Quesada FL, Hanratty C, Harb S, Harding SA, Hatem R, Henriques JPS, Hildick-Smith D, Hill JM, Hoye A, Jaber W, Jaffer FA, Jang Y, Jussila R, Kalnins A, Kalyanasundaram A, Kandzari DE, Kao HL, Karmpaliotis D, Kassem HH, Khatri J, Knaapen P, Kornowski R, Krestyaninov O, Kumar AVG, Lamelas PM, Lee SW, Lefevre T, Leung R, Li Y, Li Y, Lim ST, Lo S, Lombardi W, Maran A, McEntegart M, Moses J, Munawar M, Navarro A, Ngo HM, Nicholson W, Oksnes A, Olivecrona GK, Padilla L, Patel M, Pershad A, Postu M, Qian J, Quadros A, Rafeh NA, Råmunddal T, Prakasa Rao VS, Reifart N, Riley RF, Rinfret S, Saghatelyan M, Sianos G, Smith E, Spaedy A, Spratt J, Stone G, Strange JW, Tammam KO, Thompson CA, Toma A, Tremmel JA, Trinidad RS, Ungi I, Vo M, Vu VH, Walsh S, Werner G, Wojcik J, Wollmuth J, Xu B, Yamane M, Ybarra LF, Yeh RW, Zhang Q. Global Chronic Total Occlusion Crossing Algorithm: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Aug 24;78(8):840-853. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.05.055. PMID: 34412818.
Wu EB, Brilakis ES, Lo S, Kalyanasundaram A, Mashayekhi K, Kao HL, Lim ST, Ge L, Chen JY, Qian J, Lee SW, Harding SA, Tsuchikane E. Advances in CrossBoss/Stingray use in antegrade dissection reentry from the Asia Pacific Chronic Total Occlusion Club. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Dec;96(7):1423-1433. doi: 10.1002/ccd.28607. Epub 2019 Nov 26. PMID: 31769597; PMCID: PMC7754104.
Brilakis ES, …, Kalyanasundaram A, …, Rinfret S. Guiding Principles for Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation. 2019 Jul 30;140(5):420-433. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.039797. Epub 2019 Jul 29. PMID: 31356129.
Kalyanasundaram A, Seth A. Chronic total occlusion or non-chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: Do myocytes really care? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 May 1;93(6):1067-1068. doi: 10.1002/ccd.28275. PMID: 31025521.
Bangalore S, Bezerra HG, Rizik DG, Armstrong EJ, Samuels B, Naidu SS, Grines CL, Foster MT, Choi JW, Bertolet BD, Shah AP, Torguson R, Avula SB, Wang JC, Zidar JP, Maksoud A, Kalyanasundaram A, Yakubov SJ, Chehab BM, Spaedy AJ, Potluri SP, Caputo RP, Kondur A, Merritt RF, Kaki A, Quesada R, Parikh MA, Toma C, Matar F, DeGregorio J, Nicholson W, Batchelor W, Gollapudi R, Korngold E, Sumar R, Chrysant GS, Li J, Gordon JB, Dave RM, Attizzani GF, Stys TP, Gigliotti OS, Murphy BE, Ellis SG, Waksman R. The State of the Absorb Bioresorbable Scaffold: Consensus From an Expert Panel. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Dec 11;10(23):2349-2359. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.09.041. PMID: 29216997.
Daniels DV, Banerjee S, Alaswad K, Doing AH, Dattilo PB, Kalyanasundaram A, Spratt JC, Hanratty CG, Strange JW, Walsh S, Lombardi WL, Aaron Grantham J. Safety and efficacy of the hybrid approach in coronary chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: The Hybrid Video Registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Feb 1;91(2):175-179. doi: 10.1002/ccd.26501. Epub 2017 Nov 29. PMID: 29193753.
Kearney K, Hira RS, Riley RF, Kalyanasundaram A, Lombardi WL. Update on the Management of Chronic Total Occlusions in Coronary Artery Disease. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2017 Apr;19(4):19. doi: 10.1007/s11883-017-0655-0. PMID: 28315181.
Kalyanasundaram A, Lombardi WL. Complications of Recanalization of Chronic Total Occlusion. Curr Cardiol Rev. 2015 Nov 6;11(4):305-313. doi: 10.2174/1573403X11666150909105725. PMID: 26354515; PMCID: PMC4774634.
Kalyanasundaram A, Lincoff AM. Managing adverse effects and drug-drug interactions of antiplatelet agents. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2011 Sep 13;8(10):592-600. doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2011.128. PMID: 21912415.
Kalyanasundaram A, Scott TD, Blankenship JC. Manual aspiration of iatrogenic embolization through a left internal mammary artery graft. J Invasive Cardiol. 2010 Jul;22(7):E115-8. PMID: 20603511.
Kalyanasundaram A, Berger PB. Routine platelet testing should not be performed on all patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Jun 1;3(3):284-7. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.110.950972. PMID: 20551395.
Cai Q, Serrano R, Kalyanasundaram A, Shirani J. A preoperative echocardiographic predictive model for assessment of cardiovascular outcome after renal transplantation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2010 May;23(5):560-6. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.03.008. Epub 2010 Apr 10. PMID: 20381999.
Kalyanasundaram A, Qureshi A, Nassef LA, Shirani J. Functional anatomy of normal mitral valve-left ventricular complex by real-time, three-dimensional echocardiography. J Heart Valve Dis. 2010 Jan;19(1):28-34. PMID: 20329487.
Kalyanasundaram A, Berger P. Fractional flow reserve-guided PCI reduced major adverse cardiac outcomes compared with angiography-guided PCI in multivessel CAD. Ann Intern Med. 2009 May 19;150(10):JC5-7. PMID: 19451563.
Mascarenhas V, Kalyanasundaram A, Nassef LA, Lico S, Qureshi A. Simultaneous massive pulmonary embolism and impending paradoxical embolism through a patent foramen ovale. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Apr 14;53(15):1338. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.12.043. PMID: 19358950.
Kalyanasundaram A, Gerhard GS, Skelding KA. Genomics, haplotypes and cardiovascular disease. Future Cardiol. 2007 Nov;3(6):601-10. doi: 10.2217/14796678.3.6.601. PMID: 19804281.
Kalyanasundaram A, Berger P, Kastrati A. Effects of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockers. Heart. 2007 Oct;93(10):1293. PMID: 17890708; PMCID: PMC2000953.
Kalyanasundaram A, Blankenship JC, Berger P, Herrmann H, McClure R, Moliterno D. Thrombus predicts ischemic complications during percutaneous coronary intervention in saphenous vein grafts: results from TARGET trial. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2007 Apr 1;69(5):623-9. doi: 10.1002/ccd.20963. PMID: 17192960.
Kalyanasundaram A, Blankenship JC, Shirani J. Non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. South Med J. 2006 Oct;99(10):1053-4. doi: 10.1097/01.smj.0000242744.41605.f7. PMID: 17100021.
Kalyanasundaram A, Elmore JR, Manazer JR, Golden A, Franklin DP, Galt SW, Zakhary EM, Carey DJ. Simvastatin suppresses experimental aortic aneurysm expansion. J Vasc Surg. 2006 Jan;43(1):117-24. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.08.007. PMID: 16414398.

Additional Publications & Abstracts

Kalyanasundaram A, Berger PB, Kastrati A. Effects of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockers. Heart (Featured Correspondence), October 1, 2007.
Kalyanasundaram A, Blankenship JC. Revascularization Procedures In Coronary Artery Disease. Medscape E-Medicine.
Kalyanasundaram A, Shirani J. Acute Coronary Syndromes. Medscape E-Medicine.
Howard DE, Kalyanasundaram A. Hunger Strikes. In: Kastenbaum Robert, ed. Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2003.
Kalyanasundaram A, Berger PB. Elective surgery following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). www.plateletnews.org.
Cai Q, Serrano R, Kalyanasundaram A, Shirani J. A Preoperative Echocardiographic Predictive Model for Assessment of Cardiovascular Outcome after Renal Transplantation. J Am Soc Echocardiography (2010).
Mascarenhas V, Kalyanasundaram A, et al. Simultaneous Massive Pulmonary Embolism and Impending Paradoxical Embolism Through a Patent Foramen Ovale. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009;53:1338.
Kalyanasundaram A, et al. Comparison of fixed treatment targets… insights from Intravascular ultrasound. European Heart Journal (2010) 31, 791.
Kalyanasundaram A, et al. IVUS correlates with QCA… European Heart Journal (2010) 31, 792.
Kalyanasundaram A, Roy J, Shah N, Stewart W. Electronic Health Record To Predict CHF In Primary Care. Circulation. 2008;118:S_1084-S_1085.
Kalyanasundaram A, et al. A pooled analysis of 3 trials of bivalirudin… TCT-184. American Journal of Cardiology. Vol. 102 (8).
Mehilli J, Berger PB, Ndrepepa G, Kalyanasundaram A, et al. Abciximab for patients undergoing a percutaneous coronary intervention after pretreatment with 600 mg of clopidogrel… European Heart Journal (2007).
Kalyanasundaram A, et al. Correlates of Bleeding after a 600 mg Loading Dose of Clopidogrel… Circulation. 2007.
Various abstracts in Journal of General Internal Medicine, Southern Medical Journal, etc. (2004–2006) on topics including Group B Streptococcus, Myocardial Infarction, Plasmablastic Lymphoma, Wegener’s Granulomatosis, and others.

SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
PRESENTATION AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS

Live Case Operator – TOBI 2022, Milan, Italy

Faculty & Presentations at Leading International Conferences (Asia-Pacific & Global)

Presented on various CTO topics at leading international conferences including CIT 2019, CIT 2017, Asia PCR 2018 & 2019, TCT 2018 & 2019, TCTAP 2018 & 2019, TCT 2017, TCTAP 2017, Great Wall 2017, OCC 2017, MyLive 2018 & 2019, MyLive 2017, India Live 2020, India Live 2019, India Live 2018, Bahrain Live 2017, India Live 2017, and China Interventional Therapeutics 2017.
Faculty in “Meet the Masters” on various CTO topics. India Live 2017 – Chaired sessions and presentations on CTOs including “CTO Management through the Hybrid approach with CrossBoss – Stingray (CB SR)”.
Presentation at SCAI – Mastering the Complex, Johannesburg 2017 – on various CTO topics.
Presentation at LM and CTO complex cases – Chennai Live 2017.
Management of the Impenetrable Proximal Cap – Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2016, Washington DC.
Imaging for Chronic Total Occlusions – TCT India 2016. Hybrid Approach to CTO – A Key to “Crossing Success” – TCT India 2016.
Endovascular Treatment: Case Studies in Challenging Situations in Vascular Interventions – India Live 2016.
Saudi Arabian Cardiac Intervention Society (SACIS) 2016 – Landmark Trials 2015-2016, Cangrelor debate, PCI complications.
Indo-Japanese CTO Club Meeting 2016 – “Antegrade Dissection Re-entry: From STAR to CrossBoss – Stingray”.
Retrograde CTO Complications and Management.
CTO of Popliteal Artery – Presentation at India Live 2015.
Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention – Where is the Retrograde Wire? – Case presentation at TCT 2014.
Laser Atherectomy in the Subintimal Space to Facilitate Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention – Case presentation at TCT 2014.
IVUS Guided Multivessel Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Patient with Acute Kidney Injury – Case presentation at TCT 2014.
Comparison of Fixed Treatment Targets or Proportionate Reductions in LDL Cholesterol and Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Statin Treated Patients: Insights from Intravascular Ultrasound – Presented at European Society of Cardiology Congress 2010.
IVUS (Intravascular Ultrasound) Correlates with QCA (Quantitative Coronary Angiography) for the Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease at Baseline, but not for Serial Changes Across Time – Presented at European Society of Cardiology Congress 2010.
Meta-analysis of 64-slice CT Scan in Comparison with Coronary Angiography – Presented at SCAI Annual Scientific Sessions 2009.
Use of Electronic Health Record Data to Predict Diagnosis of CHF in Primary Care Patients – Presented at American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions 2008.
A Pooled Analysis of 3 Trials of Bivalirudin versus Heparin and Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention – Presented at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2008.
Correlates of Bleeding after a 600 mg Loading Dose of Clopidogrel, with and without Abciximab: A Pooled Analysis of 4 ISAR Randomized Trials – Oral Presentation at American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions 2007.
Differential Impact of Telemedicine on Exercise Capacity and Body Composition in Urban and Rural Underserved Populations – Presented at American College of Cardiology 57th Annual Scientific Sessions 2008.
Routine Stenting of the Side Branch Offers No Advantage in Bifurcation Lesions in the Era of Drug-Eluting Stents – Presented at Interventional Cardiology 2008, 23rd Annual International Symposium.
Early and Routine Invasive Strategy after Thrombolysis is Preferable to a Conservative Strategy in the Current Era (A Pooled Analysis of 4 Randomized Controlled Trials) – Presented at Interventional Cardiology 2008, 23rd Annual International Symposium.
Functional Anatomy of Normal Mitral Valve-Left Ventricular Complex Defined by Real-time Three-dimensional Echocardiography – Presented at the Fourth Biennial Meeting of The Society for Heart Valve Disease, United States.
Double Product – Revisited – Presented at Southern Medical Association Annual Meeting.
Meta-Analysis of Eight Randomized Clinical Trials of Carotid Angioplasty With or Without Stenting Versus Carotid Endarterectomy for Carotid Stenosis – Presented at Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Annual Scientific Sessions.
Predictors of Ischemic Complications in Patients with de Novo Saphenous Vein Graft Stenosis Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention – Results from TARGET Trial – Presented at American College of Physicians (ACP) Annual Scientific Session, April 2005.
Adenosine Stress MRI in the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease: Validation of Qualitative Analysis with Coronary Angiography – Presented at American College of Physicians (ACP) Annual Scientific Session, April 2004.
Attitudes and Perceptions of Cardiology Fellows towards Virtual Reality: Results from a Survey Questionnaire on Cardiac Catheterization Simulation Training – Presented at Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions 29th Annual Scientific Sessions 2006.
Mesalamine Induced Pericardial Tamponade in Crohn’s Disease – Presented at Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Annual Meeting 2006.
A Rare Cause of Chest Pain in a Young Woman – Presented at Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting 2006.
Wegener’s Granulomatosis: A Diagnostic Challenge – Presented at Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Annual Meeting 2006.
Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient Receiving Rituximab – Presented at Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Annual Meeting, May 2005.
Elevated Ferritin in Fever of Unknown Origin: An Often Subtle Diagnosis (AOSD) – Presented at SGIM 28th Annual Meeting, May 2005.
Group B Streptococcus: From the Heart to the Brain – Presented at SGIM 28th Annual Meeting, May 2005.
Plasmablastic Lymphoma in an Immunocompetent Elderly Patient – Presented at 98th Annual Scientific Assembly of the Southern Medical Association (SMA), November 2004.
Enterococcal Pacemaker Endocarditis in a Patient on Etanercept – Presented at 98th Annual Scientific Assembly of the Southern Medical Association, November 2004.
Chest Pain and Increased Troponin: Acute Coronary Syndrome? – Presented at 98th Annual Scientific Assembly of the Southern Medical Association, November 2004.
Myocardial Infarction in a Young Adult with Elevated APTT – Presented at SGIM 27th Annual Meeting, May 2004.
Pheochromocytoma Induced Cardiomyopathy: Reversible Entity? – Presented at SHM Annual Meeting, April 2004.
Purulent Pericarditis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis on Etanercept – Presented at Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting, April 2003.

Regional / Local Meetings

Too Much of a Good Thing: Primum Non Nocere – Northeast Regional Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine, Hershey, PA, March 2006.
A Rare Cause of Cardiomyopathy and Arrhythmia – Northeast Regional Meeting of the Society of Hospital Medicine, Boston, MA, June 2004.
A Rare Cause of Ataxia in the Elderly – SGIM Mid-Atlantic Meeting, March 2003.

Awards, Memberships and Honors:

Leadership & Academic Roles

Asia Pacific CTO Club Director – India
Founding Member and Course Director, CHIP-CTO India
Founding Member of IFACI (Indian Foundation for Advanced Cardiac Interventions)

Live Case Operator & Faculty Positions

Live Case Operator – TOBI 2022, Milan, Italy
Live Case Operator – MLCTO 2023, Nice, France
Live Case Operator – IMC Live 2022 (CTO)
Live Case Operator – MyLive, Malaysia (2025, 2024, 2022, 2018, 2017)
Scientific Committee Member – TOBI 2022
Founder and Course Director – CHIP-CTO INDIA (2019–2023), New Delhi (first Indian conference focused on CHIP patients)
Course Co-Director – India Live 2019, Mumbai
Course Co-Director – IJCTO 2019
Course Director – Guangzhou CTO Course (2017–2019)
Invited Faculty – CCT Kobe, Japan (2018, 2019)
Invited Faculty – CTO Club Japan (2019)
Invited Faculty – TCTAP (2017–2019)
Invited Faculty & Live Case Operator – India Live (CTO sessions, 2018, 2019)
Live Case Operator – Seoul CTO Camp 2019
Live Case Operator – 9th NHC CTO Course, Singapore
Invited Faculty & Moderator – Asia PCR (2018, 2019)
Invited Faculty – TCT (2016–2025)
Invited Faculty & Chairperson – India Live (multiple CTO sessions, 2016–2019)
Invited Faculty – CTO LM Summit (2018, 2019)
Invited Faculty & Live Case Operator – Bahrain LIVE 2017
Faculty & Chairperson – China Interventional Therapeutics (CIT) 2017, Great Wall 2017, OCC 2017
Invited Faculty & Live Case Operator – Taiwan Live 2017
Invited Faculty & Live Case Operator – Saudi Arabia CTO Conference 2017
Faculty – SCAI Mastering the Complex, Johannesburg (2017)
Faculty – C3 Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics (2015, 2019)
Faculty – University of Washington Complex High-Risk Indicated PCI Course (2015)
Invited International Course Director – IJCTO 2018
Performed the first CTO PCI as a live case in South Asia using CrossBoss-Stingray (Bangladesh, 2015)
Performed the first CrossBoss-Stingray live case in India at IJCTO Club meeting (only US operator)

Proctoring & Industry Roles

Proctored several hundred physicians in the US, China, Hong Kong, India, and Bangladesh on Hybrid Strategies for CTO PCI
Proctor for Abbott Vascular, Boston Scientific, Asahi Intecc
Laser Expert and first US Proctor for Spectranetics in the US and India
Member – Absorb (Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold) Expert Panel
Consultant – Abbott Vascular, Boston Scientific, Asahi Intecc, Spectranetics, AstraZeneca

Committee & Review Roles

Editorial Board – SCAI’s patient website www.SecondsCount.org
Member – SCAI Interventional Career Development Committee
Member – SCAI International Committee
Co-Chair – Research Innovations and Vignettes (RIV) Committee, Society of Hospital Medicine (2007–2009)
Reviewer – Scientific abstracts for SCAI Annual Scientific Sessions (2009)
Member – Environmental Scanning Work Group, American College of Cardiology (2009–2011)
Reviewer & Judge – Multiple national and international conferences
Reviewer – Southern Medical Journal (2005–present)
Reviewer – Journal of General Internal Medicine (2006–present)
Reviewer – American Heart Journal (2006–present)
Member – Institutional Review Board, Geisinger Health System (2005–2009)
Sub-Investigator – APPRAISE, AWARE, ISAR REACT 3 & 4, GRAVITAS, ZEUS, US PARACHUTE trials

Awards & Recognitions

Academic Excellence Award – Geisinger Medical Center (2005–2006)
Physician Recognition Award – American Medical Association (AMA)
1st Prize – Poster Presentation, Annual Resident Research Day, Geisinger Clinic (2009)
2nd Prize – Platform Presentation, Geisinger Medical Center (2008)
Fellowship Grant – Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2009
Principal Investigator – Geisinger Committee for Research Grant ($27,498) for Echocardiographic Assessment of Functional Mitral Regurgitation (2006)