Dr. Praveen G. Pai passed MBBS from T. D. Medical College, Alappuzha (1991) and obtained MD from Bangalore Medical College (1995). He did DM cardiology from Mahe – Manipal (2000). He worked for 1 year at KMC Manipal as Assistant Professor before joining the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in May 2002. He is currently working as Professor of Cardiology. Dr. Praveen G. Pai has undergone training in both interventional cardiology and in electrophysiology. Apart from diagnostic procedures, he is also proficient in performing emergency and elective coronary angioplasties, peripheral angioplasties, permanent pacemaker and AICD implantation and electrophysiologic procedures. He has published original papers in both international and national meetings. He is also coordinator for MSc and BSc cardiovascular technician courses besides teaching undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students in medicine and cardiology.
Distinction
Distinction in Pharmacology, Microbiology and Pathology during MBBS.
Best outgoing student
Best outgoing student during Final MBBS examination in Kerala University in Dec 1990.
Passed in First attempt
Passed in First attempt in MD, DNB and DM cardiology.
Physician & Cardiologists
More than 50 invited lectures in various fora of Physician & Cardiologists.
Interventional cardiologist and electrophysiologist
Presently working as interventional cardiologist and electrophysiologist in Dept of Cardiology, Amrita Hospital.
Course Director
Course Director of MSc, cardiovascular technician training programme at Amrita Hospital.
National & Local CSI conferences
Active participation in National & Local CSI conferences.
EURO PCR 2005
Participated in EURO PCR 2005 conference held at Paris & EURO PCR 2007 at Barcelona.
International Interventional Workshop
Attended International Interventional Workshop at Cairo in Oct 2004 and in Ceylon in Dec 2004.
CRT workshop in Geneva
Participated in CRT workshop in Geneva, Switzerland in June 2007.
Participated in TCT
Participated in TCT – 2008 held at Washington & Cardiostim 2008 held at Nice.
Principal investigator
Principal investigator – DEMAT study.
Co – Investigator
Co – Investigator in LIFENOX, BALANCE & ALECARDIO studies.
- Praveen Pai, Puttappa Chandrasekhar : Multisystem organ failure an update: Karnataka State Medical Journal : March 1994.
- Praveen Pai : Infective Endocarditis in a Patient with Ventricular Septal Defect : JAPI 2000.
- Praveen Pai, Vijaya kumar, BV Pai, P Kamath, NK Mahesh, KK Haridas Left Main Stenting : Special Reference to Atherosclerotic and Non atherosclerotic Indications : IHJ 2002 :54.
- Praveen Pai, C.Rajiv,T.Rajesh,Vijayakumar,KU Natarajan,Prakash Kamath, Balakrishna Pai, K.K.Haridas Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy in Older Patients : Is their Procedural and Late Outcome Different From Younger Patients? IHJ 2003;55.
- Prasanna Kumar, Praveen G Pai, Mahesh Krishna Kumar, C.Rajiv, Vijayakumar, T.Rajesh, K.U.Natarajan, P.Kamath, B V Pai, K K Haridas Acute and Intermediate Results of Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty in Young Patients.
- Nayak Ramdas, Nirmal Kumar,Sonya, Praveen G Pai, Maheshkrishnakumar,Prasanna Kumar,VijayaKumar,T Rajesh,KU Natarjan, Prakash Kamath, BV Pai,KK Haridas Practice Pattern and Intermediate Follow-up Results with Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents for Coronary Artery Disease. IHJ 2004:56:415-446.
- Jyoti Kusnur, M.Vijaya Kumar, T.Rajesh, Praveen G Pai, Prasanna Kumar, Mahesh Krishna Kumar, KU Natarajan, Prakash Kamath, BV Pai, KK Haridas Clinical Profile and Early Outcomes after Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism. IHJ 2004 : 56:560-591.
- Ramdas Nayak, Georgie Thomas, Prasannakumar, KK Mahesh, Praveen G Pai, M Vijayakumar, T Rajesh, C Rajiv, KU Natarajan, Prakash Kamath, KK Haridas. A Follow-up Study of Permanent Atrial Sensed Ventricular Pacing Mode. Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi. IHJ Sept-Oct 2005; Volume 57: No5 page 501.
- Anil Vatwani, Prasannakumar, KK Mahesh, Praveen G Pai, M Vijayakumar, T Rajesh, C Rajiv, KU Natarajan, Prakash Kamath, KK Haridas. Trends in Pharmacotherapy Pattern of Patient undergoing Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty: A 5-year review at a Tertiary Cardiovascular Centre. Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi. IHJ Sept-Oct 2005; Volume 57: No5 page 453.
Dr. Praveen G. Pai passed MBBS from T. D. Medical College, Alappuzha (1991) and obtained MD from Bangalore Medical College (1995). He did DM cardiology from Mahe – Manipal (2000). He worked for 1 year at KMC Manipal as Assistant Professor before joining the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in May 2002. He is currently working as Professor of Cardiology. Dr. Praveen G. Pai has undergone training in both interventional cardiology and in electrophysiology. Apart from diagnostic procedures, he is also proficient in performing emergency and elective coronary angioplasties, peripheral angioplasties, permanent pacemaker and AICD implantation and electrophysiologic procedures. He has published original papers in both international and national meetings. He is also coordinator for MSc and BSc cardiovascular technician courses besides teaching undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students in medicine and cardiology.
Distinction
Distinction in Pharmacology, Microbiology and Pathology during MBBS.
Best outgoing student
Best outgoing student during Final MBBS examination in Kerala University in Dec 1990.
Passed in First attempt
Passed in First attempt in MD, DNB and DM cardiology.
Physician & Cardiologists
More than 50 invited lectures in various fora of Physician & Cardiologists.
Interventional cardiologist and electrophysiologist
Presently working as interventional cardiologist and electrophysiologist in Dept of Cardiology, Amrita Hospital.
Course Director
Course Director of MSc, cardiovascular technician training programme at Amrita Hospital.
National & Local CSI conferences
Active participation in National & Local CSI conferences.
EURO PCR 2005
Participated in EURO PCR 2005 conference held at Paris & EURO PCR 2007 at Barcelona.
International Interventional Workshop
Attended International Interventional Workshop at Cairo in Oct 2004 and in Ceylon in Dec 2004.
CRT workshop in Geneva
Participated in CRT workshop in Geneva, Switzerland in June 2007.
Participated in TCT
Participated in TCT – 2008 held at Washington & Cardiostim 2008 held at Nice.
Principal investigator
Principal investigator – DEMAT study.
Co – Investigator
Co – Investigator in LIFENOX, BALANCE & ALECARDIO studies.
- Praveen Pai, Puttappa Chandrasekhar : Multisystem organ failure an update: Karnataka State Medical Journal : March 1994.
- Praveen Pai : Infective Endocarditis in a Patient with Ventricular Septal Defect : JAPI 2000.
- Praveen Pai, Vijaya kumar, BV Pai, P Kamath, NK Mahesh, KK Haridas Left Main Stenting : Special Reference to Atherosclerotic and Non atherosclerotic Indications : IHJ 2002 :54.
- Praveen Pai, C.Rajiv,T.Rajesh,Vijayakumar,KU Natarajan,Prakash Kamath, Balakrishna Pai, K.K.Haridas Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy in Older Patients : Is their Procedural and Late Outcome Different From Younger Patients? IHJ 2003;55.
- Prasanna Kumar, Praveen G Pai, Mahesh Krishna Kumar, C.Rajiv, Vijayakumar, T.Rajesh, K.U.Natarajan, P.Kamath, B V Pai, K K Haridas Acute and Intermediate Results of Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty in Young Patients.
- Nayak Ramdas, Nirmal Kumar,Sonya, Praveen G Pai, Maheshkrishnakumar,Prasanna Kumar,VijayaKumar,T Rajesh,KU Natarjan, Prakash Kamath, BV Pai,KK Haridas Practice Pattern and Intermediate Follow-up Results with Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents for Coronary Artery Disease. IHJ 2004:56:415-446.
- Jyoti Kusnur, M.Vijaya Kumar, T.Rajesh, Praveen G Pai, Prasanna Kumar, Mahesh Krishna Kumar, KU Natarajan, Prakash Kamath, BV Pai, KK Haridas Clinical Profile and Early Outcomes after Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism. IHJ 2004 : 56:560-591.
- Ramdas Nayak, Georgie Thomas, Prasannakumar, KK Mahesh, Praveen G Pai, M Vijayakumar, T Rajesh, C Rajiv, KU Natarajan, Prakash Kamath, KK Haridas. A Follow-up Study of Permanent Atrial Sensed Ventricular Pacing Mode. Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi. IHJ Sept-Oct 2005; Volume 57: No5 page 501.
- Anil Vatwani, Prasannakumar, KK Mahesh, Praveen G Pai, M Vijayakumar, T Rajesh, C Rajiv, KU Natarajan, Prakash Kamath, KK Haridas. Trends in Pharmacotherapy Pattern of Patient undergoing Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty: A 5-year review at a Tertiary Cardiovascular Centre. Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi. IHJ Sept-Oct 2005; Volume 57: No5 page 453.