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Dr. Raman Krishna Kumar is presently a clinical professor and head of the department of pediatric cardiology at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Cochin. He did his fellowship in cardiology from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He then underwent fellowship training in pediatric cardiology from Children’s Hospital Boston, USA (1994-1996).
After returning to India, he helped establish the pediatric heart program at the Amrita Institute Of Medical Sciences in 1998 where he was the professor and head of department. Under his leadership, the department acquired international reputation in quality of clinical services, research and training.
His clinical focus is diverse because of the unique requirements of the population he serves. This includes echocardiography, catheter interventions and intensive care. His chief research interests relate to epidemiology of heart disease in the developing world and developing cost effective clinical strategies for diagnosis and treatment of pediatric heart disease in developing countries. He has published over 100 indexed original and review articles.
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Publications (252)
- From Survival to Lifelong Care: The Global Burden of Congenital Heart Disease Save
- Prenatal diagnosis using 4D spatiotemporal image correlation echocardiography in two fetuses with atypical total anomalous pulmonary venous connection Save
- Rheumatic heart disease in children and adolescents, part 1: epidemiology, pathogenesis and diagnosis Save
- “Migrant” Ductal Tissue in the Aortic Arch Save
- Transcatheter and hybrid closure of muscular ventricular septal defects using the KONAR-MF™ occluder: a multicentre paediatric experience in India Save
- Adapting the 2025 ACC/AHA/HRS/ISACHD/SCAI Guideline for Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease to Low Resource Settings Save
- Paediatric cardiology textbook design in the 21st century: alignment of anatomy, physiology, and clinical features with the “Red Line” and learner-centred design Save
- Confronting Global Inequity in Pediatric Cardiac Care Save
- Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Retrolaminar Block for Perioperative Analgesia in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized, Double-blinded, Noninferiority Clinical Trial Save
- Patient-Reported Outcome-Based, Comprehensive Assessment of Quality of Life of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease in India Save