About Dr. Raja Sekhar Varma
Dr. Raja Sekhar Varma is an eminent Interventional Cardiologist. He brings over 16 years of thriving professional experience in this field. He focuses on advanced interventional, non-surgical procedures, focusing on managing conditions such as left main heart disease, multivessel heart disease, bifurcation, calcific disease (including rotablation), and image-guided PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) using OCT (optical coherence tomography) and IVUS (intravascular ultrasound). Dr. Varma also has specialization in left atrial (LA) Appendage closure and TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation). His exceptional skills in Complex High-risk Indicated Procedures (CHIP) stand out in his field, boasting a remarkable 91% success rate in Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Angioplasty. He completed his MBBS and MD from Pondicherry Univ.. After this, he completed a DM in Cardiology from Pondicherry Univ. in 2005.
Education
MBBS - Pondicherry Univ., 1996 MD - General Medicine - Pondicherry Univ., 2000 DM - Cardiology - Pondicherry Univ., 2005
Area of Expertise
- Ablation Therapy
- Aneurysm Surgery: Traditional Open Surgery
- Angiography
- Aorta Surgery
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Aortic Valve Surgery in the Young Patient
- Aortic Valve: Ross Procedure
- ASD/VSD Device Closure
- Biventricular Pacemaker
- Cardiac Devices for Patients with Heart Failure
- Cardiac Implant Closure Devices in Adults
- Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Replacement
- Catheter Ablation
- Complex Aorta Surgery
- Congenital Heart Disease Treatments
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Coronary Brachytherapy
- CT Stent
- Electrical Cardioversion
- Endoleak Treatments
- Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
- Endovascular Stent Graft: Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
- Heart Failure Surgery
- Heart Surgery
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Valve Surgery
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
- Incision Care
- Infective Endocarditis Surgery
- Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) Device
- Intestinal PAD Bypass Surgery
- Intestinal PAD Visceral Artery Aneurysm Surgery
- Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
- Left Atrial Appendage & Closure
- Left Ventricular Assist Devices (Mechanical Circulatory Support MCS)
- Left Ventricular Reconstructive Surgery (Modified Dor Procedure)
- Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
- Permanent Pacemaker
- Radial Artery & Saphenous Vein Harvesting
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Robotically Assisted Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Robotically Assisted Heart Surgery
- Robotically Assisted Mitral Valve Repair
- Robotically Assisted Removal of Cardiac Tumors
- Robotically Assisted Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Sclerotherapy
- Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Adventitial Cystic Disease
- Angina
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Coarctation
- Aortic Dissection
- Arrhythmia
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB)
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
- Axillo-Subclavian Vein Thrombosis
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
- Blood Pressure
- CAD: Acute Coronary Syndrome
- CAD: Bifurcation Blockage
- CAD: In-Stent Restenosis
- CAD: Total Coronary Occlusions
- Down Syndrome
- Fetal Heart Disease
- Hyperlipidemia
- Portal Hypertension
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
