PrasadChandranGunasekaranMDFACC, FSCAI, RPVI
Cardiology • Kansas City, KSInterventional Cardiology, Non-Invasive Cardiology
Interventional Cardiologist| Coronary & Structural Heart Interventions| Assistant Professor|The University of Kansas Health System
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Office
4000 Cambridge Street
Kansas City, KS 66160Phone+1 913-588-1227- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am an interventional cardiologist with a focus on transcatheter coronary and structural heart interventions. My clinical practice involves minimally invasive procedures such as percutaneous coronary interventions (coronary stents), transcatheter mitral valve repair (MitraClip) and transcatheter left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) procedures. I hold a special interest in intracoronary imaging with IVUS/OCT and vulnerable coronary plaques.
My clinical interests involve pioneering the use of intracardiac echo (ICE) for structural heart interventions and low-contrast precision percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) of those with compromised kidney function.
My research has culminated in compelling data on clinical outcomes of imaging-based PCI in coronary artery ectasia. Additionally, my novel research has underscored the safety and feasibility of dobutamine coupled with pressure wire usage in the severity assessment of low flow, low gradient aortic stenosis.
I have served as a member of the publications & editorial coordination committee of the American College of Cardiology (ACC). I have also been an invited abstract reviewer for their annual scientific session for 6 consecutive years and currently serve as a section Editor for the US Cardiology Review Journal.
My goal is to understand each patient's needs and offer the right therapeutic intervention to the right patient at the right time to offer mortality benefit and improve quality of life.
Clinical Expertise
- Coronary atherectomy, Coronary angioplasty, Left atrial appendage ligation, Optical coherence tomography, Patent foramen ovale, Minimally invasive mitral valve repair, Atrial septal defect closure, Percutaneous coronary intervention, TAVR, Coronary artery disease, Aortic stenosis, Mitral stenosis, Atrial fibrillation, Hyperlipidemia, Tricuspid regurgitation, Congestive heart failure, Mitral regurgitation, Chronic stable angina
Education & Training
University of Kansas School of MedicineFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2017 - 2018- University of Kansas School of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2014 - 2017
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2014
OtherClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
MO State Medical License 2017 - 2025
KS State Medical License 2014 - 2024
MI State Medical License 2011 - 2014- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsTranscatheter edge to edge mitral valve repair in patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis: an analysis from the United States Renal Data System.Mohinder R Vindhyal, Rhythm Vasudeva, Wan-Chi Chan, Peter Tadros, Mark Wiley, Prasad Gunasekaran, Emmanuel Daon, George Zorn, Gregory Muehlebach, Kamal Gupta> ;Annals of Translational Medicine. 2023 Mar 31
- 26 citationsIncremental Value of Two Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in the Functional Assessment and Characterization of Subclinical Left Ventricular Dysfunction.Prasad Gunasekaran, Sidakpal S. Panaich, Alexandros Briasoulis, Shaun Cardozo, Luis Afonso> ;Current Cardiology Reviews. 2016 Jul 11
- Liraglutide and Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes.Mann JFE, Ørsted DD, Brown-Frandsen K, Marso SP, Poulter NR, Rasmussen S, Tornøe K, Zinman B, Buse JB, LEADER Steering Committee and Investigators> ;The New England journal of medicine.
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Committees
- Voting Member, Membership and Credentialing Committee, SCAI 2022 - Present
- Editorial Fellow, FIT Engagement Section - Acc.org 2016 - 2017
- Member, Publications and Editorial Coordination Committee (JACC and Sister Journals) 2015 - 2021
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)Fellow
- Diplomate (Comprehensive Echocardiography)
- DIplomate
- Certification Board for Cardiovascular Computerized Tomography (CBCCT)Diplomate
- Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI)DIplomate
Hospital Affiliations
The University of Kansas HospitalKansas City, Kansas
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/prasad-gunasekaran-md-facc-fscai-aa4bb133
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