
Venkatesh Ramaiah MD FACS
Vascular Surgeon, Inventor, Innovator, Entrepreneur, Founder - Pulse Cardiovascular Institute & Pulse Cardiovascular Interventions
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7285 E Earll DriveBuilding CScottsdale, AZ 85251
Phone+1 480-912-4747
Fax+1 480-422-2690
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Summary
- Dr. Ramaiah fulfilled his Vascular Fellowship at the prestigious Arizona Heart Institute and Hospital with Dr Diethrich. He has served as Medical Director and Director of Vascular Surgery during his twenty years at the Institute and is highly renowned both nationally and internationally.
Dr. Ramaiah is the Principal Investigator of numerous Research Studies and is widely published. He is also Director and Faculty at numerous meetings and conferences and is committed to education, training and research.
Dr Ramaiah was employed at Honor Health as Chief of Complex Vascular Services and Network Director of Vascular Services until January 2025.
Education & Training
Arizona Health Institute & Hospital1997 - 1998
Episcopal HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1997
Grant Medical CollegeClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
AZ State Medical License 1997 - 2026
CA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1996 - 2002
CO State Medical License 1998 - 2001
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- https://r.statista.com/en/healthcare/americas-leading-doctors-2025/award/ Newsweek - America's Leading Doctors, 2025
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals, athenahealth, Inc., 2016-2017
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Study of Aneurysm Exclusion Start of enrollment: 2002 Nov 01
- Clinical Study of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Exclusion Start of enrollment: 2002 Oct 01
- VALOR: The Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System Clinical Study Start of enrollment: 2003 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Safety and Effectiveness of the Santreva™-ATK Endovascular Revascularization Catheter in the RESTOR-1 Peripheral CTO Crossing Pivotal Study.Subhash Banerjee, Christopher Metzger, Mallik Thatipelli, Venkatesh G Ramaiah, Sameh Sayfo
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2026-03-15 - 1 citationsPhysician modification of the Gore conformable endovascular aortic device using inner branches.Mitri K Khoury, Richard T Rogers, Venkatesh Ramaiah, Hasan Aldailami
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques. 2025-04-01 - 1 citationsSolid state, pulsed-wave 355 nm UV laser atherectomy debulking in the treatment of infrainguinal peripheral arterial disease: The Pathfinder Registry.Tony S Das, Nicolas W Shammas, Jason A Yoho, Pedro Martinez-Clark, Venkatesh Ramaiah
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2024-05-01
Journal Articles
- Customized Endoluminal Graft to Treat a Suspected Saccular Thoracoabdominal Mycotic AneurysmJacques Kpodonu,MD, Venkatesh G. Ramaiah,MD, Grayson H. Wheatley,III,MD, Julio A. Rodriguez-Lopez,MD, and Edward B. Diethrich,MD, Ann Thoracic Surg, 1/1/2008
- A Novel Approach for the Endovascular Repair of the Small Thoracic Aorta: Customizing Off-the-Shelf Endoluminal Grafts to Treat a Post-Coarctation Pseudo-AneurysmJacques Kpodonu,MD, Grayson H. Wheatley, III, MD,James P. Williams,BS,Julio A. Rodriguez-Lopez, MD, Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD and Edward B. Diethrich,MD, Ann Thoracic Surg, 1/1/2008
- Endoluminal Graft Therapy for the Treatment of an aorto-bronchial fistula: mid-term follow upKpodonu J, Rodriguez-Lopez JA, Ramaiah VG, Diethrich EB, J Card Surg, 1/1/2008
Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Comparison of Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Stenting with and without Cerebral Protection in a Single-Center ExperienceAmerican College of Cardiology, Orlando, FL - 1/1/2001
- Retaplase in Acute Lower Extremity Arterial Occlusion: Determination of Efficacy, Dosing and ComplicationsPhoenix, AZ - 1/1/2001
- Endoluminal Grafting of the Thoracic Aortic: Initial Experience with a Single Self-Expandable DevicePhoenix, AZ - 1/1/2001
Press Mentions
The Next Wave of Intravascular Lithotripsy: A Panel Interview on Advances in Treating Calcific PADApril 16th, 2024
Terumo Aortic’s RelayPro Thoracic Stent Graft System Introduced Commercially in United StatesSeptember 16th, 2021
FDA Approves Terumo Aortic’s RelayPro Thoracic Stent GraftAugust 6th, 2021
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Hindi, Telugu, Urdu
External Links
- Arizona Heart Websitehttp://www.azheart.com
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