Dr. James Thomas Cardiologist in Kottayam

Dr. James Thomas

Cardiologist, Kottayam

MD, DM (CARD), FESC ( Fellow European College of Cardiology) , FSCAI ( Fellow Society of Cardiovascular angiography and interventions)

  • 15 Years Experience
  • 1 Hospital

About

Dr James Thomas is the Senior interventional Cardiologist of  Mar Sleeva Medicity , Pala, Kerala. He has an experience of 14 years in Interventional Cardiology and was working in Bharath Hospital , Kottayam from 2010 to 2023. He is also working as consultant interventional Cardiologist in MMT Hospital, Mundakayam, Kerala from 2011.

His areas of expertise include Coronary angioplasty and stenting for Coronary artery disease  and Peripheral angioplasty for foot ulcer management. He is actively involved in out patient and in patient management of  Coronary Artery disease, Hear Failure, Cardiac Arrhythmias, Preventive Cardiology, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Foot Ulcer, Hypertension etc. 
He has more than 14 years of experience in : 

  • Coronary angiography
  • Coronary angioplasty & stenting
  • Peripheral angiography and angioplasty 
  • Complex Coronary Interventions ( Rotablation , Bifurcation angiolplasty , Left Main intervention , Chronic Total Occlusion , Graft intervetnion - Post CABG)
  • Primary Angioplasty and stenting for Acute Myocardial Infarction  
  • Pacemaker implantation
  • Adult ASD, PDA closure
  • Renal angioplasty and stenting
  • Subclavian artery angioplasty
  • IVC Filter implantation
He has been particularly involved peripheral angioplasty for Critical Limb ischaemia and non healing diabetic foot ulcers and is passionate about preventing amputation by  Peripheal Angioplasty.

Experience

Senior Interventional Cardiologist, Bharath Hospital, Kottayam August, 2010 -  Present

Specialities

  • Cardiology

  • Interventional Cardiology

Procedures

  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

  • Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation

  • Coronary Angiogram

  • Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent

  • Coronary Stenting
  • More

Conditions

  • Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome

  • Aortic Aneurysm

  • Aortic Dissection

  • Aortic Stenosis

    • Rheumatic aortic stenosis

  • Arrhythmias
  • More

Expertise

  • Coronary angiography
  • Coronary angioplasty & stenting
  • Peripheral angiography and angioplasty 
  • Complex Coronary Interventions ( Rotablation , Bifurcation angiolplasty , Left Main intervention , Chronic Total Occlusion , Graft intervetnion - Post CABG)
  • Primary Angioplasty and stenting for Acute Myocardial Infarction  
  • Pacemaker implantation
  • Adult ASD, PDA closure
  • Renal angioplasty and stenting
  • Subclavian artery angioplasty
  • IVC Filter implantation

Education

MBBS, Medical College, Kottayam

MD (General Medicine), Medical College, Kottayam

DM (Cardiology), Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

Practice Information

Mar Sleeva Medicity, Kottayam

Mar Sleeva Medicity, Kottayam

Kezhuvankulam P. O, Cherpunkal, Kottayam, Kerala - 686584

Achievements & Contributions

  • IBATRIN Trial ( Incremental benefit of Adding Trimetazidine in preventing Contrast induced Nephropathy ) presented in Cardiology Society of India National Conference 2010
  • Use of support catheters in total occlusions : Gulf PCR , Dubai 2019Common iliac vein occlusion angioplasty and stenting : Gulf PCR , Dubai 2019 Long below knee total occlusion in critical limb ischaemia  : Euro PCR Paris 2019Common Iliac vein stenting for venous ulcer : Euro PCR Paris 2019India Live Conference ; 2019Indian College of Cardiology National Conference 2019
  • FESC : fellow european Society of CardiologyFSCAi : Fellow Society of Cardiovascular angiography and interventions
  • FESC : fellow european Society of CardiologyFSCAi : Fellow Society of Cardiovascular angiography and interventions
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