Dr. Ravi Kumar R is a highly experienced interventional cardiologist based in Chennai, India. With over 25 years of experience, he specializes in heart transplant management, treatment of advanced heart failure, EM biopsies, Impella pumps, and LV assist devices. Dr. Ravi Kumar R obtained his MBBS from the University of Madras, Chennai, MD in general medicine from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, and DM in cardiology from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), Lucknow. He is affiliated with prestigious international cardiology organizations such as the Society for Coronary Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), USA, International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), USA, International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT), European Society of Cardiology (ESC), as well as national societies including the Cardiology Society of India, Laser Society of India, and Indian Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (INSHLT). Dr. Ravi Kumar R has received numerous accolades, including the Annual Institution Gold Medal in Medicine and Cardiology from the University of Madras and Pondicherry University. He completed a fellowship in Artificial Heart, ECMO devices, and Heart Transplant from the University of Michigan, Detroit, USA. Dr. Ravi Kumar R has also been appointed as an Abstract Reviewer and Faculty Discussant in International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation Conferences in Nice (France) and San Diego (USA). His special interests lie in heart transplant management, treatment of advanced heart failure, EM biopsies, Impella pumps, and LV assist devices.