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: GOVINDAN VIJAYARAGHAVAN.

: Indian

: 18th September 1942

: Govindam, Kumarapuram, Trivandrum695011,

: Kerala, India.

: Director of Medical Services,

: Kerala Institute of Medical Services, Trivandrum

: Kerala, India 695029.

: Residence : 91 (471) 2445744,

: Hospital : 91 (471)3041000/ 3041302/ 3041368

: (471) 2447676/ 3041320

: 91 (471) 2555245

Present Appointments :

 

  1. Vice Chairman, KIMS Healthcare Management Pvt Ltd. Trivandrum,Kerala.
  2. Director of Medical Services and Head of the Department of Cardiology,Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum, Kerala.
  3. Chairman, Aswini Specialty Hospital, Nedumangad, Trivandrum, Kerala.


Qualifications:

 

: December 1964,Kerala University, India.

: March 1969 Kerala University, India.

: April, 1973 Madras University, India.

: 1993 Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, U.K.

: 2005 American College of Cardiology

: 2006 Royal College of Physicians, London. U.K.

: 2006 American Heart Association.

Appointments Held:

 

  1. Director of Medical Services and Head of the Department of Cardiology, Kerala, Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. : August 2001 onwards.
  2. Medical Director and Head of the Department of Cardiology, Welcare Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates : June 1998 to 2001
  3. Professor and Head of the Department of Cardiology, Medical College and Hospital, Kerala, India. : July 1987 to 1998.
  4. Associate professor of Cardiology, Consultant in Cardiology and Chief of Echo Doppler Laboratories, Kuwait University and Chest Diseases Hospital, Kuwait. : 1985 to 1993
  5. Associate Professor of Cardiology and Chief of 2nd Cardiac Unit, Medical College Hospital, Kerala, India. : 1976 to 1987,
  6. Senior Research Associate, University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A: 1983
  7. Associate Professor of Cardiology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India. : 1974 to 1976
  8. Assistant Professor in Cardiology/ Medicine, Medical Colleges, Kerala, India. : 1971 to 1974
  9. Tutor in Medicine, Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. : 1967 to 1971.


Teaching Experience:

 

  1. Internal Medicine and Cardiology: 27 years.
  2. Undergraduate and Postgraduate teacher in Cardiology from 1969. Was teacher for Postdoctoral trainees in Cardiology at Christian Medical College and Hospital at Vellore, India, at Kuwait University and Chest Disease Hospital, Kuwait, and at the Trivandrum Medical College and Hospital, Kerala, India.
  3. Faculty member of American College of Cardiology Workshop held at San Diego USA, 1983.
  4. Faculty member of Echo Doppler teaching workshops held at Bombay 1980, 1981, 1982, Bangalore 1984, Bhopal 1982, 1984, Lucknow 1984, New Delhi 1984, Medina, S.Arabia 1987, Bombay 1993, Jaipur 1994, Vellore 1995, and Lucknow 1995.
  5. University Guide for Ph.D. in Cardiology, Kerala University from 1984.


Memberships And Fellowships:

 

: American Heart Association.

: Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, U K.

: American College of Cardiology from 1976.

: Royal college of Physicans, London, U.K.

: American Society of Echocardiography International Society for Cardiac research, Cardiological Society of India, Association of Physician`s of India, Indian Medical Association, Indian Society of Medical Ultrasound. Indian Academy of Echocardiography.

: Cardiological Society of India, Kerala Chapter, 1976 to 1980,

: Council for research on heart muscle disease, Cardiological Society of India, 1980 to 1985.

: Cardiological Society of India, Kerala Chapter, 1990 to 1991.

: Indian Academy of Echocardiography 1995 to 1997.

: Indian Academy of Echocardiography 1997 to 1999.