Dr.J.K. Periyaswamy Cardiologist in Coimbatore

Dr.J.K. Periyaswamy

Cardiologist, Coimbatore

MBBS, MD, DM

  • 2 Hospitals
  • 44 Years Experience

About

  • He is the Founder and Chairman of Dr. JKP Medical Centre in Coimbatore

Specialities

  • Cardiology

Procedures

  • Angiography

  • Angioplasty

Expertise

  • Interventional Cardiology – Angioplasty & Preventive Cardiology 
  • Simple & Complex Coronary Angioplasty with stent 
  • Health Education & Preventive Cardiology 
  • Performed more than 10,000 angiograms 
  • Done more than 1,000 balloon angioplasties & stents 
  • Performed 500 balloon valvoplasties 
  • Performed more than 300 permanent pacemaker implantations

Education

  • MBBS from Madras Medical College (1971) 
  • MD (General Medicine) from Madras Medical College (1975) 
  • DM (Cardiology) from Madras Medical College (1979)
  • Fellow of American College of Chest Physicians 
    Fellow of Indian College of Cardiology

Practice Information

G. Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore

G. Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore

P.B. No. 6327, Nethaji Road, Pappanaickenpalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - 641037

MON, TUE, WED, THU

12:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Dr. JKP Medical Centre, Coimbatore

Dr. JKP Medical Centre, Coimbatore

1/1992 Krishna Colony, Trichy Road, Singanallur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - 641005

MON, TUE, WED, THU

02:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Achievements & Contributions

News
  • Regularly conducting health check up and health awareness programmes in villages to prevent heart diseases (so far, 1,000 such programmes conducted) 
  • Regularly conducting “Healthy Heart Programme” (with Integral Yoga Institute) for patients with severe CAD, those who are not fit for CABG/PTCA (or) who cannot afford (or) for patients who come back with problems after CABG/PTCA. The schedule involves diet advice, exercise, yoga, meditation & counseling, given as 1 Week Residential Programme. 
  • “Healthy Heart Club” for such patients who had undergone healthy heart programmes. The programme also includes regular and monthly follow up to assess 
  • the benefits
  • “Healthy Heart Centre” for preventing & reversing CAD is under construction
  • Echocardiogram Research Paper. Presented at Asia Pacific Cardiology Conference, Tokyo. 1986.
  • School first in SSLC 
  • Among top ten who passed out with highest marks from St. Joseph’s College, Trichy 
  • First rank in 7 districts for the medical college selection 
  • Youngest Cardiologist in Tamil Nadu to pass out in DM (Cardiology) in 1979 
  • University Gold Medal in Anatomy 
  • Highest Rotary Award from Rotary Club of Coimbatore North titled “For the Sake of 
  • The Honour Award” for services rendered in the field of Cardiology (1994) 
  • Style For A While. Paper Presentation on Prevention. CSI Cochin. Dec 2009.,
  • Past President, Cardiological Society of India, Coimbatore Chapter 
  • Life Member: Indian Medical Association, Indian Association of Medical Ultrasound
  • Indian Association of Electrocardiology 
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