Best Interventional Cardiologist in HITEC City, Hyderabad

Brief Profile

Dr. Krishna Mohan is the Director & Sr. Interventional Cardiologist at CARE Hospitals, HITEC City. He beings over 22 years of exceptional experience with specialisation in Heart Failure, Device Therapy, and Complex Cardiovascular interventions. 

Dr. Krishna Mohan completed his MBBS in 1994 from Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad, followed by MRCP (UK) in 2002 and FRCP (London) in 2018. He has over 20 years of experience in the field of cardiology, with extensive expertise in managing complex heart failure cases, performing interventional cardiology procedures like coronary angioplasty, peripheral angioplasty and providing device therapy, including pacemakers, CRT and defibrillators. Dr. Krishna Mohan has also pioneered a dedicated Heart Failure clinic in Hyderabad, focusing on advanced treatments for heart failure patients.

Throughout his career, Dr. Krishna Mohan has been actively involved in several international conferences and has presented at renowned forums, including CCT 2019 in Kobe, Japan, and the Heart Failure Society of India. He has also led and contributed to significant research and clinical trials in the field of cardiology, with publications in top journals such as Eur J Haematol and Heart Asia.

Dr. Krishan Mohan has held prominent positions at various esteemed institutions and has also served as a consultant at multiple prestigious hospitals in India and the UK, with specialized training in echocardiography, coronary angiography, and complex percutaneous coronary interventions.

Field(s) of Expertise

• Interventional Cardiology
• Heart failure 
• Device therapy

Research and Presentations

• Research involves recruiting subjects for an E-ECHOES study, funded by the British Heart Foundation, and the Department of Primary Care at the University of Birmingham. This includes a full comprehensive assessment of the subjects with questionnaires, clinical assessment, recording ECG, performing Echocardiography, and collecting blood samples. 
• The main Aim of the study is to assess the Prevalence of Heart Failure in the South Asian population.  
• Was the top recruiter in the United Kingdom for VERITAS and EVEREST trials, which are multi-centre RCTs involving acute decompensated pulmonary oedema patients. Recruited patients at Hull Royal Infirmary and Grimsby Hospital.

Publications

• Eur J Haematol. 2003 Oct;71(4):315-6. Myelotoxicity due to methotrexate - an iatrogenic cause. Saravana S, Lalukotta K.
• Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in an urban population in India: the Nagpur pilot study. Saggu DK, Sundar G, Nair SG, Bhargava VC, Lalukota K, Chennapragada S, Narasimhan C, Chugh SS. Heart Asia. 2016 Apr 18;8(1):56-9. doi: 10.1136/heartasia-2015-010674. eCollection 2016. PMID:27326234
• Pleomorphism during Ventricular Tachycardia: A Distinguishing Feature between Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Idiopathic VT. Panda S, Kaur D, Lalukota K, Sundar G, Pavri BB, Narasimhan C. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2015 Jun;38(6):694-9. doi: 10.1111/pace.12626. Epub 2015 Apr 14. PMID:25754130
• Atrial synchronous left ventricular only pacing with VDD pacemaker system - a cost effective alternative to conventional cardiac resynchronization therapy. Gopi A, Sundar G, Yelagudri S, Lalukota K, Sridevi C, Narasimhan C. Indian Heart J. 2014 Nov-Dec;66(6):612-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2014.10.398. Epub 2014 Dec 22. PMID:25634394
• Rescrewing the embolized duct occluder using the delivery cable. Koneti NR, Bakhru S, Penumatsa RR, Lalukota KM.Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2014 May;7(2):103-6. doi:10.4103/0974-2069.132477. PMID:24987255
• Clinical trials update from the Heart Failure Society of America: EMOTE, HERB-CHF, BEST genetic sub-study and RHYTHM-ICD. Lalukota K, Cleland JG, Ingle L, Clark AL, Coletta AP. Eur J Heart Fail. 2004 Dec;6(7):953-5. Review. PMID:15556058
• Diagnosing heart failure in primary care: lessons from EPICA. Cleland JG, Goode K, Lalukota K. Eur J Heart Fail. 2004 Oct;6(6):793-4. No abstract available. PMID:15542418
• Clinical trials update from the American Heart Association meeting: Omega-3 fatty acids and arrhythmia risk in patients with an implantable defibrillator, ACTIV in CHF, VALIANT, the Hanover autologous bone marrow transplantation study, SPORTIF V, ORBIT and PAD and DEFINITE. Cleland JG, Freemantle N, Kaye G, Nasir M, Velavan P, Lalukota K, Mudawi T, Shelton R, Clark AL, Coletta AP. Eur J Heart Fail. 2004 Jan;6(1):109-15. Review. PMID:15012926
• 2nd Author of Text book chapter: "Managing Acute Decompensated heart Failure", Chapter title “Calcium sensitizers” edited by C M O'Connor, M Gheorghiade, K F Adams and WA Gattis, Published by Francis and Taylor, Durham, NC, USA.
• “Clinical Characteristics of  patients presented Referred with suspected Heart Failure and Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function”, a Poster presentaed at  The First HYMS Research Conference, Ramada Jarvis, Willerby, HULL (11/02/2004)

Education

• MBBS from Gandhi Medical College, University of Health Sciences, Hyderabad in May 1994
• MRCP (UK) from Royal College of Physicians, London in July 2002 
• FRCP from Royal College of Physicians, London in November 2018 

Languages Known

Telugu, English, Hindi

Fellowship/Membership

• BSH (British Society of Heart Failure)
• BMA (British Medical Association)
• ESC (European Society of Cardiology) 177048
• HFA (Heart Failure Association-ESC) 177048
• EAPCI (European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions) 177048/20140512
• Council on Valvular Heart Disease (ESC)
• CSI (Cardiological Society of India) L3959

Past Positions

• Director - Cardiac Centre & Chief of Heart Failure &Transplant Services at Continental Hospital from 2022 to Jan 2025
• Consultant - Interventional Cardiologist / Heart Failure &Transplant Cardiologist at CARE Hospitals from Oct 2012 to Feb 2015 and Nov 2019 to Aug 2020
• Consultant - Interventional Cardiologist and Director of Heart Failure Services at Century Super Specialty Hospital
• Consultant Interventional Cardiologist / Heart Failure and Device Specialist at Virinchi Hospitals, 
• Worked in the UK for 15 years