George Vellanikaran, MD

Description

Dr. Vellanikaran graduated from St. John's Medical College in Bangalore, India, after earning his undergraduate degree at Maharaja's College in Cochin, India. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and then completed a cardiology fellowship at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey. Board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease, Dr. Vellanikaran is also board certified in echocardiography. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the American Society of Echocardiography. In his free time, Dr. Vellanikaran enjoys reading and tennis.

Keywords echocardiography, non invasive cardiac imaging, coronary calcium scoring, coronary artery ct, cardiac mri, cardiac mra, cardiac ct, vo2 measurement, viral cardiomyopathy, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmia, vasovagal syncope, valvular endocarditis, valve stenosis, unstable angina, type 2 second degree heart block, type 1 second degree heart block, tricuspid valve disease, tricuspid stenosis, tricuspid regurgitation, transthoracic echocardiogram, transesophageal echocardiography, tilt table test, tachycardia, syncope, supraventricular tachycardia, family history of sudden cardiac death, subaortic stenosis, stress echo cardiogram, sick sinus syndrome, secondary hypertension, rotational atherectomy, right ventricular hypertrophy, right heart failure, right bundle branch block, rheumatic mitral stenosis, rheumatic mitral regurgitation, rheumatic heart failure, rheumatic heart disease, rheumatic fever, rheumatic diseases of pulmonary valve, rheumatic aortic stenosis, rheumatic aortic regurgitation, restrictive cardiomyopathy, refractory angina, pulmonary valve stenosis, pulmonary valve insufficiency, pulmonary valve disorders, pulmonary edema, pulmonary artery stenosis, prinzmetals angina, preventative cardiology, preoperative evaluation, premature ventricular contractions, premature beats, premature atrial contraction, pre excitation syndrome, pericarditis, pericardial effusion, patent foramen ovale, patent ductus arteriosus, partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (papvr), paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia, paroxysmal tachycardia, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, palpitations, orthostatic hypotension, orthopnea, myxoma, myocarditis, myocardial infarction (mi), mthfr mutation, mitral valve stenosis, mitral valve regurgitation, mitral valve prolapse, mitral valve disease, mitral regurgitation, left bundle branch block, left atrial appendage closure, ischemic cardiomyopathy, infiltrative disorders of the heart, in office cardiac stress test, in office cardiac echocardiogram, idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, hypertension, holter monitor, heart racing, heart problems, heart murmur, giant cell myocarditis, genetic cardiomyopathy, first degree heart block, family history of heart disease, familial dilated cardiomyopathy, familial arrhythmias, exercise intolerance, elevated creatine kinase, eisenmenger syndrome.