Tom Devasia

Dr. Tom Devasia is Professor and Unit Chief in the Department of Cardiology at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, in the state of Karnataka. He also visits the TMA Pai Hospital in Udupi twice a week.

As an Interventional Cardiologist, Dr. Devasia has wide experience in both structural and coronary intervention, in both adult and paediatric age groups. He is well experienced in complex procedures like bifurcation, left main stenting and chronic total occlusions. He is also comfortable in using rotablator for calcific lesions. He is a strong supporter of intravascular ultrasound guided PCI. Other procedures in which Dr. Devasia is well versed are carotid stenting, subclavian stenting, aortic stenting, iliac stenting, femoral stenting, infrapoplitial stenting, and renal stenting. He also is familiar with procedures such as balloon valvotomy of mitral and pulmonary valve; venous interventions including IVC stenting, and dialysis fistula interventions; device closure of ASD, PDA, and VSD, coil closure of PDA pacemaker implantation, both dual and single chamber as well as permanent ICD implantations.