Dr. Suhas Alur

MBBS, MD, DM (Cardiology)

Consultant Interventional Cardiology

Experience : Years

Language Spoken : English, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil

OPD Timings : Saturday 9 AM – 6 PM

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Professional Summary

DM-trained Interventional Cardiologist with tertiary-care academic training from GMC Kozhikode. Experienced in independent complex coronary interventions, advanced calcium modification techniques, and consultant-level cardiology practice. Strong academic orientation with peer-reviewed publications, national presentations, and co-investigator roles in multicenter phase 4 trials involving TAVI valves, vascular closure devices, and bioresorbable scaffolds.

Active in CME faculty roles and community cardiovascular initiatives. Committed to guideline-directed, ethical, and technology-driven cardiac care with a special interest in preventive cardiology.


Education

  • DM Cardiology – Government Medical College (GMC), Kozhikode
    Dec 2020 – Dec 2023
  • MD General Medicine – JIPMER, Puducherry
    Jan 2016 – Dec 2018
  • MBBS – Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal
    Aug 2009 – Apr 2015

Work Experience

  • Consultant Cardiologist – myHart @ Starcare Hospitals, Kozhikode
    Feb 2025 – Present
  • Assistant Professor – Department of Cardiology, GMC Kozhikode
    Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
  • Senior Resident – Department of Medicine, Sagar Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore
    Jan 2020 – Apr 2020

Interventional & Clinical Expertise

  • Coronary Interventions
    • Diagnostic coronary angiography (radial & femoral approaches)
    • Primary PCI and elective PCI
    • Complex PCI including bifurcation lesion strategies
    • Advanced calcium modification techniques:
      • Cutting balloons
      • Scoring balloons
      • Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL)
      • Excimer Laser Coronary Atherectomy (ELCA)
      • Orbital Atherectomy
  • Peripheral Interventions
    • Acute limb ischemia and critical limb ischemia
    • Iliac and femoral interventions including stenting
    • Below-knee interventions (antegrade & retrograde approaches)
  • Structural & Endovascular Procedures
    • Planning, assisting, and perioperative management of complex TAVR (self-expandable & balloon-expandable platforms)
    • Endovascular solutions for aortic aneurysms (EVAR)
  • Preventive & General Cardiology
    • Preventive cardiology initiatives
    • Guideline-directed heart failure therapy optimization

Academic & Professional Contributions

  • Multiple case presentations at national & state cardiology conferences
  • Research paper presentations at academic meetings
  • Faculty speaker in CME programs for cardiologists and non-cardiology physicians
  • Planning and organization of Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) programs
  • Speaker at CNE programs (Cath lab & CICU topics)
  • Conducted community cardiovascular awareness programs
  • Co-Investigator in RESET, INCEPTION, ORBITAL-CALM multicenter studies
  • Coordinating multicenter studies on MANTA device and Medtronic Evolut valve in bicuspid aortic valves
  • Active member of Calicut Cardiology Club and ICC-Kerala

Academic Achievements

  • Shri Ratan Tata Award for Academic Excellence (2009–2010)
  • ICMR Short-Term Studentship Grant (2010–2011)
  • President – Student Research Forum (Cochrane Student Journal Club), KMC Manipal
  • Intramural Research Grant – JIPMER (₹1,00,000)
  • Best Case Award – IAE-K Webinar 2023
  • Best outgoing DM student – Calicut Cardiology Club 2023

Publications

  1. Alur S, et al. Occurrence, predictors and outcome of infections in hospitalized SLE patients. Lupus. 2020.
  2. Kumari KM, Amberkar MB, Alur S, et al. CPR awareness among medical students. J Clin Diagn Res. 2014.
  3. Whyte MP, et al. Novel homozygous mutations of DMP1 and SPP1. Bone. 2020.
  4. Arjun S, et al. Gender differences in left main coronary artery disease. Heart India. 2023.
  5. Nair RG, et al. Infective endarteritis post PCI leading to pseudoaneurysm. AsiaIntervention. 2024.