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About the doctor

Dr. G.V. Senthilnathan

Senior Interventional Cardiologist · MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DM (Cardiology)

Profile

Dr. G.V. Senthilnathan is a senior interventional cardiologist known for complex coronary stenting and structural heart valve interventions. He has performed more than 15,000 procedures in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory and brings a calm, patient-first approach to every consultation.

He currently serves as Clinical Head & Senior Interventional Cardiologist, Sugam Hospitals, Chromepet, and as Chief Consultant Cardiologist at Sankara Multi Speciality Hospital and C.S.I. Multi Speciality Hospital, Kancheepuram. He previously led the Department of Cardiology at Apollo KH Hospital, Vellore, and taught as Associate Professor of Cardiology at SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre.

Dr. Senthilnathan is recognised for pioneering work in complex coronary stenting and structural valve interventions, and regularly uses intravascular imaging and physiology to make sure every stent is truly needed — and placed perfectly.

Clinical expertise

  • Complex PCI — multi-vessel stenting, chronic total occlusions (CTO), rotablation, intravascular lithotripsy and orbital atherectomy
  • Structural heart interventions — TAVI/TAVR, MitraClip and percutaneous valve repair & replacement
  • Device closure of ASD, VSD and PDA
  • Cardiac rhythm management — temporary & permanent pacemakers, CRT/CRT-D and ICD
  • Intravascular imaging (IVUS, OCT) and physiology (FFR, RFR, iFR, DFR, QFR) — sometimes avoiding an unnecessary stent
  • Radial & femoral angiography and angioplasty, balloon mitral valvotomy and peripheral intervention

Experience

  1. Present

    Clinical Head & Senior Interventional Cardiologist

    Sugam Hospitals, Chromepet, Chennai

  2. 2017 – Present

    Chief Consultant Cardiologist

    Sankara Multi Speciality Hospital, Kancheepuram

  3. 2017 – Present

    Chief Consultant Cardiologist

    C.S.I. Multi Speciality Hospital, Kancheepuram

  4. 2022 – 2024

    HOD, Department of Cardiology & Senior Interventional Cardiologist

    Apollo KH Hospital, Ranipet, Vellore

  5. 2018 – 2022

    Associate Professor of Cardiology

    SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Kattankulathur

  6. 2017 – 2018

    Senior Resident, Department of Cardiology

    Meenakshi Medical College & Hospital

  7. 2012 – 2014

    Lecturer, Department of Medicine

    RMMCH, Annamalai University

Awards & recognition

  • Recognised as the Most Promising Interventional Cardiologist in Tamil Nadu — National Healthcare Excellence Awards
National Healthcare Excellence Awards certificate: Most Promising Interventional Cardiologist in Tamil Nadu, awarded to Dr. G.V. Senthil Nathan

In the news

Dinamadai Tamil daily newspaper page, 1 November 2023, with photographs from the paper's third anniversary awards event

Dinamadai — Tamil daily

1 November 2023 · Third anniversary felicitation event, Vellore

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Philosophy of cardiac care

  • Explain first, treat second

    Every patient and family deserves to understand their heart condition in plain language before any decision is made.

  • Only the procedure you need

    Pressure-wire physiology and intravascular imaging guide decisions, so stents are placed only when they truly help.

  • Minimally invasive whenever possible

    Wrist-access angioplasty and catheter-based valve therapies mean less pain, fewer complications and a quicker return home.

  • Care that continues

    Prevention, medication review and follow-up visits are part of treatment — not an afterthought.