KalyanamShivkumarMDPhD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology

Professor of Medicine & Radiology, UCLA School of Medicine

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Office
100 Medical Plaza, Suite 660
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone+1 310-206-2235

Fax+1 310-206-2235

Dr. Kalyanam Shivkumar is a cardiologist in Los Angeles, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center-Santa Monica. He received his medical degree from Kilpauk Medical College and has been in practice 27 years. He specializes in adult congenital heart disease and cardiac electrophysiology and is experienced in interventional cardiology, cardiac catheterization, and cardiac electrophysiology.

Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 1999 - 2000
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1995 - 1999
Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1995
Kilpauk Medical CollegeClass of 1990

PubMed

The Vestigial Fold in Humans: Characterization of a Potential Novel Target for Selective Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation.
Takanori Sato, Micheal C Fishbein, Peter Hanna, Olujimi A Ajijola, Kalyanam Shivkumar
Heart Rhythm. 2025-03-17
Clinical neurocardiology: defining the value of neuroscience-based cardiovascular therapeutics - 2024 update.
Olujimi A Ajijola, Tolga Aksu, Rishi Arora, Italo Biaggioni, Peng-Sheng Chen
The Journal of Physiology. 2025-03-01
Comparative specialization of intrinsic cardiac neurons in humans, mice and pigs.
John D Tompkins, Donald B Hoover, Leif A Havton, Janaki C Patel, Youngjin Cho
The Journal of Physiology. 2025-03-01

Journal Articles

Outcomes of Percutaneous Trans–Right Atrial Access to the Left Ventricle for Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Mechanical Aortic and Mitral...
Pasquale Santangeli, Matthew C Hyman, Kalyanam Shivkumar, Francis E Marchlinski, JAMA Cardiology
Incessant Intra-Septal Ventricular Tachycardia Ablated Utilizing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Bipolar Ablation
Kalyanam Shivkumar, Houman Khakpour, oncology-and-radiotherapy.com.marlin-prod.literatumonline.com
Original Investigation Editorial Comment Percutaneous Hemodynamic Assist Devices: Unloading the Left Atrium to Prevent Atrial Remodeling∗
Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, ScienceDirect

Lectures

Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia First, Treat the Underlying Disease
St. Lukes and Roosevelt Hospitals, New York, New York - 11/5/2011

The Amara Yad Project: A New Resource for Cardiac AnatomyJanuary 20th, 2025
Advanced Imaging Assessment of the Impact of Tricuspid Regurgitation on Cardiac Remodeling: The TRILUMINATE Pivotal Imaging SubstudyJanuary 20th, 2025
Advances in Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Interventions: Implications for Health PolicyJanuary 20th, 2025
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