KishoreJ.HarjaiMD

Interventional Cardiology

Director, Division of Cardiology, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

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Dr. Kishore Harjai is a cardiologist in Saint Louis, MO and is affiliated with SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital. He received his medical degree from Seth G.S. Medical College and has been in practice 29 years. He specializes in interventional cardiology and is experienced in myocardial infarction, cardiac catheterization, percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiac critical care, and clinical research. He has more than 120 publications and over 6600 citations.

Corewell Health East Beaumont (Royal Oak)Fellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2001 - 2003
Ochsner Clinic FoundationFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1994 - 1997
Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1994
Nassau University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
Seth G.S. Medical CollegeClass of 1988

Who’s Who in America Marquis’, 2010, 2019
Ironman Case Competition Asia Pacific Vascular Interventional Conference IX, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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PubMed

109 citations
Aortic annular sizing using a novel 3-dimensional echocardiographic method: use and comparison with cardiac computed tomography.
Omar K. Khalique, Susheel Kodali, Jean-Michel Paradis, Tamim Nazif, Mathew R. Williams
Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2014-01-01
15 citations
Efficiency, Safety, and Quality of Life After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Performed With Moderate Sedation Versus General Anesthesia.
Kishore J. Harjai, Thomas Bules, Andrea Berger, Bonnie Young, Deepak Singh
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2020-04-01
61 citations
Impact of Coronary Artery Disease Severity Assessed With the SYNTAX Score on Outcomes Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Jean Michel Paradis, Jonathon White, Philippe Généreux, Marina Urena, Darshan Doshi
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2017-02-20

Journal Articles

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: The Year in Review 2017
Kishore J Harjai, Tamim M Nazif, Kamia Thakur, Omar K Khalique, Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Lectures

Case. 14th Asia Pacific Vascular Intervention Course APVIC XIV Hybrid,
New Dehli, India - 8/14/2022
Structural Heart Intervention Including Mitral Clip and Watchman.
St. Louis, MO - 1/12/2022

Healthwatch 16: WATCHMAN Implant Reduces Stroke Risk in AFib PatientsOctober 24th, 2017
Winner of the Prestigious Awards in the Past Few YearsFebruary 10th, 2017
Conscious Sedation Efficient, Safe for TAVI, with Similar Outcomes to General AnesthesiaFebruary 14th, 2020

Member, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, Invasive Procedure & Diagnostic Testing Review Committee 2023 - Present
Member, SSM SLUCare Clinical Leadership Committee 2023 - Present