Raj M Baljepally MD FACC, FSCAI
Interventional Cardiology
Program Director, Cardiovascular fellowship program and Program Director, Interventional Cardiology, Director of Cardiac Cath lab, Director of Research and Clinical Associate Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee
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Summary
- Raj Baljepally, MD, is a Cardiologist specializing in Interventional Cardiology based in Knoxville, TN. He has expertise in general cardiology, valvular heart disease, cardiac catheterization, and cardiac critical care. Educated at Gandhi Medical College, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, St Vincent Hospital, and Brown University, Dr. Baljepally currently works as an Associate Professor and Interventional Cardiologist at University of Tennessee Medical Center. He is the Director of Cardiovascular Disease fellowship program and Director of Interventional Cardiology program. He is also the Director of the cardiac cath lab. He’s contributed to multiple key publications and has been involved in clinical trials. Dr. Baljepally has received honors including the Excellence in Clinical Research Award from University of Tennessee and the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification from Centricity.
Education & Training
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1998 - 1999
St Vincent HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1994 - 1997
Sinai Hospital of BaltimoreResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
Gandhi Medical CollegeClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 1999 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Cardiovascular Disease- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Interventional Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Excellence in Clinical Research Award University of Tennessee, 2022
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity Practice Solution EMR, GE Healthcare, 2012
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- Effect of Ranolazine on Valvular Disease in Patients With Pacemakers Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsRural versus urban outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve implantation: The importance of the heart team.Benjamin Fogelson, Raj Baljepally, Eric Heidel, Steve Ferlita, Travis Moodie
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2024-05-01 - Coronary Artery Calcification and Risk of Cardiac Complication in Geriatric Trauma Population.Sarah A King, Jacob D Jenkins, James Livesay, Ji-Ming Yune, Elizabeth Mannino
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2024-04-01 - Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Predictor of Inducible Atrial Flutter During Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Clinical Significance and Foll...John Taylor, Sohiub N Assaf, Abdallah N Assaf, Eric Heidel, William Mahlow
Cardiology Research. 2023-06-01
Research History
- Associate Program Director for Research2022 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Society of Cardiac Angiography and InternationFellow
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