Dr. A.M. Karthigesan

Dr. A.M. Karthigesan

Senior Consultant 

28 Years of Experience

Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Interventional Cardiologist

MBBS, MD, DNB

Reg. No.:Tamil Nadu Medical Council Reg. No. 58867 (1997)

Apollo Hospital Chennai, Greams Road

English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada

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About Dr. A.M. Karthigesan

Dr. Karthigesan A.M., Apollo Hospitals in Chennai, began his cardiology career at Thanjavur Medical College, Tamil Nadu, and completed his postgraduate training at Government Medical College, Nagpur. He has held key roles at Apollo Hospitals, where he established the Cardiac Pacing and Arrhythmia Service in 2009. Trained internationally at Mayo Clinic and Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Karthigesan is renowned for his precision in electrophysiology and device implantation. A Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society (FHRS), he has contributed significantly to cardiac research and medical education. His ongoing work in arrhythmia management, device therapy, and sudden cardiac arrest prevention positions him as one of India’s leading electrophysiologists.

Dr. Karthigesan A M’s Expertise and Specializations

  • Advanced Arrhythmia Management: Recognised as one of the best Cardiologists in Chennai, Dr. Karthigesan A M leads the electrophysiology services at Apollo Hospitals. He specialises in complex arrhythmia ablations using advanced 3D mapping technologies like CARTO 3, offering precision treatment for atrial fibrillation and post-myocardial infarction ventricular tachycardias.
  • Pacemaker & Device Implantation: Dr. Karthigesan A M, Cardiologist, performs advanced procedures, including permanent pacemaker implantation, CRTs, AICDs, and leadless pacemakers. He also handles device troubleshooting, follow-ups, and complex extractions with exceptional skill.
  • Syncope & Sudden Cardiac Arrest Evaluation: Dr. Karthigesan A M excels in diagnosing unexplained syncope (fainting) and preventing sudden cardiac death through implantable loop recorders and defibrillator-based therapies.
  • Coronary & Interventional Cardiology: His interventional expertise includes coronary angiography, angioplasty, TAVI, and structural heart interventions such as ASD/VSD closures and heart valve replacements, making him a top-tier Heart Doctor in Chennai.

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Top Procedures Performed by Dr. Karthigesan A M and Their Cost

Dr. Karthigesan A M, a Cardiologist in Chennai, offers a range of cardiac electrophysiology and interventional cardiology procedures. Below is an overview of key procedures along with their estimated costs in INR and USD:

Procedure

Cost in INR

Cost in USD

RF Ablation for Arrhythmia

INR 1,50,000 - INR 4,00,000 

USD 1850 - USD 4935 

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Ablation

INR 2,50,000 - INR 5,00,000 

USD 3085 - USD 6170 

Permanent Pacemaker Implantation

INR 2,00,000 - INR 3,50,000 

USD 2470 - USD 4325 

CRT & AICD Implantation

INR 5,00,000 - INR 8,00,000 

USD 6170 - USD 9875 

Leadless Pacemaker Implantation

INR 4,00,000 - INR 6,00,000 

USD 4935 - USD 7400

Loop Recorder Implantation

INR 1,00,000 - INR 1,50,000

USD 1235 - USD 1850 

Coronary Angioplasty

INR 1,50,000 - INR 3,00,000 

USD 1850 - USD 3700 

Pacemaker Revision & Extraction

INR 2,00,000 - INR 3,50,000 

USD 2470 - USD 4325

Note: Costs are indicative and subject to variation based on case complexity and hospital policies.

Some Noteworthy Patient Reviews for Dr. Karthigesan A.M.

Dr. Karthigesan A M is widely appreciated for his expertise in cardiac electrophysiology, clear communication, and patient-centred care. Here are Dr. Karthigesan A M's reviews:

"Dr. Karthigesan’s expertise in managing complex arrhythmias is truly remarkable. His calm demeanour, clear explanations, and transparent."

"I am grateful for the appointment with Dr. Karthigesan A.M. His skilled hands and empathetic nature ensured that my pacemaker implantation went smoothly and I felt well cared for throughout the process."

"His patient-first attitude and clinical excellence make him one of the most trusted Cardiologists in Chennai, often regarded as the best Heart Specialist for complex arrhythmia and device therapies."

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OPD Schedule Of Dr. A.M. Karthigesan

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Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai

Monday 09:30 AM - 06:30 PM
Tuesday 09:30 AM - 06:30 PM
Wednesday 09:30 AM - 06:30 PM
Thursday 09:30 AM - 06:30 PM
Friday 09:30 AM - 06:30 PM
Saturday 09:30 AM - 06:30 PM

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Education

  • MBBS – The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, 1997
  • MD (General Medicine) – Nagpur University, 2000
  • DNB - Cardiology - National Board of Examination, India, 2005

Training & Certificates

  • Fellowships – FHRS (USA)
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital

Past Experience

  • Senior Consultant – Apollo Hospitals, Chennai (2011–present)
  • Fellowship – Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research
  • Observerships – Mayo Clinic, USA; Massachusetts General Hospital; Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston

Awards

  • FHRS – Fellow, Heart Rhythm Society, USA

Associations/Membership

  • Indian Medical Association (IMA)
  • Medical Council of India
  • Cardiological Society of India
  • National Interventional Council, Tamil Nadu
  • European Heart Rhythm Association
  • Indian Heart Rhythm Society
  • Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society
  • European Society of Cardiology
  • Tamil Nadu EP Council

Paper Published

  • MORE CRTP MPP Trial-(More Response on Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy with Multipoint Pacing)
  • Monitoring in Hemodialysis [MID] Trial
  • ASSURE MRI Study

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Field of Expertise

  • 24-Hour Holter Monitoring
  • 64-Slice CT Angiography
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgey
  • Ablation Therapy
  • Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
  • Aneurysm Surgery: Traditional Open Surgery
  • Angiography
  • Aorta Surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm Repair Surgery
  • Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
  • Aortic Stent Grafting
  • Aortic Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Repair (AVR)
  • Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR)
  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Surgery in the Young Patient
  • Aortic Valve: Ross Procedure
  • Arterial Switch Surgery
  • ASD/VSD Device Closure
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure
  • Atrioventricular Canal Repair
  • Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD)
  • Balloon Angioplasty Cost
  • Balloon Atrial Septostomy
  • Balloon Septostomy
  • Balloon Valvuloplasty
  • Balloon Valvuloplasty Cost
  • Beating Heart Surgery
  • Bentall Surgery
  • Biventricular Pacemaker
  • Blalock-Taussig (BT) Shunt
  • Cardiac Ablation
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiac Devices for Patients with Heart Failure
  • Cardiac Implant Closure Devices in Adults
  • Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Replacement
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Defibrillator (CRT-D)
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Pacemaker (CRT-P)
  • Cardiac Tumor Treatment
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Complex Aorta Surgery
  • Complex Congenital Heart Surgeries
  • Congenital Heart Disease Treatments
  • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Treatment
  • Coronary Angiogram
  • Coronary Angioplasty
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
  • Coronary Brachytherapy
  • Coronary Stents
  • Coronary Thrombectomy
  • CT Stent
  • Device Closure For ASD
  • Device Closure For PDA
  • Device Closure For VSD
  • Double Valve Replacement
  • Drug Eluded Stent
  • Dual Chamber Pacemaker
  • Echocardiography With Color Doppler
  • Electrical Cardioversion
  • Endoleak Treatments
  • Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
  • Endovascular Stent Graft: Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
  • EPS RFA Cardiac Treatment
  • Fetal Echocardiogram
  • Fontan Conversion Surgery
  • Fontan Procedure
  • Glenn Procedure
  • Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
  • Heart Failure Surgery
  • Heart Lung Transplant
  • Heart Transplant
  • Heart Valve Surgery
  • Impella Device Implantation
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
  • Infective Endocarditis Surgery
  • Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) Device
  • Intestinal PAD Bypass Surgery
  • Intestinal PAD Visceral Artery Aneurysm Surgery
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
  • Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
  • Left Atrial Appendage & Closure
  • Left Ventricular Assist Devices (Mechanical Circulatory Support MCS)
  • Left Ventricular Reconstructive Surgery (Modified Dor Procedure)
  • LV Restoration Surgery
  • Mechanical Valve Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive CABG
  • Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
  • Mitral Valve Replacement
  • Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery
  • Myectomy-Myotomy
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
  • Neonatal And Infant Cardiac Surgeries
  • Norwood Procedure
  • Off-Pump CABG
  • On-Pump CABG
  • Open Heart Surgery
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation Surgery
  • PDA Ligation
  • Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Treatment
  • Pediatric Heart Surgery
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
  • Percutaneous Myocardial Laser Revascularization
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)
  • Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy (PTMC)
  • Percutaneous Valve Replacement
  • Permanent Pacemaker
  • Pulmonary Valve Repair
  • Pulmonary Valve Replacement
  • Radial Artery & Saphenous Vein Harvesting
  • Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Revision CABG
  • Rhabdomyomas
  • Robotically Assisted Atrial Septal Defect Repair
  • Robotically Assisted Heart Surgery
  • Robotically Assisted Mitral Valve Repair
  • Robotically Assisted Removal of Cardiac Tumors
  • Robotically Assisted Tricuspid Valve Repair
  • Ross Procedure
  • Rotational Atherectomy
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) Repair Surgery
  • Tetralogy of Fallot Treatment
  • Tissue Valve Replacement
  • Trans Aortic Valve Replacement
  • Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE)
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
  • Transcatheter Valve Replacement
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
  • Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)
  • Treadmill Test (TMT)
  • Tricuspid Valve Replacement
  • Truncus Arteriosus Repair
  • Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aberrant Subclavian Artery
  • Adventitial Cystic Disease
  • ALCAPA - Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
  • Angina
  • Aortic and Mitral Atresia
  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aortic Coarctation
  • Aortic Dissection
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic Valve Regurgitation
  • Arrhythmia
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB)
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
  • Atrial Tachycardia
  • Atrioventricular Canal Defect (AVC Defect)
  • Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD)
  • Axillo-Subclavian Vein Thrombosis
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
  • Blood Pressure
  • CAD: Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • CAD: Bifurcation Blockage
  • CAD: In-Stent Restenosis
  • CAD: Total Coronary Occlusions
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Cardiac Cyst
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease
  • Cervical (Carotid or Vertebral) Artery Dissection
  • Chest Pain
  • Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)
  • Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)
  • Congenital Heart Anomaly
  • Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Coronary Fistula
  • Cyanotic Heart Defects
  • Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries (d-TGA)
  • Dextrocardia
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Double Aortic Arch
  • Double Inlet Left Ventricle (DILV)
  • Double Outlet Right Ventricle
  • Down Syndrome
  • Ebstein's Anomaly
  • Endocarditis
  • Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly)
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophageal Disorders
  • Esophageal Diverticulum
  • Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysm
  • Eye Cancer
  • Fetal Heart Disease
  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
  • Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
  • Heart Birth Defects
  • Heart Block
  • Heart Cancer
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Palpitations
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
  • High Cholesterol in Children
  • Hole in the Heart
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
  • Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome (HRHS)
  • Interrupted Aortic Arch (IAA)
  • Irregular Heartbeat
  • Left Ventricular Valve Dysfunction
  • Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries (l-TGA)
  • Mitral Valve Regurgitation
  • Non-Cyanotic Heart Defects
  • Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (PAPVC)
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
  • Pediatric and Congenital Heart Conditions
  • Pentalogy of Cantrell
  • Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
  • Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
  • Persistent Truncus Arteriosus
  • Portal Hypertension
  • Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
  • Premature Ventricular Contractions
  • Pulmonary Atresia
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Stenosis
  • Radiation Heart Disease
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Scimitar Syndrome
  • Shone's Complex
  • Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
  • Subcortical Vascular Dementia
  • Sudden Cardiac Death (Sudden Cardiac Arrest)
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
  • Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC)
  • Transposition of the Great Vessels
  • Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation
  • Valve Disease
  • Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Viral Myocarditis
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

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