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Dr. Prashanth Kumar M is one of the best cardiologist in Hubli, Karnataka. Having nearly 11 years of experience in interventional Cardiology and Imaging. He has been best outgoing student from his school days extending to college to post graduation. He has completed his MBBS from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, MD In General Medicine From Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS- Govt. Medical College), Bellary and done his DM Cardiology from Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore by securing seat in DM cardiology in general merit through All India Entrance Examination conducted by SJICR, Bangalore. Dr. Prashanth Kumar M is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiology in KIMS- Hubli. He also has his own centre: “Hrudaya Superspeciality Heart Care Clinic” in Club Road, Hubli.
Dr. Prashanth Kumar M worked as Senior Resident in the Department of Medicine at Vijayanagar Institute of Medical and Sciences, Bellary. Later worked as a Registrar in the department of Cardiology at Apollo Hospital, Bangalore. After that Dr. Prashanth Kumar M worked as an Assistant Professor at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.
Later Dr. Prashanth Kumar M Joined Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore as Senior Resident in Department of Cardiology. It is a tertiary care autonomous institute run by the Government of Karnataka, in Bengaluru. At the Bengaluru campus, it presently has 1150 in-patient beds spread over two twin eight story buildings and is considered one of the largest dedicated heart hospitals in Asia. The hospital caters to approximately 165,000 patients a year and is considered to be the best cardiology set up in India and Asia and the super specialty training program is considered to be one of the best in India at par with AIIMS cardiology.
Dr Prashanth Kumar M is a consultant Cardiologist at most of the leading hospitals in Hubli and does his Interventions like Coronary Angiography, Angioplasty, Pacemaker Implantation at KLE’s Suchirayu Hospital, Tatwadarsha Hospital, Vivekananda General Hospital, City Clinic Hubli. He firmly believes in Hippocratic Oath which states “Primum non-nocere”, meaning “do no harm”. And practices strictly ethically with the interest of the patient in mind.
His Research work has been published in renowned and prestigious National and International Journals and Publications. He is a good Orator and regularly involves himself in conferences, CME’s, Webinars and teaching programs. Dr. Prashanth Kumar M is also working as Principal and Co investigator in several clinical trials, funded by ICMR and other major research organisations.
Journals and Publications
1. Malkiwodeyar PK, et al., Giant Left Atrium with Large Thrombus-Comprehensive Evaluation and Management. Echocardiography. 2015 Jun 22. doi: 10.1111/echo.12984. PubMed PMID: 26099191.
2. Prashanth Kumar Malkiwodeyar, et al., "Myriad Cardiac Manifestation of Hyperhomocysteinemia." Cardiology Research 6, no. 2 (2015): 263-265.
3. Prashanth Kumar Malkiwodeyar, et al., ”Giant Prosthetic Valve Thrombus”. Journal of Evidence based Medicine and Healthcare; Volume 2, Issue 17, April 27, 2015; Page: 2642-2645
4. M Prashanth Kumar, et al., Case Study Double Right Coronary Artery with Dual Atherosclerotic Lesions – A Rare Anomaly presenting with Angina.
5. Kumar Malkiwodeyar, et al., "Experience of coronary interventions in octogenarians in a tertiary cardiac care centre in South India". Original Research Article J. Evid. Based Med. Healthc, 4(26), 2349–2562.
6. Kumar Malkiwodeyar, et al., ‘Continuous Versus Bolus Dosing of Furosemide in the Treatment of Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure’, Sch. J. App. Med. Sci, 5 (2017)