Dr. Jagadeesh Kalavakunta, MD, FACC

Expert Publications

• A needle through the heart: rare complication of inferior vena caval filters.
• Left ventricular noncompaction and myocardial fibrosis: a case report.
• Lambl's excrescences: a rare cause of stroke.
• An unusual complication of polyarteritis nodosa with massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage: a case report.
• Sudden cause of cardiac death-be aware of me: a case report and short review on brugada syndrome.
• Solitary lesion in magnetic resonance imaging: tumor versus multiple sclerosis.
• An unusual case of endocarditis- a rare occurrence with unique etiology.
• Gastric sarcoidosis: a rare clinical presentation.
• An unusual cause of transient ischemic attack in a patient with pacemaker.
• In-stent ulceration: an unusual pathology.
• A rare location and presentation of papillary fibroelastoma.
• Surviving sudden cardiac death secondary to anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: a case report and literature review.
• A star in the eye: cat scratch neuroretinitis.
• A different type of dominoes in the stomach.
• Immune Modulatory Therapy Causing Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Media Releases

Get to know Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Jagadeesh Kalavakunta, who serves patients in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Dr. Kalavakunta is a triple board-certified interventional cardiologist at Ascension Borgess Hospital – Borgess Heart Institute in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Among his academic appointments, he serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and Cardiology at Michigan State University & at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine.

Originally from India, Dr. Kalavakunta graduated with his medical degree from Osmania Medical College in 2009. He then relocated to the United States, performing his internship and residency in internal medicine at Michigan State University-Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies in 2011. He furthered his training with a fellowship at Sparrow Hospital in 2014, and an additional fellowship in interventional cardiology at Ascension Borgess Hospital in 2015.

Subsequent to his education, the doctor obtained board certification in cardiovascular disease, internal medicine, and interventional cardiology through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

In addition to being a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), Dr. Kalavakunta is a member of the Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology.

Interventional cardiology is a branch of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases. An interventional cardiologist is a cardiologist with one to two years of additional education and training in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease as well as congenital (present at birth) and structural heart conditions through catheter-based procedures, such as angioplasty and stenting.

On a more personal note, Dr. Kalavakunta speaks many languages, including English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

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