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Dr. Jagadeesh Kalavakunta, MD, FACC
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
1722 Shaffer St # 1 Kalamazoo MI, 49048About
Dr. Jagadeesh Kalavakunta is a cardiologist practicing in Coldwater, MI. Dr. Kalavakunta specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Kalavakunta also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Osmania Medical College 2009
Board Certification
Cardiovascular Disease (Internal Medicine)
Interventional Cardiology (Internal Medicine)
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- 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.
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Medicine and Cardiology at Michigan State University -
- Clinical Assistant Professor Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine -
Treatments
- High Cholesterol
- Heart Disease
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
Professional Memberships
- American College of Cardiology
- society of cardiovascular and interventional radiology
Fellowships
- Sparrow Hospital 2014
- Ascension Borgess Hospital interventional cardiology 2015
Dr. Jagadeesh Kalavakunta, MD, FACC's Practice location
Practice At 360 E Chicago St
360 E Chicago St -Coldwater, MI 49036Get Direction
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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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