Gautam Kumar
Overview
Dr. Gautam Kumar is an interventional cardiologist and echocardiographer based predominantly at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. Originally from Singapore, he came to the US after completing membership in the Royal College of Physicians in the United Kingdom and did Internal Medicine residency and Cardiology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Following this, he completed Interventional Cardiology fellowship at Emory University. He has wide-ranging interests from clinical hemodynamics (both invasive and non-invasive), coronary and peripheral intervention, valvular and structural heart disease interventions, biomedical innovation and research and medical ethics. He is also actively involved with the interventional cardiology program at Emory University Hospital Midtown and is an integral part of the newly developed STEMI program at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Academic Appointment
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- Diploma from Royal College of Physicians
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from National University of Singapore
Research
Focus
- My main areas of research involve coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and the intersection of non-invasive hemodynamic assessment and invasive hemodynamic assessment.
Publications
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Super High-Pressure Balloon (SIS-OPN) for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 105 Page(s): 938 - 950
03/01/2025 Authors: Kumar S; Jalli S; Sandoval Y; Alaswad K; Patel NJ; Henry T; Doshi D; Pershad A; Seto A; Kumar G -
Can a SWEDEHEART Win Over the FLAIRCrew and End the iFR/FFR Debate?
JACC Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 18 Page(s): 468 - 470
02/24/2025 Authors: Seto AH; Kumar G -
Clinical Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Amyloidosis, Sarcoidosis, and Hemochromatosis.
J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv Volume: 3 Page(s): 101267
04/01/2024 Authors: Hussain B; Malik H; Mamas MA; Desai R; Aggarwal V; Kumar G; Alraies MC; Kalra A; Paul TK -
Thirty-day hospital readmission in females with acute heart failure and breast cancer: A retrospective cohort study from national readmission database.
PLoS One Volume: 19 Page(s): e0301596
01/01/2024 Authors: Kambalapalli S; Baral N; Paul TK; Upreti P; Talaei F; Ayad S; Ibrahim M; Aggarwal V; Kumar G; Alraies C -
Changes in post-PCI physiology based on anatomical vessel location: a DEFINE PCI substudy.
EuroIntervention Volume: 19 Page(s): e903 - e912
12/18/2023 Authors: Matsumura M; Maehara A; Davis JE; Kumar G; Sharp A; Samady H; Seto AH; Cohen D; Patel MR; Ali ZA -
Predicting Risk of Cardiac Arrest in Young Asian Americans: Insights from an Artificial Neural Network Analysis of the Nationwide Cohort.
Curr Probl Cardiol Volume: 48 Page(s): 101939
11/01/2023 Authors: Desai R; Mohammed AS; Gurram P; Srikanth S; Vyas A; Katukuri N; Sanku K; Paul TK; Kumar G; Sachdeva R -
Concurrent Cardio-Cerebral Infarctions in COVID-19: A Systematic Review of Published Case Reports/Series.
Curr Probl Cardiol Volume: 48 Page(s): 101814
10/01/2023 Authors: Desai R; Mondal A; Prasad A; Vyas A; Jain A; Rupareliya C; Shah M; Paul T; Kumar G; Sachdeva R -
Effects of Valvular Heart Disease on Clinical Outcomes in Sarcoidosis.
Curr Probl Cardiol Volume: 48 Page(s): 101866
10/01/2023 Authors: Hussain B; Markson F; Mamas MA; Alraies C; Aggarwal V; Kumar G; Desai R; Paul TK -
Case Series of Patients With Intermediate-High Risk Pulmonary Embolism in the Setting of Trauma Undergoing Mechanical Thrombectomy.
Cardiovasc Revasc Med Volume: 54 Page(s): 63 - 66
09/01/2023 Authors: Kumar G; Brown MJ; Smith E; Benjamin E; McDaniel M; Sachdeva R -
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults: Evidence From 2 Nationwide Cohorts in the United States a Decade Apart.
Curr Probl Cardiol Volume: 48 Page(s): 101747
09/01/2023 Authors: Desai R; Mishra V; Chhina AK; Jain A; Vyas A; Allamneni R; Lavie CJ; Sachdeva R; Kumar G