Dr THANKACHAN V ATTACHERIL

FULL NAME: DR THANKACHAN V ATTACHERIL
DATE OF BIRTH: 30 May 1964
DESIGNATION: Cardiologist ,
Lourdes Hospital, Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala, India.
PIN 682 012 Phone: Cell no : +91 98470 82350
Residence: +91 484 2535767
Hospital : +91 484 4123456 E-mail: tva82@yahoo.com
EDUCATION:

Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India
DM: Cardiology, Graduation: March, 2001
MD: General Medicine, Graduation: September 1993
DNB: General Medicine, June 1994
MBBS: Graduation: December 1986

*Best Outgoing DM (Cardiology) Student: (2001), Christian Medical College, Vellore
*Best Outgoing MD (General Medicine) Student: (1993), Christian Medical College, Vellore

QUALIFICATIONS: D M (Cardiology) Christian Medical College, Vellore (1999 to 2001, Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai)
M D (General Medicine) Christian Medical College, Vellore (1990 to 1993, Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai)
D N B (Medicine) National Board of Examinations, New Delhi (1994, National Board of Examinations)
MBBS Christian Medical College, Vellore (1982 to 1988, University of Madras, Chennai)
PERMANENT ADDRESS: Attacheril House,
Indira Road First Street, Edappally, Ernakulam, Kerala,
India PIN 682024
DETAILS OF SPOUSE: Dr Suma Mariam Jacob, DMRD DNB
Senior Specialist Radiologist, Lakeshore Hospitals, Kochi, Kerala .
EXPERIENCE:

11 years as Consultant Cardiologist in 2 tertiary care hospitals in Kerala after DM in Cardiology
3 years of training as Senior Registrar in Cardiology ( 1 year as Non PG Registrar and 2 years as PG Registrar), after 3 year post graduate training in Internal Medicine, all in Christian Medical College, Vellore and 11 years of experience after post graduation.

1. Consultant Interventional Cardiologist - Lourdes Heart Institute Ernakulam - 8 years(to date)
2. Consultant Cardiologist - MBMM Hospital,Kothamangalam, Kerala - 3 years
3. PG Registrar, Cardiology - Christian Medical College, Vellore - 2 years
4. Non PG Registrar - Cardiology Christian Medical College, Vellore - 1 year
5. Consultant Physician - MBMM Hospital Kothamangalam, Kerala - 2 years
- CSI Mission Hospital, Codacal, Kerala - 2 years
- BVMS Hospital, Moolamattam, Kerala - 8 months

CURRENT POST:

Working as the Head of Cardiology Unit III from July 2004 to date (8 years) in a 800 bedded tertiary care hospital with the state of the art Biplane digital Cardiac Cath lab and dedicated two cardiac intensive care units where regular interventional and noninterventional procedures are done routinely.

AWARDS RECEIVED: 1. George Cherian Medal for the best outgoing DM Cardiology Student from Christian Medical College, Vellore in the year 2001
2. Jacob Memorial prize for the best MD student and excellence in patient care, from Christian Medical College, Vellore in the year 1993.
3. First Rank in II MBBS, Christian Medical College, Vellore.
4. J C David Memorial Medal in Pharmacology in 1984
5. Gwenda Lewis Prize in Anaesthesiology in 1985
6. Anil George Memorial prize in Second MBBS in 1985
7. First Certificates of Honour in Pharmacology, Pathology and Oto rhinolaryngology.
8. Second Certificates of Honour in Microbiology, Community Health and Forensic Medicine.
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS: 1. A case report on “Malignant Mesothelioma of Peritoneum” in Journal of Association of Physicians of India, Vol 40: Nov 1992, 763- 765, First Author- Thankachan V A
2. Presented a Case report in Annual meet of the Cardiological Society of India held at Chennai, December, 2008