About Prof. Dr. Ajith Pillai

• Prof. Dr. Ajith Pillai is a distinguished Interventional Cardiologist with over 30 years of experience.
• He is recognized across India and internationally for his pioneering contributions to complex coronary, structural, and endovascular interventions.
• He has successfully performed over 12,000 complex cardiac procedures, including CHIP PCI (Complex High-Risk Indicated PCI), paediatric and structural heart interventions, aortic and peripheral stenting, TAVR, Mitral and Tricuspid repair, and advanced congenital interventions.
• His exceptional procedural skills, particularly in surgical turndown and complex anatomy cases, have resulted in a near 100% success rate with durable patient outcomes.
• Dr. Pillai holds MBBS, MD, and DM (Cardiology) from Government Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala, followed by advanced fellowships at prestigious global institutions including the University of Frankfurt (Germany), UCLA (USA), Emory Heart Atlanta (USA), Karolinska Institute (Sweden), ASAN Medical Centre (Seoul), and Toyohashi Heart Centre (Japan).
• He is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London, Edinburgh, Glasgow), Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), Fellow of the Society of Coronary Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI), and holder of the ESMINT Diploma in Europe.
• With extensive training from world-leading cardiovascular institutes and a career spanning decades, Dr. Pillai is regarded as one of the foremost authorities in high-risk interventional cardiology.
• In addition to his clinical excellence, Prof. Pillai has been a dedicated teacher, training more than 100 interventional cardiologists across the country.
• His teaching, research, and live demonstration workshops have shaped the next generation of specialists in complex interventional cardiology.
• Dr. Pillai also plays a significant role in international collaborations, building bridges between leading institutions such as Emory Heart (USA), CHIP Cardiology Network (USA), SHD Australia, and Karolinska Heart Institute (Sweden) to foster knowledge exchange and innovation in cardiac care.
• He is a member of numerous prestigious cardiology societies worldwide, including the Cardiology Society of India, National Intervention Council, General Medical Council (UK), American College of Cardiology, and Society of Coronary Angiography and Interventions (USA).
• Dr. Pillai’s contribution to the advancement of interventional cardiology has been recognised through multiple awards, including the Best Edited Live Challenging Case Award at TCT San Francisco 2015, Best Challenging Case Award at Tamil Nadu Interventional Council 2013 & 2015, Best Case Respondent Award at India Live 2015, and Best Original Research Award from the Indian Heart Journal in 2015