Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD
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Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD

  • Electrophysiology
Cardiovascular Center | 100 Medical Plaza, Suite 690, Los Angeles, CA 90095

About

Dr. Shivkumar received his medical degree from the University of Madras, India in 1991 and his PhD from UCLA in 2000. He completed his cardiology fellowship training at the University of California, Los Angeles, and upon completion of his training joined the faculty at University of Iowa, where he also served as the Associate Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology.

In 2002, he was recruited back to UCLA to direct the newly created UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. His field of specialization is interventional cardiac electrophysiology and he heads a group at UCLA that is involved in developing innovative techniques for the non-pharmacological management of cardiac arrhythmias.

He is currently Professor of Medicine and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Radiology at UCLA.

Dr. Shivkumar is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the subspecialties of Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.

He holds memberships in several professional organizations, including the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society.

Patient Story: Thank you

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certifications

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2000
Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1999

Fellowships

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2000
Cardiovascular Disease, UCLA School of Medicine, 1999

Residency

Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, 1995

Internships

Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, 1992
Rotating, University of Madras, Kilpauk Medical College, 1991

Degree

MD, University of Madras, Kilpauk Medical College, 1990

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Research

Interests

Dr. Shivkumar's research works deals with mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias in humans including the role of the autonomic nervous system in arrhythmias. His group is actively involved in mechanistic studies, complex catheter ablation and the development of new medical technology for cardiovascular therapeutics.
Additional interests include: Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias, Cardiovascular Interventions and Autonomic Nervous Control of the heart.

In the News

  • Patient Story: Thank you (Source: UCLA Health News)

Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California, 2024