Milestones
Pioneering Firsts and Clinical Milestones
Behind every achievement of Dr. John is a journey shaped by experience, integrity, and a simple belief: that true progress in heart care is measured not just by innovation, but by safer treatment, better outcomes, and the trust of patients and families, guided by ethical responsibility, thoughtful decisions, and the real stories of patients who define his practice.
- Performed over 1000 Transcatheter Valve Implantations.
- Performed over 850 TAVI Procedures
- Performed the world’s first transcatheter tricuspid valve implantation using right atrial docking device.
- First Valve-in-Valve procedure using the Portico device in Asia
- First Transjugular Pulmonary Valve Implantation in India
- First TAVI using a Dry Tissue Valve in India
- First use of the iVAC 2L fully Percutaneous Transfemoral LVAD in India
- First to perform Angioplasty through the Transcarotid route in India
- First to implant Vitaflow Liberty, a motorized Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) system in India
- Among the earliest in India to use AngioJet Rheolytic Thrombectomy and Penumbra devices for pulmonary embolism
- First left Atrial Appendage closure using the Lambre and Amulet devices in Tamil Nadu
- Performed the First Three Tric Valve Caval Valve Implantations in Tamil Nadu
- Pioneered the Percutaneous Heart Valve Implantation program at CMC Vellore
- Performed the First Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement using both self-expanding and balloon-expandable valves at CMC Vellore
- Performed the First Transcatheter Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary Valve Replacements at CMC Vellore
- Performed over 1000 Transcatheter Valve Implantations.
- Performed over 850 TAVI Procedures
- Performed the world’s first transcatheter tricuspid valve implantation using right atrial docking device.
- First Valve-in-Valve procedure using the Portico device in Asia
- First Transjugular Pulmonary Valve Implantation in India
- First TAVI using a Dry Tissue Valve in India
- First use of the iVAC 2L fully Percutaneous Transfemoral LVAD in India
- First to perform Angioplasty through the Transcarotid route in India
- First to implant Vitaflow Liberty, a motorized Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) system in India
- Among the earliest in India to use AngioJet Rheolytic Thrombectomy and Penumbra devices for pulmonary embolism
- First left Atrial Appendage closure using the Lambre and Amulet devices in Tamil Nadu
- Performed the First Three Tric Valve Caval Valve Implantations in Tamil Nadu
- Pioneered the Percutaneous Heart Valve Implantation program at CMC Vellore
- Performed the First Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement using both self-expanding and balloon-expandable valves at CMC Vellore
- Performed the First Transcatheter Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary Valve Replacements at CMC Vellore