Dr. Manjunath C N

Cardiology

MBBS, MD, DM (Cardiology), Former prof of Cardiology

Dr. Cholenahalli Nanjappa Manjunath is an eminent interventional cardiologist and academician. Born on September 23, 1957, in Cholenahalli (Hassan district, Karnataka), he earned his MBBS (1982, Mysore), MD in General Medicine (1985, Bangalore), and DM in Cardiology (1988, Mangalore) (en.wikipedia.org).
He joined the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research (SJICR), Bengaluru in 1988 and rose through ranks to become its Director—transforming the institute into one of Asia’s largest dedicated heart hospitals (en.wikipedia.org). He is currently the Director of Cardiology Services at Bangalore Hospitals and is instrumental in our flexible, affordable pricing for all with the dictum of “treatment first, payment later”

Awards and Recognitions

• Padma Shri, Government of India (2007) (jayadevacardiology.com).
• Karnataka Rajyotsava Prashasti (state honour, 1998) (drkaminirao.com).
• Multiple national and international accolades, including:
• Millennium Plaque of Honour (103rd Indian Science Congress, 2016)
• “Man of the Year” (Bangalore Press Club, 2016)
• Lifetime Achievement Award (Indian College of Cardiology, 2016)
• Distinguished Service Award (WCCPC 2006, USA)
• Sir C. V. Raman Young Scientist Award (2001), among others (jayadevacardiology.com).

Area of Expertise

• Innovations: Manjunath’s Technique: A novel, cost-effective method for BMV (jayadevacardiology.com).

• Manjunath’s classification: A system for left atrial thrombus detected during catheterization (jayadevacardiology.com).

• Research & mentorship: More than 250 publications; trained doctors from the US, UK, China & France; served as President of the Indian College of Cardiology (jayadevacardiology.com).

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