Dr. Anand Gnanaraj - Cardiologists in Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Vanagaram Main Road, Kil Ayanambakkam, Chennai Dr. Anand Gnanaraj

Dr. Anand Gnanaraj is a senior consultant interventional cardiologist at Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Vanagaram Main Road, Kil Ayanambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He holds qualifications including MBBS from CMC Vellore, MD in General Medicine from Madurai Medical College, DM in Cardiology from Stanley Medical College, and FNB in Interventional Cardiology from Madras Medical Mission. With over 30 years of experience, he specializes in complex coronary interventions, including chronic total occlusion (CTO) procedures using antegrade and retrograde approaches, left main bifurcation interventions, and complex PCI as a CHIP operator.[1][3][4]

Dr. Gnanaraj has conducted international CTO workshops at Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Vanagaram, featuring faculty from Japan, and provides training programs for cardiologists across India using technologies such as Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). He performs demonstrations of complex CTO procedures at various hospitals nationwide and treats coronary artery disease, particularly 100% blocks, through angioplasty interventions.[1][2][3]

His practice focuses on interventional cardiology for conditions like atherosclerotic obstructive coronary artery disease, where CTOs develop and are managed via specialized percutaneous coronary interventions.[3]