Ganesan Karthikeyan

Scientific coordinator

Dr Ganesan Karthikeyan is a clinical cardiologist and a Professor of Cardiology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. He completed his training at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi and McMaster University in Canada. He is a Senior International Fellow of the Population Health Research Institute at McMaster University, a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences India (NASI). He is the Editor-in-Chief of the BMJ journal Open Heart and an Associate Editor of several other international cardiology journals.

His research is mainly focused on cardiovascular diseases affecting low- and middle-income countries, including valvular heart disease, particularly rheumatic heart disease (RHD), mechanical valve thrombosis, anticoagulation, and indigenous drug-eluting stents. He is a member of the Medical Technology Assessment Board (MTAB) of the Government of India, the Chair of the Technical Advisory Group reviewing cost-effectiveness of drugs and technologies for deployment, and a member of the expert panel devising cardiology reimbursement packages for the Indian government’s flagship insurance scheme, PMJAY. He is a member of the Governing Board of Rheumatic Heart Disease, Evidence, Advocacy, Communication, Hope (RhEACH), and also serves as an honorary consultant to the Human Health Division of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), providing advice in identifying, designing and implementing research protocols in resource-poor settings.