Dr. Gopakumar K S

Consultant Cardiologist

Dr. Gopakumar K S

MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DM (Cardiology)

  • Hospital / Location : Sunrise Hospital, Seaport Airport Road, Kakkanad, Kochi
  • Years of Experience :10 Years
  • Languages Spoken : English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil

Overview

Dr. Gopakumar K S is a Consultant Cardiologist at Sunrise with 10 years of experience and a DM in Cardiology. He is a specialist in complex interventional cardiology — with particular expertise in primary PCI for heart attacks, complex coronary interventions including chronic total occlusions and calcified lesions, and advanced imaging-guided procedures using IVUS, OCT, and FFR. He has performed over 11,000 transthoracic echocardiograms and holds experience in ASD device closure, orbital atherectomy, and CRT-D implantation. He is also actively involved in Cath Lab administration and resident training — contributing to the development of the next generation of cardiologists at Sunrise.

Surgical Innovations and Highlights

  • Primary PCI & STEMI Networks: Emergency angioplasty for heart attacks — with involvement in building STEMI referral and rapid response networks.
  • IVUS, OCT & FFR-Guided Intervention: Advanced imaging and physiology-guided coronary procedures for precision PCI.
  • ASD Device Closure: Catheter-based closure of atrial septal defects.
  • Complex PCI: Chronic total occlusion (CTO) interventions, bifurcation stenting, and management of heavily calcified coronary lesions.
  • Orbital Atherectomy: Specialised technique for treating severely calcified coronary arteries.
  • Echocardiography: 11,000+ transthoracic and 50+ transoesophageal echocardiograms performed.

Our Doctors

Dr. Gopakumar K S

Consultant Cardiologist

Dr. Varghese George

Senior Consultant Cardiologist

Dr. John E V

Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Dr. Nasser Yusuf

Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeon