Dr. C. Raghu

Dr. C. Raghu is a distinguished Interventional Cardiologist with over 26 years of experience in managing complex cardiac conditions. He currently serves as the Clinical Director and Senior Interventional Cardiologist at Yashoda Hospitals in Secunderabad. Dr. Raghu completed his MBBS from Guntur Medical College in 1991, followed by an MD in General Medicine from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, in 1994. He further specialized with a DM in Cardiology from Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, in 1998. To enhance his expertise, he pursued a Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud (ICPS), France, in 2001, and obtained a Level II Master’s in Structural Heart Interventions from Sant’Anna University, Pisa, Italy, in 2020. Throughout his career, Dr. Raghu has performed over 40,000 coronary diagnostic procedures and 20,000 coronary interventions, pioneering trans-radial and complex coronary angioplasty-stent procedures in India. His proficiency extends to advanced structural heart interventions, including Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR), and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO). Dr. Raghu is also committed to medical education, having trained over 80 cardiologists through the Training Academy for Cardiovascular Interventions (TACVI). His dedication to patient care and advancements in cardiology has earned him numerous accolades, including the Andreas Gruentzig Award for the best chronic total occlusion angioplasty at the Indo-Japan CTO Meet in 2016. Fluent in English, Hindi, and Telugu, Dr. Raghu is dedicated to providing comprehensive cardiac care to a diverse patient population.