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Karthik Murugiah, MBBS, FACC, FSCAI

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
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Yale University

195 CHURCH ST

NEW HAVEN, CT 06510

United States

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Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Biography

Dr. Murugiah is an Interventional Cardiologist with an interest in coronary interventions including complex/high risk coronary interventions, other vascular interventions, as well as specialized procedures such as alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and balloon pulmonary angioplasty for CTEPH. He went to medical school at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, in New Delhi. He subsequently completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Jacobi Medical Center, followed by clinical fellowships in Cardiovascular Medicine, and Interventional Cardiology at the Yale New Haven Hospital. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Echocardiography, and Interventional Cardiology.

Dr. Murugiah is also a physician scientist at Yale/YNHH Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) where he had also spent 2 years as a post-doctoral researcher prior to cardiology training. His research interests include leveraging EHR and other large datasets to develop prediction models, and evaluating changes in health and health care delivery for cardiovascular patients in the US and globally. His research work is currently supported by a K08 career development award by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Dr. Murugiah is also involved in the development and maintenance of performance measures for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Dr. Murugiah also is an Executive Associate Editor at JACC.

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Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Fellow
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2019)
Fellow
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2018)
Post-doctoral Research Fellowship
Yale- Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (2015)
Resident in Internal Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Jacobi Medical Center (2010)
MBBS
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (2006)

Research

Research at a Glance

Publications Timeline

A big-picture view of Karthik Murugiah's research output by year.
68Publications
3,150Citations

Publications

2024

2023

2022

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    Journal of the American College of Cardiology

  • honor

    Leo M. Davidoff Society Outstanding Achievement in Teaching of Medical Students Award

Teaching & Mentoring

Mentoring

  • Tom Shin

    Postdoc
    2023 - Present
  • Claudia See

    Medical student
    2022 - 2024
  • Ju-Young Bae

    Postdoc
    2021 - 2024

Clinical Care

Overview

Karthik Murugiah, MBBS (a medical degree awarded in several countries outside of the U.S.), is an interventional cardiologist and specializes in treating coronary artery disease, heart attacks, heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.

Dr. Murugiah says he was drawn to cardiology because of its promise and potential. “Cardiology is an extremely fast-paced specialty with a large and rigorous evidence base and a wide gamut of treatments,” he says. “This makes being a cardiologist especially gratifying. I love talking to patients, hearing their stories, helping them understand their illness and make decisions about their health. We can deliver cutting-edge treatments for cardiac conditions to every patient in line with the latest medical evidence.”

The best part of his job, he says, is helping patients recover from life-threatening cardiac conditions and helping them manage chronic cardiac problems, so that they can enjoy their lives to the fullest extent possible.

Recognizing that patients often feel anxious about medical procedures, Dr. Murugiah says he makes sure they have a clear understanding of the treatment and what to expect during and after it. “I emphasize to patients that we will always have their best interest in mind with every decision we take or treatments we recommend,” he says. “I also tell patients undergoing procedures to lean on the experience of my catheterization lab team and I.”

An active researcher, Dr. Murugiah focuses on harnessing electronic health records and other large datasets to develop prediction models and evaluate changes in health and health care delivery to answer important questions in cardiology care in the U.S. and globally.

Clinical Specialties

Interventional Cardiology

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195 CHURCH ST

NEW HAVEN, CT 06510

United States

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