Rajesh Janardhanan, MD, MRCP, FACC, FASE

After undergraduate medical training in India, Dr. Janardhanan had extensive clinical and research training in the United Kingdom in non-invasive cardiology with Dr. Roxy Senior and Avijit Lahiri. After completion of the Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) diploma, he chose to move to the United States in 2004 when he was offered the position of clinical project director of the Echocore lab at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard University to work with the renowned Dr. Marc Pfeffer and Scott Solomon. He has been involved in multicenter trials and presented lectures nationally and internationally. Dr. Janardhanan is fully certified in echocardiography with a diplomate in adult comprehensive echocardiography as well as Fellowship of the American Society of Echocardiography (FASE), the highest level of recognition in the field of echocardiography. His area of expertise includes 3-dimensional echocardiography and has been nominated as an editorial board member for 3D echocardiography for the ASE. He has a special interest in imaging in structural heart disease and interventional 3D-TEE during transcatheter and intra-operative procedures. In addition to advanced training in cardiac CT and board certification in nuclear cardiology, he has Level 3 training in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). He has a passion for teaching and an ardent advocate for improving effective communication with patients and families. He is involved in several non-profit charitable organizations to improve global heath care.