Our Faculty

• MBBSMaulana Azad Medical College
• MDPrimary Specialty Board in Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
• DMSubspecialty Board in Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
• FAHAInternational Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) conferred by the Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young (Young Hearts)
• FellowshipHonorary Fellow of Sri Lankan College of Cardiology

1. Medical Council of India # 4643, 5^th Feb 1985
2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine limited license #94-1139-97, expired on return to India (June 1996)
3. ECFMG Certification: # 472-697-2 (January 1992), valid indefinitely

Major Research and Academic Interests

1. Epidemiology of pediatric heart disease in the developing world
2. Rheumatic heart disease
3. Delivery of comprehensive pediatric heart care in the limited resource environment
4. Infection control in Indian hospitals

Professional Society Memberships and Positions

• Editor: Textbook of Cardiology, National Board of Examinations, 2015
• Collaborator: Global Burden of Disease Project, IHME, 2015
• Member, Advisory committee, Children’s Heart Link, Invisible Child, 2015
• Course Co-director, India Live, Delhi, Feb 2016
• Member, Steering Committee, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (PCICS), 2016
• Member Steering committee of the International quality Improvement Collaborative for Congenital Heart Disease, Since 2016
• Member, organizing committee of the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Humanitarian Tract, Barcelona 2017.
• Co-editor, Anderson’s Textbook of Pediatric Cardiology, 4^th Edition, Elsevier, New York, USA, 2017-2018; Book due for release on 2019;
• Co-editor, Tandon’s Textbook of Cardiology, Wolters Kluwer, New Delhi, Book release due Jan 2019
• Member, Advisory Board, Global Alliance for Rheumatic and Congenital Hearts
• Memberof the CVDY Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease Committee (RFEKD) of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young of the American Heart Association, beginning July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2021
• National Expert: Certificate Course in Cardiovascular disease and Stroke (CCCS); Public Health Foundation of India, World Heart Federation, American College of Cardiology, Royal College of Physicians, 2018 till date
• Member, Technology Development Committee, Sree Chithra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Since July 2019
• Co-Chair, Quality and Outcomes, World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Washington DC, until 2021
• International Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) conferred by the Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young (Young Hearts); March 2020
• Member, American Heart Association, Since Dec 2007
• Fellow, Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (pvri.net), Co-chairperson of the task force for the Indian Sub-continent, August 2007, Vice president Southeast Asia region, 2010-2011
• Fellow, Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (USA), 2002-2006
• Fellow of American College of Cardiology, Since Feb 2003 (acc.org)
• Cardiological Society of India since 1993: Life member
• Indian Academy of Echocardiography: Life member
• Pediatric Cardiac Society of India: founder secretary (1997-1999) and life member since 1997,
• National Convener on Congenital Heart Disease for the Cardiological Society of India, 2000-2002, 2008-2009
• Co-editor, Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2008-2010; annalspc.com
• Associate Editor: Global Heart, The official Journal of the World Heart Federation
• Editorial Review (Pediatric Cardiology): Indian Heart Journal, National Medical Journal of India, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, Journal of American College of Cardiology, Circulation, Cardiology in the Young, and, Heart
• Member of Project Review Committee for Cardiovascular Research for the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
• Member Scientific Committee: Annual Conference Cardiological Society of India, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• Course Writer: Indira Gandhi National Open University
• Editor, IAP specialty text book of Pediatric Cardiology, 2008, 2012
• Advisor, National Consultative Meeting on Rheumatic Heart Disease (Indian Academy of Pediatrics)
• Member of Editorial Advisory Board: “To Save a Child” the study of global trends in pediatric heart health, Children’s Heartlink, Minneapolis USA (childrensheartlink.org)
• Member, Elsevier Clinical Advisory Board (India)
• Coordinator, Nodal Center, Jaivigyan Mission Mode Project on Rheumatic Fever, Indian Council of Medical Research
• World Heart Federation: Standardisation of ECHO Diagnosis of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD), Member of international working group, 2010- till date
• Convener for DNB course in Cardiology, National Board of Examinations, 2009
• Member, Expert group, Guidelines in Cardiology, Ministry of Health, New Delhi (2012)
• Chairperson, Scientific Committee, Conference of the Asia Pacific pediatric Cardiac Society, 2014, New Delhi
• Team group leader, Congenital heart disease, World Congress of Cardiology, 2014, Melbourne
• Member of Technical Resource Group for Congenital Heart Defects, Rastriya Bal Swastya Karyakram, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, 2013
• Editor, Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, September 2013-September 2017
• Vice President, National Rheumatic Heart Consortium, October 2013
• President, Pediatric Cardiac Society of India, 2014-2017
• Member, Governing Council of the Center for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, Since June 2014
• Adjunct Professor, Public Health Foundation of India, December 2014
• Contributing Author, Disease Control Priorities Project, 3rd edn. Volume 5: cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2017, PP 191-208.
• Member, Committee on Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, 2014-15
• Member, Scientific and Policy Advisory Committee of the World Heart Federation;
• Co-Chair: Rheumatic Heart Disease, 2015
• Pediatric Interventional Cardiac Society Founding Fellow (FPICS), w.e.f. June, 2021

Grant funded research

1. Registry Component, Jaivigyan Mission Mode Project on Community Control of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in India funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Project completed Nov 2006. (Principal Investigator)
2. International Multicenter Study of Sildenafil in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension, Pfizer, June 2003- May 2012 (Principal Investigator)
3. Nutritional recovery after Congenital Heart Surgery, Project completed April 2008. (Kerala Council of the Department of Science and Technology, (Principal Investigator).
4. Creation and Validation of a Clinical Strategy for Detection of Congenital Heart Disease in Newborns, Funded by ICMR, Project Completed May 2009. (Principal Investigator)
5. Satellite center at Wayanad: Jaivigyan Mission Mode Project on Community Control of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in India funded by ICMR. Project completed May 2009. (Principal Investigator)
6. Cardiovascular surveillance in an Adivasi population in Wayanad district: Project completed 2009, Study funded by ICMR (Co-investigator)
7. Chromosome 22q11 microdeletion in patients with selected Congenital Heart Disease (Conotruncal malformations): Study of Prevalence, Phenotype, Genotype and Mode of Inheritance. Project completed September 2009, (Co-investigator)
8. Efficacy And Safety of Clopidogrel in Neonates /Infants With Systemic To Pulmonary Artery Shunt Palliation (CLARINET); Multicenter study completed 2010. (Co-investigator)
9. Development of an epidemiological model to modify cardiovascular risk profile in children – A pilot study of school based interventions, Study funded by ICMR Study Completed 2011, (Principal Investigator).
10. Psychosocial and microeconomic impact of congenital heart surgery in Indian Families: ICMR , commenced, October 2012
11. Mapping of National Resources for Pediatric Cardiac Care: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare New Delhi, Sept 2015- Aug 2016

Current and accepted Grants

1. Multicentre task force project of ICMR on neurodevelopmental follow up after infant heart surgery: Study to commenced 2020. Ongoing- Funding amount Rs 70,00,000
2. Characterization of the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy burden and clinical outcomes in a South Asian tertiary care HCM Centre” Funded by Bristol Mayer and Squibb: BMS Protocol number: CV027-069; Funding Amount*-INR 18,73,671/-; USD: 24100, Project due to start in October 2022
3. Incremental Role of Peripheral Perfusion Index in early detection of congenital heart disease. (Co-investigator, Indian Council of Medical Research, Funding amount, INR 30,00,000; USD: 38636.00, Project dure to Start in late 2022
4. Leducq Foundation: Acute Rheumatic Fever Biomarker Project, As a part of the PRIMA Network (Preventing Rheumatic Injury Biomarker Alliance). Project due to start in Jan 2023, Total funding of 8 million USD.

Conferences Organized

1. The Second Annual conference of the Pediatric Cardiac Society of India, March 2000, AIMS, Kochi, Kerala, India. Seven international faculty members participated.  Attended by 250 delegates
2. Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease (Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences): April 21-22, 2001 attended by 170 delegates from all over India.
3. Perioperative Care for Congenital Heart Disease I: Symposium organized by Pediatric Cardiac Society of India and Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, AIMS, Kochi, October 2002. Symposium attended by 77 delegates (cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists and pediatric cardiologists from all over India)
4. Comprehensive Post-Graduate Teaching Course in Clinical Cardiology: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, AIMS, Kochi, and July 16-18 2004. Attended by 103 delegates
5. Perioperative Care for Congenital Heart Disease II: Symposium organized by Pediatric Cardiac Society of India and Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, AIMS, Kochi, November 2004. Symposium attended by 82 delegates (cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists and pediatric cardiologists from all over India)
6. Fetal Echocardiography, Workshop organized by Pediatric Cardiac Society of India and Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, AIMS, Kochi, January 2005, attended by 85 Radiologists, Obstetrics and Gynecologists and Pediatric Cardiologists from all over India
7. Fetal Echocardiography II, Workshop organized by Pediatric Cardiac Society of India and Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, AIMS, Kochi, February 2006: attended by 64 Radiologists, Obstetrics and Gynecologists and Pediatric Cardiologists from all over India
8. Comprehensive Course in Neonatal Cardiac Care, 1, 2 March 2008: Attended by 192 Neonatologists and Pediatricians from all over India.
9. 10^th Annual conference of the Pediatric Cardiac Society of India, November 7-9, 2008: Attended by over 500 delegates from India and other countries. Held along with IFISCH-I
10. Multidisciplinary Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension, Focus theme: Pulmonary hypertension in the critically ill patient, Seven Hills Hospital, Mumbai, August 29, 2010, attended by 75 delegates
11. I-FISCH 2011 (Interactive Forum for Interventions in Structural and Congenital Heart Disease), at Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Center, Bangalore, Aug 12-14, Attended by ~322 delegates
12. Focused Research Meeting: Priorities in pediatric cardiovascular research, AIMS, October 2011
13. Focused CME on Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Attended by 183 Cardiologists and trainees, AIMS, Cochin, October 12-13, 2013
14. IFISCH 2014, March 2014, New Delhi, Attended by ~500 delegates, Wide range of international participation, live transmissions from 5 centers including AIMS
15. Amrita Pediatric Cardiology Update: July 2014, AIMS Cochin, Attended by 170 Pediatricians
16. Annual Conference of Pediatric Cardiac Society of India, Hyderabad, Oct 2015, Course director of preconference workshop.
17. Stakeholder’s meeting: Action items towards improving access for children with heart disease, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, March, 20, 2016
18. Improving Outcomes After Congenital Heart Surgery: Learning Session of The International Quality Improvement Collaborative on Congenital Heart Surgery For The Asia Pacific Region Friday June 24th- Saturday 25th 2016
19. Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Update: AIMS, June 26, 2016
20. Amrita Pediatric Cardiology Update, AIMS, Jan 2017
21. Perioperative management of congenital heart disease: June 2019, AIMS Cochin
22. Postgraduate teaching course in cardiology: Indian College of Cardiology, National Conference, September, 2019

CME Courses and Workshops Conducted

1. IAP-AIMS webinar series for pediatricians (1): April 29, Covid19 – the pandemic, and its impact on children with heart disease – essential information for the practicing Pediatrician, Attended by 95 pediatricians,
2. IAP-AIMS webinar series for pediatricians (2): May 11, Immunizing Children with Heart Disease: Addressing Specific Concerns, Attended by 50 Pediatricians, Dr. Shine, Dr. Krishna Kumar
3. IAP webinar series, IAP Cochin Chapter, 20 May 2020, Inaugural Webinar on Kawasaki Disease, Dr. Shine, Dr. KK, Attended by 100 pediatricians
4. Webinar Series on catheter interventions: 6 April – 13 April; attended by ~350-400 delegates daily
5. Contemporary questions in Tetralogy of Fallot: How can we avoid poor outcomes late after repair”, May 6, 2020, Heart University, Attended by a global audience of 1150 from over 40 countries; in partnership with Heart University, Children’s Hospital of Cincinnati
6. Understanding and imaging AV canal: Imaging Webinar, Phillips, Attended by 630 delegates (global audience), May 10, 2020
7. Improving clinical Care through Research: MedFest, Medical Students Association of India, July 27, 2020
8. Navigating PDA closure in preterm infants: Abbot Global Webinar, July 29, 2020
9. Three most important innovations in Pediatric Cardiology, TCT India, July 31, 2020
10. Children’s Heartlink, Centre of Excellence, Webinar series , August 2020-On going, On an average ~300 global delegates (Topics covered include Preterm Heart Surgery, TAPVC, ALCAPA, Sepsis, VSD with pneumonia)
11. Webinar series for Pediatric Cardiologists in Bangladesh (Three lectures)
12. Webinar, Aga Khan University, Pakistan, Rational Use and Re-use of Medical Devices
13. Heart University Webinar, Corrected Transposition, Attended by 600 delegates
14. IAP webinar Lecture: tachyarrhythmias – Attended by over 100 delegates- Sept 2021
15. Children’s Heartlink, Centre of Excellence, Webinar series, Nov 2020 onwards; Attended by ~200-300 global delegates.
16. Lecture series for Pediatric Cardiac Programs in Bangladesh #1: Transposition
17. Lecture series for Pediatric Cardiac Programs in Bangladesh #2: Duct dependent Circulation
18. Lecture series for Pediatric Cardiac Programs in Bangladesh #3: Tetralogy of Fallot
19. Annual Conference of the Bangladesh Cardiac Society: Pulmonary Hypertension in CHD
20. IAP ECG workshop, December 2020, Two sessions
21. DIAP Symposium: Congenital Heart Disease in Neonates and Infants: Addressing the Care Continuum, 18th – 19th December,2020, Attended by ~400 Pediatricians
22. DIAP Lecture series: Pericardial Constriction
23. Guest Lecture: The Society of Pediatric Cardiology of Thailand (SPCT) Annual scientific meeting, Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease: What is new?”
24. Cardiology Masterclass: Public Health Foundation of India, Biweekly Sessions Since March 2021- Ongoing; 15 episodes conducted so far.
25. IAP course in Pediatric Cardiology, March-August 2021
26. Children’s Heartlink Echocardiography teaching course, July-Sept 2021
27. Heart University Webinar, Pediatric cardiology in other resource settings, Aug 31, 2021
28. Cardiology across continents- in collaboration between Cincinnati Children’s Hospital- Ongoing bi-monthly series since March 2022

Journals

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, Founder co-editor, First Issue released in June 2008

Reviews, Invited Articles, and Editorials

1. Tropical Medicine: In Press, J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022/23
2. Dougherty S, OkelloE, Mwangi J, Kumar RK, Rheumatic Heart Disease: Revisiting the Forgotten Orphan, in Press, J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022/23
3. Andrés F. Miranda-Arboleda, Luis Gerardo González-Barrera, Kiera Liblik, Juan Farina, Ezequiel José Zaidel, Clara Saldarriaga, Zier Zhou, Reem Al-Rawi, José Patricio López-López, Jorge P. Juarez-Lloclla, Shyla Gupta, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, R Krishna Kumar, Álvaro Sosa-Liprandi, Adrian Baranchuk. Neglected Tropical Diseases and Sudden Cardiac Death: The NET-Heart Project. Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(7), 254.
4. Hasan Babar S., Rasheed Muneera A., Wahid Asra, Kumar Raman Krishna, Zuhlke Liesl, Generating Evidence from Contextual Clinical Research in Low- to Middle Income Countries: A Roadmap Based on Theory of Change, Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021, 10.3389/fped.2021.764239.
5. Moynihan KM, Lelkes E, Kumar RK, DeCourcey DD. Is this as good as it gets? Implications of an asymptotic mortality decline and approaching the nadir in pediatric intensive care. Eur J Pediatr. 2021 Oct 1. doi: 10.1007/s00431-021-04277-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34599379.
6. McMahon CJ, Tretter JT, Redington AN, Bu’Lock F, Zühlke L, Heying R, Mattos S, Krishna Kumar R, Jacobs JP, Windram JD. Medical education and training within congenital cardiology: current global status and future directions in a post COVID-19 world. Cardiol Young. 2021 Apr 12:1-13. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121001645. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33843546; PMCID: PMC8111178.
7. Kumar RK, Antunes MJ, Beaton A, Mirabel M, Nkomo VT, Okello E, Regmi PR, Reményi B, Sliwa-Hähnle K, Zühlke LJ, Sable C; American Heart Association Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and Council on Clinical Cardiology. Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease: Implications for Closing the Gap: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2020 Nov 17;142(20):e337-e357.
8. Hasan B, Hansmann G, Budts W, Heath A, Hoodbhoy Z, Jing ZC, Koestenberger M, Meinel K, Mocumbi AO, Radchenko GD, Sallmon H, Sliwa K, Kumar RK; European Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Network (EPPVDN), endorsed by AEPC, CSC, PASCAR, PCS, and PCSI. Challenges and Special Aspects of Pulmonary Hypertension in Middle- to Low-Income Regions: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 May 19;75(19):2463-2477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.03.047
9. Krishna, M.R., Kumar, R.K. Diagnosis and Management of Critical Congenital Heart Diseases in the Newborn. Indian J Pediatr(2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-019-03163-4.
10. Qureshi SA, Kumar R K. Vascular access in pediatric interventions: Science or skill?. Ann Pediatr Card 2020;13:1-3
11. Saxena A, Relan J, Agarwal R, Awasthy N, Azad S, Chakrabarty M, Dagar KS, Devagourou V, Dharan BS, Gupta SK, Iyer KS, Jayranganath M, Joshi R, J Kannan B R, Katewa A, Kohli V, Kothari SS, Krishnamoorthy K M, Kulkarni S, Kumar R M, Kumar R K, Maheshwari S, Manohar K, Marwah A, Mishra S, Mohanty SR, Murthy K S, Rao K N, Suresh P V, Radhakrishnan S, Rajashekar P, Ramakrishnan S, Rao N, Rao SG, Chinnaswamy Reddy H M, Sharma R, Shivaprakash K, Subramanyan R, Kumar R S, Talwar S, Tomar M, Verma S, Vijaykumar R. Indian guidelines for indications and timing of intervention for common congenital heart diseases: Revised and updated consensus statement of the Working group on management of congenital heart diseases. Ann Pediatr Card 2019;12:254-86
12. Hansmann G, Koestenberger M, Alastalo TP, Apitz C, Austin ED, Bonnet D, Budts W, D’Alto M, Gatzoulis MA, Hasan BS, Kozlik-Feldmann R, Kumar RK, Lammers AE, Latus H, Michel-Behnke I, Miera O, Morrell NW, Pieles G, Quandt D, Sallmon H, Schranz D, Tran-Lundmark K, Tulloh RMR, Warnecke G, Wåhlander H, Weber SC, Zartner P. 2019 updated consensus statement on the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric pulmonary hypertension: The European Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Network (EPPVDN), endorsed by AEPC, ESPR and ISHLT. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 Sep;38(9):879-901.
13. Clippings, Theme: Pediatric cardiology: December 2017Indian pediatrics 54(12):1061-1061.
14. Bronicki, R., Pollak, U., Argent, A., Kumar, R.K, Balestrini, M., Cogo, P,Dominguez, T. (2017). Global perspective on training and staffing for paediatric cardiac critical care. Cardiology in the Young,27(S6), S9-S13. doi:10.1017/S1047951117002566
15. Argent, A., Balachandran, R., Vaidyanathan, B., Khan, A., & Kumar, R. (2017). Management of undernutrition and failure to thrive in children with congenital heart disease in low- and middle-income countries. Cardiology in the Young, 27(S6), S22-S30. doi:10.1017/S104795111700258X
16. Kumar RK. A roadmap for the aspiring interventional pediatric cardiologist. Ann Pediatr Card 2017;10:109-13
17. Palafox B, Mocumbi AO, Kumar RK, Ali SK, Kennedy E, Haileamlak A, Watkins D, Petricca K, Wyber R, Timeon P, Mwangi J. The WHF Roadmap for Reducing CV Morbidity and Mortality Through Prevention and Control of Rheumatic Heart Disease. Glob Heart. 2017 Mar 20. pii: S2211-8160(16)30789-X. doi: 10.1016/j.gheart.2016.12.001. [Epub ahead of print]
18. Viswanathan S, Kumar RK. Should we close small ventricular septal defects?. Ann Pediatr Card 2017;10:1-4.
19. Kumar RK. Screening for congenital heart disease in India: Rationale, practical challenges, and pragmatic strategies. Ann Pediatr Card 2016;9:111-4.
20. Kumar RK. Left to right shunts with pulmonary vascular disease, still an enigma

Heart Asia 2015;7:2 38-39 doi:10.1136/heartasia-2015-01068054.

21. Singhi AK, Kumar RK, Evaluation of Congenital Valvular Heart Diseases by the Pediatrician: When to Follow, When to Refer for Intervention? Ind J Pedatr, 2015; 82:1021-1026.
22. Kumar RK. Universal heart coverage for children with heart disease in India. Ann Pediatr Card 2015;8:177-83
23. Kumar RK. Training pediatric heart surgeons for the future: A global challenge. Ann Pediatr Card 2015;8:99-102
24. Kumar RK, Saxena A, The National Rheumatic Heart Consortium: A nationwide initiative for the control of rheumatic heart disease in India, Nat Med J Ind, 2015;28:144-146.
25. Balaji S, Kumar RK. Partnership in healthcare: What can the west learn from the delivery of pediatric cardiac care in low- and middle-income countries. Ann Pediatr Card 2015;8:1-3
26. Singhi AK, Viswanathan S, Ram Krishna S M, Kappanayil M, Kumar R K. Selected Summaries . Ann Pediatr Card 2014;7:238-46
27. Kumar RK. Delivering pediatric cardiac care with limited resources. Ann Pediatr Card 2014;7:163-6
28. Kothari SS, Kumar R K. Professor Rajendra Tandon: Passing of a legend. Ann Pediatr Card 2014;7:83-5
29. Kumar R K. Distilling wisdom from our collective experience. Ann Pediatr Card 2014;7:1-4
30. Ahmed Nasser Galal, Alessandra Costa Barreto, Alexandra Heath, Ana Maria Thomaz, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Antonio Augusto Lopes†, Dunbar Ivy, Fahad Al Habshan, Gabriel Diaz, Hanaa Banjar, Harikrishnan S, Ian Adatia†, Julio Sandoval, Krishna Kumar, Leína Zorzanelli, Maha Al Dabbagh, Margarida Maia, Maria Angélica Binotto, Maria de Jesus Del Cerro†, Maria Patricia C. Flores, Maria Virginia T. Santana, Marlene Rabinovitch†, Michele D’Alto, Omar Tamimi, Rilvani C. Gonçalves, Robyn J. Barst, Shahin Moledina, Sheila Glennis Haworth, Shyam Kothari, Tarek Kashour, Vera D. Aiello, Minimal Requirements for Assigning PAH-CHD Patients to Surgical Treatment According to the Opinion of the Pediatric Cardiologist and the Pediatrician, Pulm Circ 2014;4(2):330-341.
31. Raj M, Krishna Kumar R, Hypertension in children and adolescents, Epidemiology and pathogenesis, Indian J Pediatr, 2013, 80(Suppl 1): S71-S76.
32. Simonneau G, GatzoulisM, AdatiaA, CelermajerD, DentonD, Ghofrani A, SanchezMAJ, KumarRK,. LandzbergM, MachadoR, OlschewskiH, RobbinsI and SouzaR, Updated clinical classification of pulmonary hypertension, J Am Coll Cardiol 2013, 62(25 Suppl):D34-41.
33. Kumar RK, Tandon R, Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease: The last 50 years, Indian J Med Res 2013; 137:643-658
34. Kumar RK, Integrating medical education with societal needs, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, 2012, 9:169-174
35. Raj M, Kumar RK, Obesity in Children and Adolescents, Indian J Med Res. 2012;132:598-607
36. Kumar RK, Technology and Healthcare Costs, Ann Pediatr Card 2011;4:84-6
37. Balachandran R, Nair SG, Kumar RK, Establishing a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit – Special considerations in a limited resources environment, Ann Pediatr Card, 2010;3:40-49
38. Jain S, Kiran K, Kumar RK, Advances in pediatric cardiac emergencies, Ind J Pract Ped, 2010;12:412-28.
39. Kumar RK, Teamwork in Pediatric Heart Care, Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2009;2:140-45
40. Kumar RK, Guidelines for management of pulmonary hypertension in congenital heart disease: Unique opportunity to address an urgent need, PVRI review, 2009, 1: 109-110.
41. Kumar RK The nuts and bolts of pediatric heart care for the economically challenged, Annals Ped Card, 2009;2:99-102
42. Kumar RK, Paul M, Francis PT. Rheumatic Heart disease in India, Are we ready to shift from secondary prophylaxis to vaccinating high risk children,Current Science 2009;97:397-404
43. Viswanathan S, Bakshi K, Kannan BR, Nair AC, Kumar RK. Management of complications that arise during transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects and patent ductus arteriosus. Indian Heart J. 2008 Nov-Dec;60(4 Suppl D):D47-53
44. Viswanathan S, Kumar RK. Transcatheter closure of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Indian Heart J. 2008 Nov-Dec;60(4 Suppl D):D54-61.

45. Kumar RK, Sandoval J, Consensus Statements on Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Congenital Heart Disease: Advanced pulmonary vascular disease: The Eisenmenger syndrome, Cardiol Young 2009; 19(E-Suppl. 1): 39–44
46. Viswanathan S, Kumar RK, Assessment of operability in congenital cardiac shunts with increased pulmonary vascular resistance, Cathet Cardiovasc Interv. 2008; 71:665-70.
47. Saxena A, Kumar RK, Gera RPK, Radhakrishnan S, Misra S, Ahamed ZA (writing committee members), Consensus guidelines on pediatric acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, Indian Pediatrics, 2008;45:565-573.
48. Kumar RK, Nair AC. Coil Occlusion of the Large Patent Ductus Arteriosus. Images Paediatr Cardiol 2008;34:8-26
49. Kumar RK, Shrivastava S, Pediatric Heart Care in India, Heart 2008;94;984-990
50. Singhi A, Kumar RK, Complete heart block following congenital heart surgery, Newsletter of the Pediatric Cardiac Society of India
51. Viswanathan S, Bakshi KD, Kannan BRJ, Nair AC, Kumar RK, Management of complications that arise during transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects and patent ductus arteriosus. In press, Indian Heart Journal.
52. Viswanathan S, Kumar RK, Transcatheter closure of the patent ductus arteriosus. In press, Indian Heart Journal.
53. Singhi A, Kumar K, Nagesh K, Patent ductus arteriosus in pre-term babies- When and how to close, Journal of Neonatology, 2006; 20:348-350
54. Kurup RP, Kumar RK, Cardiogenic Shock in Children, Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics, 2006;8:63-75
55. Vaidyanathan B, Kumar RK, The global burden of congenital heart disease, Congenital Cardiology Today 2005;9:1-5.
56. Kumar RK, Congenital Heart Disease in the Developing World, Congenital Cardiology Today, 2005;3:1-5.
57. Kumar K, Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, 2003, 2004, Progress in Pediatrics, in press, Indian Academy of Pediatrics
58. Kumar RK, Tynan M, Catheter Interventions for Congenital Heart Disease in the Third World,Pediatric Cardiology 2005;26:1-9.
59. Vaidyanathan B, Kumar RK, Neurological complications and neurodevelopmental sequelae after congenital heart surgery, Indian Heart Journal 2004;56:286-92
60. Kumar RK. Congenital heart disease management in the developing world (letter to editor), Pediatric Cardiology 2003, 24(3):311
61. Kumar RK. A practical approach to treatment of cardiomyopathy in children. Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2002; 69:341-350
62. Kumar RK. Neonatal Heart in Distress, How to rescue it?, Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 2001
63. Radhakrishnan S and Kumar RK. Transcatheter treatment of congenital heart defects. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, 2000;1:32-40
64. Kumar RK, Neurological complications of congenital heart disease. Indian Journal of Pediatrics 2000;67:287-291.
65. Kumar RK. Management of congestive heart failure in a child. Cardio Update, Oct-Nov 1997.
66. Kumar RK. Cardiac Arrhythmias in Pediatric Practice. Cardio Update, April-June 1997.
67. Kumar RK. Congenital Heart Disease, Recognition and Diagnosis. Cardio Update Jan-March 1997; 36-40.
68. Kumar RK. Echocardiographic views for evaluation of congenital heart disease. In press, Journal of the Indian Academy of echocardiography.
69. Kumar RK, Shrivastava S. Congenital heart disease, a diagnostic approach, The Cardiothoracic Journal. 1997;2:48-57
70. Kumar K, Kaul U, Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for acute ischemic syndromes, International Journal for Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 1993; 1:94-103.
71. Kumar K, Affluence and coronary risk, National Medical Journal of India 1992, 5:71.
72. Kumar K, Shrivastava S, The present state of surgery for transposition of great vessels. Indian Journal of Pediatrics 1991; 58:641-653.

1. Alka Anil Kumar: Genotype and Phenotype correlations of CATCH 22
2. Sanjeev Singh: Establishment of Infection control in low resource environments: Impact and cost-effectiveness

1. Dr. Shelby Kutty, Chief of Pediatric Cardiology, John’s Hopkins, USA
2. Dr. A Hejmadi: Associate Professor, Children’s Hospital, Seattle, USA
3. Dr. K Sivakumar: Chief Pedaitric Cardiologist, MMM Chennai
4. Dr. Edwin Francis: Aster Medicity, Cochin
5. Dr. SS Padhy: Care Hospitals, Raipur
6. Dr. Mahesh Bhatt: KG Children’s Hospital and Baroda Heart Institute,
7. Dr. Anil SR: Adlux Appolo,Kochi
8. Dr. BRJ Kannan: Vadamalayan Hospitals, Madurai
9. Dr. Balu Vaidyanathan: Professor, AIMS, Kochi
10. Dr. Mahesh K, Professor, AIMS Kochi
11. Dr. Kinjal Bakshi, Care Hospitals Raipur
12. Dr. Duminda Samarasinghe, Senior consultant, Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka
13. Dr. Sangeetha Viswanathan, MIOT Hospital, Chennai
14. Dr. Renu Kurup, MIMS, Kozhikode
15. Dr. Remadevi KS: MIMS Kozhikode
16. Dr. Shehan Perera, Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka
17. Dr. Sunethra Irugalbandara, Kandy, Sri Lanka
18. Dr. Anil Kumar Singhi, Medica Hospital, Kolkata
19. Dr. Srinivas L, Jupiter Hospital, Mumbai
20. Dr. Shreepal Jain, Glenmark Clinic Mumbai, University of Alberta, Canada
21. Dr. Prashant Bobhate, University of Alberta, Canada
22. Dr. Shine Kumar, AIMS Cochin
23. Dr. Vikas Sachdev, Bhopal MP
24. Dr. Jayashree Misra, Mumbai
25. Dr. Shaad Abquaari, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
26. Dr. Ashish Sapre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
27. Dr. Sweta Harish Mohanty, Fortis, Mulund Mumbai
28. Dr. Sunitha, Frontier Lifeline Hospital, Chennai
29. Dr. Artur Lopes, Lisbon,  Portugal
30. Dr. Euneil Solinap, Philippines
31. Dr. Markus Khalil, Cologne, Germany
32. Dr. Sulaiman Lubega, Kampala, Uganda
33. Dr. Duo Cam Giang, Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam
34. Dr. Jesmin Hossain, Dhaka, Bangladesh
35. Dr. N Srinath Reddy, Padmawati Hospital, Tirupati. AP
36. Dr. Somayra Nasreen, Dhaka, Bangladesh
37. Dr. Naharuma Haider, Dhaka, Bangladesh
38. Dr. Twalib Aliku, Kampala and Gulu, Uganda
39. Dr. Ritchie Sharon Solomon, Institute of Child Health, Chennai
40. Dr. Annu Jose, Aster Medicity, Cochin
41. Dr. Bhavik Champaneri, UN Mehta Hospital, Ahmedabad
42. Dr. Vasudev Vemmala, Ramesh Hospital, Vijaywada
43. Dr. Soumya Kasturi, Sri Jayadeva Bangalore
44. Dr. Balaganesh Karmegaraj, AIMS Cochin, Tirunelveli
45. Dr. Aparna Vijayaraghavan, Westmead Children’s Hospital, Sydney
46. Dr. Swapna Waghmare, Mumbai
47. Dr. Jeyabhavani Sivabalan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
48. Dr. Chamith Gunasekara, Colombo, Sri Lanka
49. Dr. Lingaswamy Dasanna, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad
50. Dr. Nayan Banerjee, UN Mehta Hospital, Ahmedabad
51. Dr. Farooq Kunde, Dr. Ramesh Hospital, Guntur
52. Dr. Shruthi Varghese, CMC Vellore
53. Dr. Danish Memon, KLE, Belgaum
54. Dr. Sujata Alawani, Sri Jayadeva, Bangalore
55. Dr. Satish Mohanty, Padmawati Hospital, Tirupati
56. Dr. Asha Patel, Gujarat