Dr. C B Keshavamurthy
Speciality: Cardiology
MBBS - Bangalore Medical College | MD - BJ Medical College, Pune | DM - LT Medical College, Mumbai | DNB - National Board Exams,Consultant - Cardiology - Interventional, Manipal Hospital Mysuru, An eminent interventional cardiologist with extensive experience in performing primary PCI and complex angioplasties. Till date, has performed over 25000 coronary angiograms and more than 5000 angioplasties
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