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Specialties
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease)National Board of Echocardiography (Special Competence in Adult Echocardiography)Patient Rating
4.8 /5( out of 73 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
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Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.August 19, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSI am comfortable with Dr. Ramakrishna and trust his knowledge and expertise.
July 23, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSI feel he listened to me and had some good recommendations.
July 23, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSWell prepared had read my profile and had positive recommendations.
July 23, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSHe is excellent communicating
May 21, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSHe was very polite and treated me with respect. Some people think just because I am old I don't know what is going on. The brain still works!
May 19, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSHe listened and explained things very good
May 18, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr. Ramakrishna was thorough, inquisitive and explained plan of treatment well.
May 05, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSVery caring, knowledgeable and professional provider. Thank you.
April 28, 2023UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr. Ramakrishna provided my test results thoroughly, possible explanations causesfor the LLE & SOB and a plan of action. Additionally, he ordered a Stress Test to eliminate any possible coronary blockages not shown on previous tests.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary Radiology & Imaging Sciences -Adjunct Academic Divisions Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
Board Certification American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease)National Board of Echocardiography (Special Competence in Adult Echocardiography)Education history
Fellowship Advanced Echocardiography - University of California, San Francisco Clinical Fellow Cardiovascular Disease - University of California, San Francisco Chief Fellow Fellowship Cardiovascular Disease - University of California, San Francisco Clinical Fellow Categorical Internal Medicine - University of California, San Francisco Resident Internship Categorical Internal Medicine - University of California, San Francisco Intern Medicine - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine M.D. Undergraduate Economics - Northwestern University B.A. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Ramakrishna S, Salazar JW, Olgin JE, Moffatt E, Tseng ZH (2022). Heart Failure Burden by Autopsy, Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy, and ICD Utilization Among Sudden Deaths. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. (Read full article)
- Tseng ZH, Ramakrishna S, Salazar JW, Vittinghoff E, Olgin JE, Moffatt E (2021). Sex and Racial Differences in Autopsy-Defined Causes of Presumed Sudden Cardiac Death. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol, 14(5), e009393. (Read full article)
- Varlotto JM, Yao AN, DeCamp MM, Ramakrishna S, Recht A, Flickinger J, Andrei A, Reed MF, Toth JW, Fizgerald TJ, Higgins K, Zheng X, Shelkey J, Medford-Davis LN, Belani C, Kelsey CR (2014). Nodal stage of surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer and its effect on recurrence patterns and overall survival. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 91(4), 765-73. (Read full article)
- Shah SJ, Aistrup GL, Gupta DK, OToole MJ, Nahhas AF, Schuster D, Chirayil N, Bassi N, Ramakrishna S, Beussink L, Misener S, Kane B, Wang D, Randolph B, Ito A, Wu M, Akintilo L, Mongkolrattanothai T, Reddy M, Kumar M, Arora R, Ng J, Wasserstrom JA (2013). Ultrastructural and cellular basis for the development of abnormal myocardial mechanics during the transition from hypertension to heart failure. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 306(1), H88-100. (Read full article)
- Wasserstrom JA, Shiferaw Y, Chen W, Ramakrishna S, Patel H, Kelly JE, OToole MJ, Pappas A, Chirayil N, Bassi N, Akintilo L, Wu M, Arora R, Aistrup GL (2010). Variability in timing of spontaneous calcium release in the intact rat heart is determined by the time course of sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium load. Circ Res, 107(9), 1117-26. (Read full article)
Case Report
- Yogeswaran V, Ramakrishna S, MacGregor JS, Zier L, Goldschlager N (2021). Pregnancy-Associated Chest Pain: A Case of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection. Case Rep Cardiol, 2021, 4057182. (Read full article)
- Stein NR, Ramakrishna S, Yeghiazarians Y (2020). Premature coronary disease, in-stent restenosis and vascular complications in a young man with Behçet syndrome. BMJ Case Rep, 13(8). (Read full article)
Letter
- Salazar JW, Ramakrishna S, Tseng ZH (2020). Presumed Sudden Cardiac Deaths in the PARADIGM-HF Trial. [Letter to the editor]. JACC Heart Fail, 9(2), 164-165. (Read full article)
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