Dr. Anand Marthanda Pillai is a cardiologist with advanced expertise in interventional cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology, advanced heart failure, and cardiac transplantation. His work combines clinical cardiovascular medicine with public health education, epidemiology, and evidence-based research.
Academic Background
Dr. Pillai earned his MBBS from Medical College Thiruvananthapuram and his Master of Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. After completing an Internal Medicine residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Cooper University Hospital, he undertook fellowship training in heart failure and cardiac transplantation at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, cardiovascular medicine at the Montreal Heart Institute, cardiac electrophysiology at the University of Kansas, and interventional cardiology at Henry Ford Hospital.
Professional Experience
He serves as Director and Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, and as Associate Professor at GIPH. His clinical expertise includes coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure, cardiac devices, catheter ablation, and advanced cardiovascular disorders. He is American Board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology, and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.
Research and Contributions
Dr. Pillai’s research connects clinical cardiology with cardiovascular prevention, epidemiology, lifestyle modification, and healthcare delivery. His work has examined physical activity and cardiovascular health, coronary atherosclerosis in chronic kidney disease, heart-transplant outcomes, atrial fibrillation, and cardiac electrophysiology. He contributed to the SWAN-Heart study, the Kerala-AF Registry, and a photo-epidemiological study of face-mask use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kerala. He has also supported community-oriented medical education as a preceptor at the Healthcare Outreach Project Clinic in Camden, New Jersey.
Research and Publications
He has authored and co-authored scientific work in journals including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm, Indian Heart Journal, and the Journal of Atrial Fibrillation. His publications cover cardiovascular epidemiology, lifestyle and cardiovascular risk, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, cardiac transplantation, and interventional cardiology. He has presented research at national and international scientific meetings, including those of the American College of Cardiology and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.