P. a. Chandraratna

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Professor in Residence IV, Medicine
School of Medicine
M.D., University of Ceylon, 1968
B.S., University of Ceylon, 1964, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Phone: (562) 494-2611
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
Echocardiography, Doppler Ultrasound, Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Acoustic Microscopy, New non-invasive models of endothelial fraction
Academic Distinctions
Honors and Distinctions in Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ceylon
Men of Achievement
Publications
Mikhail MS, Thangathural D, Thaker KB, Hutchison SI, Black DR, Chandraratna PAN: Echocardiographic Assessment of Coronary Blood Flow During Controlled Hypotensive Anesthesia with Nitroglycerin. J Card Anesth 2000;14,1-7
Chandraratna PAN, Vijayasekaran S, Brar R, Gandhi S, Niguse GT, Chen Q: Feasibility of Continuous Transthoracic Cardiac Imaging Using a Novel Ultrasound Transducer. Echocardiography
Chandraratna PAN, Vahdat A, Vijayasekaran, Durairaj A, Mehra A: Monitoring of Catheter Balloon Commissurotomy with a Novel Ultrasound Transducer
Grants
Endoscope based B-scan scanning acoustic microscope from the National Institute of Health.
Ultrasound transducer device for continuous imaging of the heart form the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Professional Societies
American Society for the Advancement of Science
Western Society for Clinical Investigation
Bylaws Committee of American Society of Echocardiography
Member of World Congress on Echocardiography
Other Experience
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Long Beach VA Medical Center 1999—2001
Director, Echocardiography
Long Beach VA Medical Center 1999—2001
Last updated
01/24/2005