Dr. Praveen Kesav R
RADIODIAGNOSIS, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Associate Professor and Head of Interventional Radiology
MD, EBIR-ES, EDIR, DICR
7 years of experience
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Area of Interest
- Interventional Radiology (Gastrointestinal, Peripheral Vascular, Dialysis, Varicose Veins, Oncologic, Emergency, Neuro, Genitourinary, Obstetric, Reproductive Medicine)
Additional Responsibilities
- Head of Interventional Radiology.
Achievements, Memberships, Awards
1. Kakkarala Subbarao Gold Medal For Best Research Paper in MD
2. Dr. Venugopal Gold Medal in MBBS
3. President's Appreciation Award - Kerala IRIA 2023
4. Organising Secretary of GRADCON - Dedicated IR Conference in April 2023 Attended by 125 Delegates.
5. Executive Committee Member and Part of Organising Team of Annual National ISVIR Conference, Kochi 2025.
6. Started dedicated IR OPD and Built an IR Team providing 24x7 Services in Sree Gokulam Medical College.
7. Integral Part of Comprehensive Stroke Team.
8. Six National Level Best Presentation/Poster Awards in National ISVIR Annual Conferences between 2024 and 2025.
9. One of the few Indians to have received "EBIR - Endovascular Specialist" Certification from CIRSE.
10. Past Executive Committee Member of Kerala ISVIR
Memberships: 1. ISVIR 2. IRIA 3.CIRSE 4.SIR 5.ECR 6.APSCVIR
Publications
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Title |
Journal / book |
Details |
Authorship |
State/ Reg/Nat/Int |
Indexed in |
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CT-guided percutaneous nephrostomy in an obstructed pelvic pancake kidney: a report of a novel transiliopsoas approach |
BMJ Journal article
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Case Reports 2019-12 | |
Second |
International |
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-232665 |
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Transient Small Bowel Angio-oedema Secondary to Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Medium |
Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology
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2022-09 | Journal article
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Second |
National |
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1749676 |
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Novel Scoring Systems and Age-Based Hepatic Shear Wave Stiffness Cut-Offs for Improving Sonographic Diagnosis of Biliary Atresia
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Indian Journal of Pediatrics |
2023-06-29 | Journal article |
First |
National |
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-023-04607-8 |
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Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis with Venous GI Bleed: The “Gordian Knot” Treated with Emergency Transsplenic Balloon-Assisted TIPSS and TransTIPSS Suction Thrombectomy |
Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR
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2025-02-06 | Conference paper
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First |
National |
DOI: 10.1055/s-0046-1815894 |
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Patient Selection, Lesion Selection, Technical Success, Safety Profile, and Short-Term Response Rate of Balloon-Occluded Trans-arterial chemoembolization (B-TACE) for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
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Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR
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2025-02-07 | Conference paper
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First |
National |
DOI: 10.1055/s-0046-1815899 |
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Presentations
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Topic |
Guest lecture/ oral poster/convenor |
Name of the event |
Conference / workshop |
Venue |
Dates |
Level |
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Pain Management in Peripheral Arterial Disease |
Guest Lecture |
Kerala ISVIR Annual Conference |
Conference: |
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2026 |
State |
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Angiosome vs Woundosome Concept – Targetted in Revascularisation |
Guest Lecture |
KPODCON |
Conference |
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2026 |
National |
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Balloon TACE vs Conventional TACE |
Guest Lecture |
Trivandrum IR Club Monthly Meeting |
Meeting |
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2026 |
City |
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PICC Line and USG Guided Drainage |
Guest Lecture |
Critical Care Monthly Meeting |
Meeting |
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2026 |
City |
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New Insights in the Evaluation and Management of Solitary Thyroid Nodule |
Guest Lecture |
Thyrofacts |
Conference: |
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2026 |
State |
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Recommendations and roadmap for AI and radiology integration into Kerala’s preventive oncology model |
Guest Lecture |
Global Preventive Oncology Summit |
Conference |
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2026 |
National |
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Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: Myths to Facts |
Guest Lecture |
TROGS |
Conference |
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2025 |
City |
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Health and Tourism in India |
Guest Lecture |
Kerala Kaumudi Health Conclave |
Conference |
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2025 |
State |
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Balloon TACE vs Conventional TACE |
Guest Lecture |
Trivandrum IR Club Monthly Meeting |
Meeting |
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2025 |
City |
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Non-Surgical, Non-Medical, Pinhole Management of Thyroid Nodules and Prostate Enlargement |
Guest Lecture |
JPEF 2025 |
Conference |
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2025 |
International |
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Provocative Angiography in Occult GI Bleeding – Yay or Nay |
Guest Lecture |
ISVIR Annual Conference |
Conference |
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2025 |
National |
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Interventional Radiology in PAD |
Guest Lecture |
IMA Varkala |
Meeting |
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2025 |
City |
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Abdominal Aorta – Angiographic Anatomy |
Guest Lecture |
ICRI |
Conference |
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2025 |
National |
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Pancreatitis Complications: Role of IR |
Guest Lecture |
HPB Radiology Course 2025 |
Course |
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2025 |
National |
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How I Do It: TIPSS and PARTO |
Guest Lecture |
HPB Radiology Course 2025 |
Course |
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2025 |
National |
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Meet the Future of Medicine: Pinhole Treatment from Head to Toe |
Guest Lecture |
GALECON |
Conference |
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2025 |
State |
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Interventional Radiology in Ophthalmology |
Guest Lecture |
Ophthalmology New Vistas |
Conference |
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2024 |
State |
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IR in OBG |
Guest Lecture |
TROGS |
Conference |
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2024 |
City |
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Balloon TACE – Deflating Tumors or Inflating Cost |
Guest Lecture |
Kerala ISVIR Annual Conference |
Conference |
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2024 |
State |
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Plugging Leaks, Opening Blocks, Barbecuing & Home Delivery: All in a Day's Work, Meet the Interventional Radiologist |
Guest Lecture |
IMA Annual National Conference |
Conference |
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2024 |
National |
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IR in Head and Neck Oncology |
Guest Lecture |
ENT Ahead |
Conference |
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2024 |
State |
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IR – The Rapidly Expanding Specialty |
Guest Lecture |
Genesis IMA Young Doctors Annual Meet |
Conference |
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2024 |
National |
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Ablation of Lung Tumors |
Guest Lecture |
SCIICON |
Conference |
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2023 |
National |
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Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage |
Guest Lecture |
Kollamcon |
Conference |
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2023 |
State |
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Trials on Dual Pathway Inhibition in PAD |
Guest Lecture |
Kerala ISVIR Annual Conference |
Conference |
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2023 |
State |
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IR in OBG |
Guest Lecture |
Gynecon |
Conference |
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2023 |
State |
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Chronic CLI – Endovascular Interventions |
Guest Lecture |
GRADCON 2023 |
Conference |
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2023 |
State |
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Palliative Biliary Stenting |
Guest Lecture |
ASGKCON |
Conference |
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2023 |
State |
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Imaging of Ocular and Orbital Trauma |
Guest Lecture |
Occulus |
Conference |
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2022 |
State |
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Management of Colorectal Liver Metastases – Role of IR |
Guest Lecture |
Liver Surgery CME, Kottayam |
CME |
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2022 |
State |
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Novel Scoring Technique in Biliary Atresia |
Oral Presentation |
RSNA 2019 |
Conference |
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2019 |
International |
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Percutaneous Cholecystocholangiography in Inspissated Bile Syndrome in Neonates |
Oral Presentation |
ISGAR 2018 |
Conference |
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2018 |
National |
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Initial Findings: Novel Sono-elastographic Scoring System for Diagnosis of Biliary Atresia |
Oral Presentation |
European Society of Paediatric Radiology 2017 |
Conference |
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2017 |
International |
Research Projects
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Project |
Completed/ Ongoing |
Funded |
Collaborated |
Published |
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Incremental Role of Shear Wave Elastography in Biliary Atresia |
Completed |
No |
No |
No |