Thomas Alexander
Dr. Thomas Alexander, MD, DM, FACC, FICC, FCSI is an Interventional Cardiologist who is the Head of the Division of Cardiology at Kovai Medical Center and Hospital in Coimbatore, India. Dr. Alexander has established a very active interventional unit at the hospital, which performs 1,500 procedures per year, including 500 cardiac and 150 peripheral interventions.
Dr. Alexander is the Course Director of the STEMI India meeting, an international STEMI conference and the only one of its type in India. He serves as a Member of India Editorial Advisory Board at mdCurrent, LLC. He is also the founder trustee of STEMI- INDIA, a not-for- profit organization that disseminates information on STEMI management, trains STEMI teams, and develops national STEMI guidelines and develops a STEMI system of care in India. Dr. Alexander is a member of the National Guideline Committee, established by the Union Health Ministry, has served in leadership positions for several cardiology societies in India.
He has presented papers and given lectures at numerous regional, national, and international meetings and has been invited faculty at major cardiology and interventional cardiology conferences. Dr. Alexander is active as a principal investigator in numerous cardiology-focused clinical trials
Latest contributions
Equity in STEMI management: bridging gaps in STEMI care for women
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This joint session with the Stent - Save a Life! initiative focuses on the unique challenges in STEMI diagnosis and management for women. It explores different pathological processes resulting in STEMI and STEMI mimics in women, and discusses optimal management techniques. The session features perspectives from...
Complex STEMI cases
21 Sep 2023 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2023
Dive into this STEMI session to gain valuable insights into managing critical scenarios, such as challenging primary PCI rescues, acute left main thrombosis, side branch occlusion, unexpected STEMI surprises, and more, all from real-world cases.
Learning - Reimagining STEMI network
21 Sep 2023 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2023
Consult this session to discover the profound impact of initiatives like Stent Saves a Life on patient care, to learn how artificial intelligence is transforming acute myocardial infarction management and to explore the role of pharmaco-invasive strategies and multi-vessel PCI in treating STEMI patients.
STEMI Vignettes - The global classroom
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Through these cases, explore global STEMI management and understand various geographic challenges and complication management approaches.
Developing STEMI networks in Africa
03 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023
After a presentation of the Stent-Save a Life! programme, which supports the implementation of clinical practice guidelines on myocardial revascularisation, learn about the current situation of STEMI management in Africa, and more specifically in Angola, and analyze how the STEMI network could be set up in...
Abstracts - Coronary interventions - Session 2
06 Oct 2022 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2022
Using physiology to determine coronary intervention in Stable Coronary Artery Disease – FFR, iFR and QFR
06 Jan 2020 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2020
Consult this session to learn more about the role of FFR in stable coronary artery disease intervention, the common pitfalls and tips & tricks in performing FFR measurement, as well as the emerging role of QFR in assessing the significance of intermediate stenosis.
How Should I Treat? - Complications in complex PCI
06 Jul 2019 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2019
Consult this session to learn how to avoid complications during complex PCI and how to efficiently manage them, especially the major ones, thanks to a selection of challenging clinical cases.
Treating the outliers: large & small of PCI
04 Jul 2019 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2019
Consult this session to learn more about various treatment strategies for LMCA bifurcation, small & tortuous lesions, and the usefulness of Resolute Onyx DES and Resolute Integrity DES.
Some STEMI PCI are more difficult than others!
04 Jul 2019 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2019
Consult this session to discover challengig STEMI PCI cases, and learn more about how to manage them and what could be the best treatment strategy in different STEMI scenarios.
