Dr Linu Kuruvilla
Date: 16 June 2017 09:56
Personal Assistant
Responsibilities at LHCH
- Consultant in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Imaging
Areas of Practice
- Cardiac CT
- Cardiac MRI
- Ultrasound
- CT-guided lung biopsies
Special Clinical Interests
- Interstitial lung diseases
- Cardiomyopathies
- Stress cardiac MRI to assess ischemia
Research Interests
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, especially the prognosis and significance of spiral and non-spiral types
- Interstitial lung diseases
Current Membership of Professional Regional and National Bodies
- The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR)
- General Medical Council (GMC)
- British Medical Association (BMA)
- British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging / British Society of Cardiovascular CT (BSCI / BSCCT)
- Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS)
Languages Spoken
- English, Hindi and Malayalam
Why choose LHCH?
- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital is the best place to work for anyone with interest in cardiothoracic imaging, as the hospital is a highly specialised centre and provides excellent care to patients with cardiac and respiratory diseases.
Training and Education
- MBBS - MIMER, Pune, India
- MD / post-graduation in Radio-diagnosis - Sion hospital, Mumbai, India
- DNB (Diplomate of National Board) in Radio-diagnosis - Delhi, India
- Fellowship in Cardio-thoracic Imaging - Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
- Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR), UK
- Level 2 certification in cardiac CT - BSCI / BSCCT
About you
- I am married and have a 7-year-old son. My wife, Dr Jomol John, is a Paediatrician. I enjoy reading and travelling.
Number of publications:
- 7 (in addition, two research papers have been submitted for publication)