Pranav Chandrashekar - Faculty Biosketch

Pranav Chandrashekar, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

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Department: Medicine

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Links
cc Chandrashekar P, Masri A. Nuclear Tracers in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy. ASNC Online Blog Post. June 21st, 2021.
c1 Chandrashekar P, Masri A. PET Tracers in Cardiac Amyloidosis. ASNC Online Blog Post. October 19, 2020.
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13 Education:
21 9 MBBS 47 (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MD Equivalent)) c
49 Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, 2016.
21 a ECFMG 2d (ECFMG Certification #0-958-434-3) c
4b Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates , 2016.
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1f Post-Graduate Training
24 8f Research Assistant, Echocardiography Laboratory, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN, 2016-2017.
24 5b Internal Medicine Resident, Global Health track, Oregon Health and Science University, 27 Portland, OR, 2017-2020.
24 54 Advanced Cardiac Amyloidosis Fellowship , Oregon Health and Science University, 28 Portland, OR , 2020-2021.
24 49 General Cardiology Fellowship, Oregon Health and Science University, 27 Portland, OR, 2021-2024.
24 5c Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, 2e Philadelphia PA , 2024-Present.
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17 Certifications
28 43 ABIM Internal Medicine Board Certification, 2021.
28 4a Examination of Special Competence in Adult Echocardiography (ASCeXAM) 38 National Board of Echocardiography, 2023.
28 49 ABIM Cardiovascular Diseases Board Certification, 2024.
28 46 COCATS Level III Training in Echocardiography, 2024.
28 4c Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certified, USA, 2025.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

11e 1. Improving Echocardiography Curriculum for General Cardiology Fellows at OHSU Hospitals Initiative to streamline the curriculum during echocardiography clinical rotation at OHSU for general cardiology fellows with aim to improve preparation for NBE Echo Board exams.
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212 2. Improving Paging and Communication Culture at OHSU Hospitals -OHSU Multidisciplinary group from nursing, residents, clinical faculty, pharmacy, communications, and hospital leadership created to improve the paging and communication culture at OHSU Hospitals. Created a standard format of paging templates to be used across entire health system. -Poster presentation at OHSU Nursing Week, April 2021 -Received 2021 OHSU Professional Board Award for “Outstanding Contribution in Clinical Quality & Systems Based Care”
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Description of Research Expertise

a4 1.Research Collaborator. Mentor: S Allen Luis, MBBS. Echocardiography Laboratory. Dept of Cardiovascular Disease. Mayo Clinic, Rochester. 2017-2019
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9f 2. Research Assistant. Mentor: S. Allen Luis, MBBS Echocardiography Laboratory Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Mayo Clinic, Rochester. 2016-2017.
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c8 3. Research Elective. Mentor: David N. Hager, MD PhD. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Department of Medicine. Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. October- December 2015
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108 4. ICMR Short-term Studentship Project. Guide: A.R. Raghupathy MD, Professor and Head of Department of Pathology, Coagulation and Fibrinolysis Profile Changes Before and After Parturition (Indian Council of Medical Research [ICMR] Certified Manuscript) 2011
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Selected Publications

19a Chandrashekar P, Zaqut A, McCallum R, Rydzak C, Wu EH, Zahr F, Chadderdon SM.: Tricuspid Annulus Measurements in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation: Comparative Analysis of Cardiac-Gated Computed Tomography Versus Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography. Struct Heart 9(10): 100679, Jun 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.shj.2025.100679.

1ae Masri A, Bhattacharya P, Medoff B, Ejaz AU, Elman MR, Chandrashekar P, Ives L, Santos AM, Teruya SL, Zhao Y, Huang S, Wang X, Sperry BW, Maurer MS, Soman P, Hanna M.: A Multicenter Study of Contemporary Long-Term Tafamidis Outcomes in Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy. JACC CardioOncol 7(3): 282-293, April 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2024.12.005.

db Chandrashekar P., Ashangari C., Chadderdon SM.: Imaging of the Mitral Valve Interv Cardiol Clin 13(2): 141-153, Apr 2024 Notes: Epub 2023 Dec 29.

112 Prasad P, Chandrashekar P, Golwala H, Macon C, Steiner J.: Functional Mitral Regurgitation: patient selection and optimization. Interv Cardiol Clin. 13(2): 167-182, Apr 2024 Notes: Epub 2024 Jan 20.

f2 Kim MM, Prasad M, Burton Y, Kolseth C, Chandrashekar P, Masri A. : Comparative Outcomes in Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy Vs HFpEF. JAHA 12(15): e029705, Aug 2023.

135 Prasad M, Kim M, Chandrashekar P, Zhao Y, Fischer KL, Nazer B, Masri A. : Evolving epidemiology of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy due to increased recognition in women. Int J Cardiol 374: 116-119, Mar 2023 Notes: Epub 2022 Dec 29.

c8 Chandrashekar P, Masri A.: Incidental extra-cardiac uptake of 99mTc-pyrophosphate. J Nucl Cardiol. 29(5): 2721-2723, Oct 2022.

d2 Chandrashekar P, Desai AK, Trachtenberg BH.: Targeted treatments of AL and ATTR amyloidosis. Heart Fail Rev. 27(5): 1587-1603, Sep 2022.

151 Dale Z, Chandrashekar P, Al-Rashdan L, Gill S, Elman M, Fischer KL, Nazer B, Masri A. : Routine ambulatory heart rhythm monitoring for detection of atrial arrhythmias in transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. Int J Cardiol 358: 65-71, Jul 2022 Notes: Epub 2022 Apr 18.

10f Chen H, Chandrashekar P, Fischer K, Carlson D, Narayan U, Chen J, Masri A.: Navigating the Complex Web of Prescribing Amyloidosis Therapeutics: A Primer. J Am Heart Assoc. 11(7): e023895, Apr 2022.

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