Ragesh Panikkath
Experienced in Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)

Dr. Ragesh Panikkath

Cardiology
CommonSpirit Health
Cardiology & Specialty Care - Dignity Health - San Luis Obispo, CA
1304 Ella St, Suite A, 
San Luis Obispo, CA 
Accepting New Patients

Experienced in Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)
CommonSpirit Health
Cardiology & Specialty Care - Dignity Health - San Luis Obispo, CA
1304 Ella St, Suite A, 
San Luis Obispo, CA 
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Overview

Ragesh Panikkath is a Cardiologist in San Luis Obispo, California. Dr. Panikkath is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM). His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, His Bundle Tachycardia, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Panikkath is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 30 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).

Graduate Institution
Trichur Medical College
Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in AZ
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease)
Internal Medicine (Sub: Clin Cardiac Electrophysiolog
Fellowships
Geisinger Health System
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Hospital Affiliations
Stanford Health Care
French Hospital Medical Center
Marian Regional Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Hindi
Malayalam
Gender
Male

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Locations

Cardiology & Specialty Care - Dignity Health - San Luis Obispo, CA
1304 Ella St, Suite A, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Call: 805-549-9555

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


30 Total Publications

Multicenter Study on the Safety of Pulsed Field Ablation in Over 40,000 Patients: MANIFEST-US.
Multicenter Study on the Safety of Pulsed Field Ablation in Over 40,000 Patients: MANIFEST-US.
Journal: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Published: October 07, 2025
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