Overview
Ajit Tharakan is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Columbia, Missouri. Dr. Tharakan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Tharakan is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 10 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212
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.
1 Clinical Trials
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Aortic DissectionDr. Tharakan isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Tharakan isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Atrial MyxomaDr. Tharakan isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Myxoma.
- Cystic Medial Necrosis of AortaDr. Tharakan isAdvanced. Learn about Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta.
- Heart Bypass SurgeryDr. Tharakan isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Bypass Surgery.
- Heart TumorDr. Tharakan isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Tumor.
- Experienced
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Tharakan isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Tharakan isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Tharakan isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Tharakan isExperienced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- Collapsed LungDr. Tharakan isExperienced. Learn about Collapsed Lung.
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)Dr. Tharakan isExperienced. Learn about Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).