Conemaugh Physician Group – Cardiology welcomes Vinod Kudagi, MD
May 6, 2024
Conemaugh Physician Group – Cardiology is thrilled to welcome Vinod Kudagi, MD.
Dr. Kudagi is an accomplished Interventional and Structural Cardiologist with more than twenty years of experience in specialized cardiac care. He served as an Interventional Cardiologist at Mohawk Valley Cardiology PC in Utica, NY, where he initiated a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) program and performed groundbreaking procedures, including minimally invasive aortic heart valve replacements for patients diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis and experiencing symptoms commonly known as heart valve failure.
Dr. Kudagi contributed significantly to St. Luke's University Health Network in Bethlehem, PA, achieving the fastest door-to-balloon time in the network for ST-Elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) cases. Since August 2019, he has led interventional and general cardiology practices at Excela Health (currently Independence Health System) in Greensburg, PA. While there, he played a key role in establishing a successful TAVR program.
Dr. Kudagi specializes in complex coronary interventions, transcatheter aortic valve replacements, percutaneous ventricular assist device placements, left atrial appendage closures, WATCHMAN device implants, and cardiac imaging.
He earned his medical degree from J.J.M. Medical College in Davangere, India, and completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Connecticut in Farmington, CT.
Additionally, Dr. Kudagi completed several fellowships: the first in Cardiac Imaging at Saint Francis Hospital in Roslyn, NY, followed by a three-year cardiology fellowship at Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans, LA. He continued his fellowship training in Interventional Cardiology at NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island (Winthrop University Hospital) in Mineola, NY.
Dr. Kudagi is now accepting patients at Conemaugh Medical Park.
Appointments can be made by calling Conemaugh Physician Group – Cardiology at 814.475.8600
Conemaugh Medical Park
1 Tech Park Dr.
Suite 2100
Johnstown, PA 15901