Rajakrishnan Vijayakrishnan, MD, FACC

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Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiology/Cardiovascular Medicine
Associate Professor
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About

Dr. Vijayakrishnan is a board-certified advanced heart failure cardiologist, and serves as Medical Director of the Froedtert & MCW Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Program.

Overview

Treatment & Services

Heart Failure Management
Heart Transplantation
Mechanical Circulatory Support/Ventricular Assist Devices

Diseases & Conditions

Cardiogenic Shock
Cardiomyopathy
Heart Failure

Ages Seen

Adolescent
Adult
Senior

Languages Spoken

English
Hindi
Malayalam

Hospital Affiliations

Froedtert Hospital

Locations

Transplant Center - Center for Advanced Care - Froedtert Hospital
8900 W. Doyne Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
414-805-6400
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Transplant Center - Center for Advanced Care - Froedtert Hospital

Education & Training

Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram - Thiruvananthapuram - India - M.B.B.S. - Doctor of Medicine - (2004)

All India Institute of Medical Sciences - New Delhi - India - MD in Biophysics - (2005-2008)

St. Vincent Hospital - Worcester - MA - Residency in Internal Medicine - (2008-2011)

Geisinger Medical Center - Danville - PA - Fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine - (2011-2014)

University of Utah - Salt Lake City - Fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant - (2014-2015)

Board Certifications

Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

Patient Reviews

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Ratings

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Dr RV was very professional. He explained everything to me in my understanding. I would definitely recommend Dr RV to anyone. Top DR that I've dealt with in a long time.
Dr VJ is always very good.
Dr. Vijay was fabulous as usual. I felt more like a friend as opposed to a patient.
Another fabulous visit on Cardiology!
I love Frodert and all the work they do specifically my Doctor
I feel blessed to have Dr. VJ as my heart doctor he is very caring and I trust him with my care!
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