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Faculty Detail
Name
NAVIN C NANDA
Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease
Campus Address
THT 328 Zip 0006
Phone
E-mail
wchapman@uabmc.edu
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Faculty Appointment(s)
Appointment Type
Department
Division
Rank
Primary
Med - Cardiovascular Disease
Med - Cardiovascular Disease
Professor
Center
Comprehensive Cardiovascular Ctr
Comprehensive Cardiovascular Ctr
Professor
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Navin C. Nanda, MD, DSc (Med) (Honoris Causa), DSc (Hon), FACC, FAHA, FISCU(D), Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, pioneered the development of echocardiography. Specifically, he was the first to discover the pulmonary valve by echocardiography, diagnose a bicuspid aortic valve, invent treadmill exercise echocardiography, introduce color Doppler in the USA, invent the techniques of transpharyngeal and transgastric ultrasound, and use echocardiography in cardiac pacing and electrophysiology. These techniques have revolutionized the way we practice cardiology in the world today.