Jagdesh Kandala, MD

Jagdesh Kandala, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, is an interventional cardiologist in the Section of Regional Cardiovascular Medicine of The Tomsich Family Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. He sees patients at Cleveland Clinic Mentor Hospital and Medical Office Building and Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital.

Specialty Interests: Interventional cardiology, peripheral vascular disease, cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease (CAD), complex CAD, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), critical limb ischemia/limb preservation, subclavian stenosis 

Experience: Dr. Kandala has performed thousands of minimally invasive procedures in his career to treat a wide spectrum of heart and vascular conditions, including atherectomy for complex CAD, renal artery stenting and denervation, treatment of pulmonary embolism and interventions for peripheral artery disease.

Dr. Kandala is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology and echocardiography and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions.

Success Rates: Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute is nationally and internationally renowned for the world’s best cardiovascular care, drawing patients from across the country and around the world. To learn about patient outcomes for specific conditions and procedures at Cleveland Clinic, go to: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/outcomes/358-institute-summary

Education: Dr. Kandala earned his medical degree from Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, India, and a master’s in public health from the School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala. He completed his internal medicine residency at Queens Hospital Center of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Jamaica, N.Y., followed by a research fellowship in cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University School of Medicine, Boston. 

Dr. Kandala continued his clinical training with fellowships in cardiovascular medicine and interventional cardiology at Sarver Heart Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. He worked in interventional cardiology for several years at hospitals in New York before coming to Cleveland for an interventional cardiology fellowship at University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University.

He joined the Cleveland Clinic medical staff in 2025 from Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio, where he was a staff interventional cardiologist.

Research, Publications and Speaking: Dr. Kandala participated in research related to cardiac resynchronization during his fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. During his fellowship at Sarver Heart Center, he received an award for his research on using response to the Valsalva maneuver (a breathing exercise) in heart failure patients to predict their risk of hospitalization.

He has coauthored numerous scientific papers published in medical journals related to cardiac resynchronization outcomes for various types of patients, as well as published papers on treatments for PAD and heart failure.   

About Dr. Kandala: “I find enormous gratification in not only treating my patients’ clinical problems but also in cultivating rewarding physician-patient relationships.  Heart disease is widely prevalent and as a cardiologist, I have the opportunity to passionately fight this problem by utilizing innovative, cutting-edge therapeutic modalities. I also enjoy research and publishing with the goal of advancing my specialty.”

Leisure Activities: Outside of work, Dr. Kandala enjoys reading and spending time with family and friends.