Raj Janardhanan MD

Raj Janardhanan, MD, MRCP, FACC, FASE, is an internal medicine physician and ABIM board-certified cardiologist with subspecialty certification in cardiovascular disease. He serves as a Professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, with academic appointments in Medicine and Radiology & Imaging Sciences, and is a member of the Sarver Heart Center. Dr. Janardhanan’s clinical expertise centers on non-invasive and multi-modality cardiac imaging. He has advanced experience in echocardiography, including 3D echocardiography and interventional 3D transesophageal echocardiography, and has additional training in cardiac CT, nuclear cardiology, and advanced cardiac MRI. In addition to his academic work, he provides leadership in cardiac imaging as Medical Director of Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging and Director of Echocardiography at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center South. Dr. Janardhanan earned his medical degree from the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram Medical College in India. He completed internal medicine residency training at Beth Israel Medical Center University Hospital and pursued further cardiology and cardiac imaging fellowships at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the University of Virginia. He is recognized for his commitment to teaching and for promoting clear communication with patients and families.