Physician Spotlight - Dr. Jetty

Preetham Jetty, M.D., F.R.C.P.

As a young boy, Dr. Jetty witnessed first-hand the difference a doctor can make in a community. Growing up in a factory town in India where his father worked as a general practitioner, Jetty often saw patients being treated for accident wounds. He recalls watching his father sit for hours, stitching up wounds by hand, sometimes doing nearly a hundred stitches for one wound. It was this influence that attracted Dr. Jetty to helping others.

Dr. Jetty completed his initial medical education in India. However, seeing the U.S. as the country with the greatest opportunity for anyone who wants to work hard and be the best they can be, he came to the U.S. for the remainder of his education and training. Dr. Jetty began his work in Anderson in 1998 as a cardiologist for Indiana Heart Associates before working with Heart Partners of Indiana, LLC. He started the Jetty Heart Clinic in 2008, which he currently runs in addition to being the Chief of the Department of Cardiology at Community Hospital Anderson.

In 2005, Dr. Jetty partnered with CCRC as a principal investigator for trials studying cardiac conditions such as ACS and atrial fibrillation. Dr. Jetty sees his involvement in clinical research as a way to stay in contact with patients while still staying ahead of the ever-evolving field of medicine. By taking part in clinical research, Jetty gets to see new medicines come to fruition, eventually bringing them into practice. In addition, access to the research community allows for a flow of ideas and information between the country’s leading physicians.

According to Dr. Jetty, the rewards of clinical research do not stop with the physicians involved. The people who take part in clinical trials allow for the great life-saving medicines and treatments that we have today. Dr. Jetty believes that if we had the perfect medicine for you, we would not need research, but physicians and others in the medical field are always looking for better treatments. Participants in clinical trials receive first-rate medical care. Trials follow highly regulated practices and are done with the knowledge that current treatments are inadequate and can be improved upon. Patient safety is the number one priority in all clinical research. Monitoring of patients is held to a much higher standard than in typical treatment situations and patients are always free to choose whether or not they want to participate in a study.

Despite his position as one of the area’s leading and busiest cardiologists, Dr. Jetty is an avid concertgoer, attending shows all over the country. A fan of alternative music, the last show he attended was a Modest Mouse concert in St. Louis. An escape from his busy life, Dr. Jetty finds music to be calming to his sense.

CCRC would like to thank Dr. Jetty for his hard work and dedication to medicine and clinical research.