Dr. Pachalla is board certified in internal medicine with a subspecialty in cardiovascular diseases and added qualifications in interventional cardiology. Dr. Pachalla has been recognized by his Kansas City area colleagues, as a Super Doctor honoree. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention. Dr. Pachalla earned his medical degree at the University of Illinois, Peoria, completed his cardiology training at University of Kansas Medical Center and studied interventional cardiology at St. Luke's Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City.