My passion for work and dedication to the profession keeps me motivated at all times even after 40 years in this field. My team is the biggest strength behind our success stories. Each and every one of my patients is of equal and utmost importance. I believe that proper communication is the foundation for trust between the doctor and patient.
Off Pump Bypass Surgery (CABG)
CABG in severe LV Dysfunction
CABG in Renal failure
CABG + Carotid Endarterectomy
Heart Transplantation
Heart & Lung Transplantation
Mitral Valve Repair
Tricuspid Valve Repair
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Valve Sparing Aortic Surgery
Bentall's Operation
Aortic Dissection
Ventricular Septal Rupture Repair
Cardiac Tumours
ASD/VSD/PDA
Coarctation of Aorta
Tracheal Reconstruction
Lung Resection
Mediastinal Tumours
Mediastinoscopy
Past President
Society for Heart Failure & Transplantation (SfHFT)
Life Member
Indian Association of Cardio Vascular & Thoracic Surgery (IACTS)
Life Member
Indian Association of Cardiologists
Life Member
Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Member
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
M.B.B.S
(Trivandrum Medical College)
M.S
(Govt. Medical College, Mysore)
M.Ch
(CMC, Vellore)
M.N.A.M.S
(India)
Ethicon Travelling Fellowship
Reeve H Betts Travelling Fellowship
Examiner M.Ch
(CT Surgery)
Examiner D.N.B
(CT Surgery)
January 2016
Awarded by Kerala Social Welfare Foundation for performing the 1st successful heart transplant in Malabar
January 2016
Awarded by Consumers Federation of Kerala (CFK) at III District Conference, Kozhikode for Exceptional Service to Society
October 2015
July 2015
Honored by Lions Club of Calicut on Doctors' Day
May 2015
March 2013
After 2 successful decades of service @ KMCH as Chief Cardio Thoracic Surgeon, assumed the position of Director & Chief at Metromed International Cardiac Centre to develop the Cardiac Surgery Division. MICC is the first and largest exclusive Cardiac Speciality Hospital in Kerala.
April 2012
Achieved 100% Off-Pump Beating Heart CABG without conversion to cardio pulmonary bypass for 150 consecutive cases (including emergencies)
June 2005
May 1993
Played an instrumental role in developing the Cardiac Surgery Program from ground up and bringing it to international standards
January 1990 ~ April 1993
Performed and assisted over 50 heart/lung/heart-lung transplantation cases.
Assisted Dr. Alain Carpentier, a world renowned Cardio Thoracic Surgeon, who conceptualized the Mitral Valve repair technique.
Gained extensive hands-on experience in the spectrum of CABG with over a thousand cases
May 1988 ~ December 1989
Chief Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon in one of the prestigious rural hospitals of Kerala that performed Kerala's 1st Open Heart surgery
September 1975 ~ April 1988
Held various positions including Professor of Cardio Thoracic surgery. Played a pivotal role in starting the Open Heart surgery program in 1982
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