Best Cardiologists & Heart Surgeons in Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai, India

• Dr. Dhamodaran K is a leading interventional cardiologist in India with over 16+ years
• He is an active member of various renowned organizations such as the Cardiological Society of India (CSI) and he is also the founding member of the Tamil Nadu Interventional Council.
• He is also a Fellow of Society of Coronary Angiography and Intervention (FSCAI) (USA) and Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC).
• Dr. Dhamodaran K has been awarded the Fellowship in the European Society of Cardiology in 2014. 
• He has written credible publications, both in the National and International papers.

• Dr. Sengottuvelu G, or Dr. G Sengottuvelu, is an interventional cardiologist with 25+ years of experience.
• He has won many awards, including Young Interventionalist Award in AICT; Best Doctor Award Best Case presentation; CRT Young Leader Award; Award for Excellence in Clinical Innovation Award for excellence for outstanding accomplishments & contributions and Award for Clinical Excellence.
• He has done 1st successful Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for aortic valve stenosis in Tamil Nadu; 1st in South India to use Clearway catheter in primary angioplasty in Acute MI; 1st in Chennai to use M guard Stent Technology; 1st in South India to use Minvasys Dedicated Bifurcation stent system and more.
• Dr. Sengottuvelu has done more than 20,000 procedures including Rotablations Left Main Bifurcations, complex PCI, etc. 
• He is a member of Cardiological Society of India, Indian Medical Association, British Cardiovascular Society, Advisory Board member, Indian Academy of Echocardiography and Board Member of Asia Pacific Society of Interventional cardiac (APSIC).
• He has more than 90 publications and his work has been published in many journals. Additionally, he has delivered more than 200 guest lectures at International and National conferences.
• Dr. Sengottuvelu has completed his MBBS from Madras Medical College, followed by DM and DNB in Cardiology. He did his fellowship in interventional cardiology in Paris, France under renowned Dr. Marie Claude Morice.

• Currently associated as Cardiothoracic surgeon with Apollo Hospital, Chennai.
• Prior work experience of 45 years includes- 3 years of working in Auckland.
• Head of Cardiac surgery unit of Apollo hospitals, Chennai since 1984.
• Under his guidance unit has done 40,000 heart operations of which 29,000 have been coronary bypass operations including 14,000 on a beating heart
• Pioneered congenital heart surgery and heart valve surgery in India.
• Trained 30 heart surgeons in India.
• He has performed over 25,000 open heart surgeries in the last 16 years.
• One of the first surgeons to receive MCh degree in India.
• a pioneer in cardiac surgery for infants, coronary bypass surgery, multivalve replacement and cardiac transplantation.
• Presented over 275 papers at national and international conferences and made around 20 orations including the Subroto Memorial Oration and the Sadasivan Oration.
• Participated in the first multi-organ transplant in India (Heart, Liver, Kidneys and Cornea).
• First surgeon to repair a complex congenital heart defect in a child below one year. First to apply heart, lung machine-supported Coronary Angioplasty in India.
• Member of various prestigious groups- FRACS - Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne. F.L.A.C.S. - Fellow of the Indian Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

• Dr. Sridhar LF is a cardiothoracic surgeon with 27+ years of experience.
• He has performed more than 7,000 cardiac operations including more than 5,500 beating heart coronary artery, bypass surgeries and more than 100 redo beating hearts.
• Dr. Sridhar is a member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences and Tamil Nadu Medical Council.
• He has completed MBBS, CTVS and MNAMS.

• Dr. Rajeshwari Nayak is a well-known and experienced Cardiologist having 26 years of experience.
• She is the first Cardiologist in India who performed Robotic Angioplasty.
• She is one of the best-known cardiologists with expertise in Mitral/Heart Valve Replacement, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA), Aortic Aneurysm Surgery / Endovascular Repair.
• Dr. Rajeshwari pursued her MBBS from Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, in 1992. After this, she did DNB in Cardiology - National Board Of Examination, New Delhi, 2001
• She has earned a fellowship in ECHO and Heart Failure from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney.
• Dr. Rajeshwari is an active member of many organizations, like Tamil Nadu Medical Council, Indian Medical Council, and Cardiology Society of India.
• She published more than 11 research papers in well-known reputed journals.

Dr. Mohammed Rehan Sayeed is a renowned minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgeon, with over 25 years of extensive experience, he is a pioneer committed to providing cutting-edge, minimally invasive cardiac surgical solutions.

Why Choose Dr. Mohammed Rehan Sayeed?

• Pioneer & Leader in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Dr. Sayeed performed the first endoscopic heart surgery in South India and holds the distinction of having the largest single-surgeon series of Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgeries (over 4000 to date) and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgeries (over 9000 to date).
• Expertise in Complex & Hybrid Procedures: He possesses exceptional skill in handling complex trauma, redo surgeries, minimally access valve repair/replacement, and pioneered Hybrid Coronary Bypass and Hybrid Valve + Coronary surgeries in the country. His expertise also extends to congenital defect repair (including the first endoscopic repair of a complex defect).
• World-Class Training & Fellowships: Dr. Sayeed holds qualifications from premier institutions globally, including MBBS (Madras), MS/DNB (NBE), FRCS (Edinburgh), MD (Boston), a Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Fellowship (Harvard), and an advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Fellowship (Cleveland Clinic).
• Global Educator & Innovator: Recognised internationally, he has pioneered cardiac programs, trained numerous surgeons worldwide (Southeast Asia, Iraq, Nordic countries), received multiple awards, published extensively, and presented widely at international conferences.

• Dr. Balaji V is a Vascular Surgeon with nearly 38+ years of successful experience.
• His expertise lies in IVC Filter Placement, Endovascular Treatment for Renal, Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation, Vascular Surgery, etc.
• He has also trained at the University of Minnesota Hospitals Minneapolis, USA, in pancreas transplantation.
• Dr. Balaji completed his MBBS in 1986 and MS in 1989 from Madras Medical College, Chennai.
• After that, he received his FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1989.
• He has won various awards such as First Overseas Indian to pass the FRCS Intercollegiate Board exam, Gold medalist in Anatomy Urology and Paediatric Surgery, Best Doctor in 2010 by the Indian Medical Association, etc.
• He has authored and co-authored more than 25 publications on vascular and transplantation surgery in various national and international journals.
• He is an active member of various renowned organizations such as the International College of Surgeons, the British Transplantation Society, and the Vascular Surgical Society India.

• Dr. Pramod Kumar is a cardiologist with 22+ years of experience. 
• He completed MBBS from Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal; MD from Global University and DM from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum.
• Dr. Pramod Kumar is a member of Tamil Nadu Medical Council.
• Dr. Kumar holds expertise in Vascular Surgery, Aortic Aneuerysm Surgery / Endovascular Repair, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Mitral/Heart Valve Replacement and Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA).

• Dr Madan Kumar K is a renowned Cardio- thoracic Surgeon in Chennai.
• Dr Madan has completed his MBBS & MS from the eminent Dr MGR Medical College, Tamil Nadu. Following which he did his McH (Cardio-thoracic surgery) and DNB (General Surgery & Cardio-thoracic surgery).
• He has also done Fellowship in Cardio thoracic Surgery from SGH, London & ECMO, VAD& transplantation from HH, London.
• He is an active member of some of the eminent organisations like General Medical Council, UK & Tamil Nadu Medical Council.

• Currently associated as Consultant with Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery at Global Hospital, Chennai
• Interests are Foot salvage vascular procedures in Diabetic foot, Endovascular procedures of peripheral arteries, Vascular Trauma and AV access especially in Paediatrics