Best Doctors for Valve Replacement in Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai

• Dr. Vijay Shankar S is a cardiothoracic surgeon with 30+ years of experience. 
• He is a member of Tamil Nadu Medical Council and Fellow in Coronary Artery Surgery at the University of Wisconsin, USA. 
• He has expertise in Invasive Cardiac, Mitral/Heart Valve Replacement, Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty and Cardiac Pacing.
• Dr. Shankar has completed MBBS, MS and MCh from University of Madras.

• 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. 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. 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