Dr. Girinath M R

Dr. Girinath M R

Profile (Overview)

  • 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.

Specialities

Specialization

  • Congenital Heart Surgery
  • Heart Valve Surgery Coronary Bypass Surgery
  • Multivalve Replacement
  • Cardiac Transplantation Coronary Angioplasty
  • Pacemaker Implantation

Work Experience of Dr. Girinath M R

Education

  • MBBS

Awards

  • Recipient of many national awards including the Padma Bhushan in 1998 and Dr. B C Roy National Award – 1997, LIFE TIME Achievement Award Indian Association Cardiovasular Thoracic Surgeons

Paper Published

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  • CARDIAC SURGERY – ADULTS
  • Off Pump beating CABG LV restoration
  • surgery
  • Valve Repair Replacement
  • Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
  • Ross Procedure
  • Cardiac Tumour Treatment
  • Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Treatment
  • Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
  • Minimal access surgeries for valves
  • ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) Closure
  • Aortofemoral Bypass Surgery
  • PTE – Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
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