Dr.Ganeshakrishnan Iyer

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Ganeshakrishnan K. T. Iyer

PRESENT HOSPITAL APPOINTMENT:

CHIEF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGEON ASTER HOSPTALS BANGALORE PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS: 1. Consultant, Cardiovascular Surgeon Vikram Hospital, 71/1 Miller's Road Bengaluru 560052 India 2.SENIOR CONSULTANT Wockhardt Hospital And Heart Institute Bangalore May 2006 upto April 2010 3.CHIEF CARDIAC SUJRGEON Manipal Heart Foundation Bangalore Dec 2002 Upto May 2006 4.SENIOR CONSULTANT Apollo hospitals , Hyderabad April 2001 upto Dec 2002 5. CONSULTANT, SPECIALIST CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON The Karolinska University Hospital at Huddinge. Stockholm, Sweden Sept 1999 upto April 2001 6 .CLINICAL FELLOW Division of Cardiovascular Surgery ( Dr. Tirone E. David) Toronto General Hospital, EN 13-219 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4. Canada July1, 1998 to June 30, 1999. 7. CLINICAL FELLOW Division of Cardiovascular surgery ( Dr. W.G. Williams) The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8 Canada July 1, 1997- June 30, 1998. 8. INSTRUCTOR Division of Cardio-Pulmonary Surgery (Dr. A.M. Cobanoglu) Oregon Health Sciences University Portland, Oregon. 97201 U.S.A. February 1, 1995 - June 30, 1997 TEACHING EXPERIENCE: All the above mentioned Registrar’s posts are recognized teaching posts at the J.J. Hospital and the K.E.M. Hospital, predominantly teaching graduate medical students basic clinical surgery and patient management of both routine and emergency cases. The recent appointments instructor and Clinical fellow also involved teaching General Surgery residents who rotate on Cardiopulmonary Surgery and medical students who rotate on the service. I have taken interest in teaching thoracic anatomy for first year medical students, for the two and half years at Oregon Health Sciences University. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Subspecialty: Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital University of Bombay M.Ch. [CVTS], 1993 April 1991 - August 1993 Post-Graduate Medical Education: Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals University of Bombay February 1987 - April 1990 M.S. [General Surgery], 1990 Medical School: Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals University of Bombay M.B:B.S., 1986 July 1981 - January 1986 MERITS: First prize in Anatomy for having secured the highest marks in Anatomy. CLINICAL INTERESTS: All aspects of adult and pediatric cardiac surgery . PUBLICATIONS: 1. Ganeshakrishnan KT Iyer, Glen S Van Arsdell, Frank Dicke, Brian McCrindle, John Coles, William G Williams. “ Are bilateral Superior Vena Cavae a risk factor for single ventricle palliation?” Annals of thoracic Surgery 2000;70:711-6 2 Poirier NC, Van Arsdell GS, Brindle M, Thyagarajan GK, Coles JG, Black MD, Freedom RM, Williams WG. “Surgical treatment of Aortic Arch hypoplasia in infants and children with biventricular hearts” Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1999; 68:2293-7 3. Adnan Cobanoglu, Ganeshakrishnan K Thyagarajan, Jeri Dobbs. “Surgery For Coarctation of the Aorta in infants Younger than three Months. End to End repair Versus Subclavian Flap Angioplasty; Is either Operation better?” European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 1998; 14:19-26. 4. Jaana Pihkala, Ganeshakrishnan K Thyagarajan, Lee N Benson “Aortic compliance and blood flow after endovascular stent implantation.” Circulation (suppl) Vol. 98, No 17, I-755 (abstract no 3963), October 27, 1998. 5 Ganeshakrishnan K Thyagarajan, Adnan Cobanoglu. ”Temporary Stenting of the Sternum after Difficult Cardiac Operations” Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1997; 64:1504-5. 6. Ganeshakrishnan K Thyagarajan, Adnan Cobanoglu, Wendy Johnston. “FK506 induced fulminant Leukoencephalopathy after Single Lung Transplantation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1997; 64:1461-4. 7 Ganeshakrishnan K.T., G.Y. Ott, A. Barker, A. Cobanoglu “Sweet’s Syndrome and associated Sarcoidosis- A rare clinical case.” Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon. 1997; 45:247-248 8 Adnan Cobanoglu, Ganeshakrishnan K Thyagarajan, Jeri Dobbs. “Konno Aorto-Ventriculoplasty with Mechanical Prosthesis in Dealing with Small Aortic root- A good Surgical Option”. European Journal Of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery,1997; 12:766-770. 9 Ganeshakrishnan K.T., R.B. Pandey, J.M.S. Khandeparker, et al. “Surgical Considerations in the Management of Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms”. Japanese Annals of Thoracic Surgery,1994; 14:41-45. 10. K.T. Ganeshakrishnan, J.M.S. Khandeparker, V.M. Natarajan, et al. “Intra-Pericardial aneurysm of the Left Atrial Appendage: A Case Report” Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon; 1992, 40(6): 382-4 11. Thesis: Visual Internal Urethrotomy 12. Thesis: Surgical Considerations in Management of Thoraco-Abdominal Aneurysms of the Aorta PRESENTATIONS: 1. Bilateral Superior vena cava and single ventricle palliation- is it a risk factor?” Presented at the 35th annual meeting of the society of thoracic surgery in San Antonio Texas. 2. Repair of Ebsteins Anamoly Presented at The Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, 1993, Hyderabad 3. Repair of Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Presented at The Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, 1993, Hyderabad 4. Results of Double Valve Replacement Presented at The Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, 1993, Hyderabad 5. Results of Repair of Tetrology of Fallot In Adults Presented at The Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, 1993, Hyderabad 6. The Use of Radial Artery as a Conduit for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Presented at The Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoraci Surgeons, 1994, Agra 7. Results of Complex Arterial Grafts used for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Presented at The Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, 1994, Agra 8. Results of Arterial Grafts for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients with Poor Left Ventricular Function Presented at The Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, 1994, Agra 9. Results of Retrograde Coronary Sinus Cardioplegia Presented at The Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, 1994, Agra