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Dr. Praveen Varma [MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (CVTS)]
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+91-8860606766 | +91-9910655125About Dr. Praveen Varma [MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (CVTS)]
Dr. Praveen Varma is a Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon and is Currently Working as Professor & Head - Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery in the Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Department at Amrita Hospital, Kochi, India.
He is having more than 26 years of experience in the field of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery.
He has completed his MBBS from Calicut Medical College, Kozhikode, MS (General Surgery) from Calicut Medical College, Kozhikode, MCh (CVTS) from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram and Senior Clinical Fellowship - Cardiac Surgery from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Profile Highlights :
- Dr. Praveen Varma has headed the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Amrita Hospital, Kochi, as Professor since 2014, with more than 25 years in cardiac surgery since his MCh in 2000.
- He trained at Calicut Medical College (MBBS, MS General Surgery) and Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute, Trivandrum (MCh CVTS), where he later served as Assistant Professor and Additional Professor.
- In the USA he was Clinical Resident and then Chief Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Boston Medical Center, followed by two years as Senior Clinical Fellow at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, covering minimally invasive valve surgery, complex reoperations, heart transplantation and VADs.
- His focus areas include beating-heart CABG, repair of ischaemic mitral regurgitation, mitral and tricuspid valve repair, extended septal myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, endocarditis surgery and heart transplantation.
- He has co-authored close to 125 publications and serves on the editorial board of the Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia.
Areas of Expertise :
- Beating Heart CABG (OPCAB)
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Ischaemic Mitral Regurgitation Surgery
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Extended Septal Myectomy for HCM
- Aortic Root Surgery
- Aortic Disease and Marfan Syndrome Surgery
- Surgery for Infective Endocarditis
- Heart Transplantation
- Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Implantation
- Lung Transplantation
- Complex Redo Cardiac Surgery
Languages Spoken : English, Malayalam
List of Treatments
- Beating Heart CABG (OPCAB)
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Ischaemic Mitral Regurgitation Surgery
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Extended Septal Myectomy for HCM
- Aortic Root Surgery
- Aortic Disease and Marfan Syndrome Surgery
- Surgery for Infective Endocarditis
- Heart Transplantation
- Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Implantation
- Lung Transplantation
- Complex Redo Cardiac Surgery
Work Experience
Currently Working as Professor & Head - Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery in the Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Department at Amrita Hospital, Kochi, India.
Past Experience :
- Additional Professor - CVTS, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum (2010 - 2014)
- Senior Clinical Fellow - Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA (2008 - 2010)
- Chief Resident - Cardiothoracic Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University, USA (2008)
- Clinical Resident - Cardiothoracic Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University, USA (2006 - 2007)
- Assistant Professor - Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum (2001 - 2005)
- Lecturer in Cardiac Surgery - Medical College, Trivandrum
- Registrar in Cardiac Surgery - Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore (1996)
Education & Training
- MBBS - Calicut Medical College, Kozhikode, 1992
- MS (General Surgery) - Calicut Medical College, Kozhikode, 1996
- MCh (CVTS) - Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, 2000
- Senior Clinical Fellowship - Cardiac Surgery - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA, 2010
Awards & Recognition
- Editorial Board Member - Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Reviewer - several medical journals
Associated Hospitals
🏨 Amrita Hospital Kochi Kerala, India
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Amrita Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
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