Dr. Bashi V Velayudhan is currently working as Director & Senior Consultant Institute of Cardiac & Advanced Aortic Diseases Department at SIMS Multi Speciality Hospital Chennai, India.
He is specialized in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery.
He is having more than 36 years of experience in the field.
Dr. Bashi has performed more than 15,000 cardiovascular and thoracic surgeries.
He is Pioneer in beating heart coronary bypass surgery and arterial grafting for coronary artery disease in India.
He is One of the most experienced surgeons in complex aortic aneurysm surgeries in India and has performed more than 1000 aneurysm surgeries. This includes more than 400 aortic root replacements, 150 aortic arch replacements, thoracic and thoraco-abdominal aortic operations, hybrid procedures of the aortic arch and thoraco-abdominal aorta.
Dr. Bashi has performed more than 400 mitral valve repairs, 150 tricuspid valve procedures, double valve replacement operations, adult congenital heart surgeries, carotid endarterectomy, pulmonary operations, pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy, and heart transplant. Specialist in complex re-operations for aortic aneurysms, coronary bypass, and valve surgeries and has performed more than 300 of these procedures.
His Expertise
Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
Aortic Arch Replacement
Aortic Root Replacement
Frozen Elephant trunk operation
Aortic Dissection
CABG ( both On & Off Pump)
Valve Repair and Replacement
Adult Congenital Heart Surgeries
Redo Heart Surgeries
Heart Transplant
🏥 Associated Hospitals
🏨 SIMS Hospital,Chennai,Tamilnadu
🩺 List of Treatments
Coronary Angioplasty / Bypass Surgery
Aortic Root Replacement
Aortic Arch Replacements
Cardiac Catheterisation
Mitral/Heart Valve Replacement
Patent Ductus Artriosus Device Closure
Coronary Angiogram
Pacemaker Implantation
Intra - Arterial Thrombolysis
Heart Transplant
💼 Work Experience
currently working as Director & Senior Consultant Institute of Cardiac & Advanced Aortic Diseases Department at SIMS Multi Speciality Hospital Chennai,India.
Past Experience :
Adjunct Professor at The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Chairman and Chief Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgeon, Centre For Thoracic And Cardiovascula Care MIOT International Hospital Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Clinical Director at Fortis Malar Hospital Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Senior Consultant at International Centre For Cardio Thoracic And Vascular Diseases Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Senior Registrar, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, 1990
🎓 Education & Training
MBBS - Medical College and Hospital, Kottayam, 1975
MS - General Surgery - Medical College and Hospital, Trivandrum, 1980
MCh - Thoracic Surgery - Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 1983
Memberships
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons
Vascular Society of India
Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Asia
Society of Thoracic Surgeons of USA
European Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons
🏆 Awards & Recognition
2017 Tamil Nadu Medical Practitioners LIMRA Award for eminent medical personality
2013 AKMG Emirates – Dubai chapter life time achievement award – 2013
2013 Indo-Australian award for meritorious service
2011 Lifetime achievement award from Tamilnadu MGR Medical University
2009 Rotary Club Marina, Madras For the sake of the Honour award
2009 Melvin Jones Worthy Person Award from Lion’s club, Chennai
CME & Conferences
Given guest lectures, orations, preformed surgeries in live surgical workshops and participated in continuing medical education programmes in different teaching institutions in India
Invited Faculty - Thoracic aortic symposium in Bologna, Italy, 2007 to 2017
Invited Faculty - Australasian aortic symposium in Melbourne, Australia, 2017
Invited Faculty - Cardiac Society of Nepal in Katmandu, 2014 to 2017
Invited Faculty - Aortic Asia in Bangkok, 2016
Invited Faculty - Japanese Aortic Symposium in Tokyo, Japan, 2015
Invited Faculty - Aortic Symposium in Bali, Indonesia, 2015
Invited Faculty - Vascular Society of New Zealand in Hamilton, 2013
Invited Faculty - Aortic symposium in Pattaya in Thailand, 2013
Invited Faculty - Vascular Society meeting in Beijing, China, 2011
Invited Faculty - Fenestrated Endovascular graft workshop in Singapore, 2010
Publications
Published more than 50 articles in reputed, national and international journals.
Presented more than 200 papers in various national and international meetings.