Dr. Paul Ravindran Ponraj

Dr. Paul Ravindran Ponraj
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Experience: 40 years of experience

About

About Dr. Paul Ravindran Ponraj Dr. Paul Ravindran Ponraj is a highly-respected and senior Cardiothoracic Surgeon with a vast experience of +40 years. He is a professional member of the Indian Medical Association. Dr. Ponraj did his MBBS in 1981 from Madras University, Chennai, then in 1984 did his MS and then fellowship in 1989 from the Royal College Of Surgeons Of Edinburgh, UK. During his career, he worked in leading healthcare centres in the UK. He is an expert cardiothoracic surgeon, with an established practice of performing procedures of the heart and the lungs. He is a leading surgeon of CABG, open-heart surgeries, pacemaker implants, heart transplants, heart-lung transplantation, congenital heart surgery, lung cancer minimally-invasive endoscopic CABG, valve repair and replacement, transmyocardial laser revascularisation, radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation among several other procedures.

List of Treatments

  • Coronary Artery Surgery
  • Valve Repair Replacement
  • Heart Double Valve Replacement
  • Congenital Heart Disorder CHD
  • Heart Bypass – Minimally Invasive CABG
  • Heart Implants
  • Heart Surgery

Work Experience

Consultant, Apollo Hospital, Vanagaram

Consultant, Vijaya Hospital, Chennai

Special Interest

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and other open-heart surgeries
Minimally invasive endoscopic coronary artery bypass surgery
Transmyocardial laser revascularization
Valve repair and replacement
Aortic aneurysm repair
Implantation of a ventricular assist device (VAD)
Pacemaker implantation
Maze procedure
Heart transplantation
Heart-lung transplantation
Left ventricle restoration (Dor procedures)
Congenital heart surgery
Radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation
TAVR/TAVI
Lung cancer surgery
Lung transplantation
Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS)
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE)
Heart-lung transplantation