Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
Dr K V Krishnan
MBBS, MS, MNAMS, MCh, FIACS
(Consultant Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeon)
Education | 1968 - 1973 | MBBS | Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, INDIA |
| 1976 - 1979 | MS | Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, INDIA |
| 1976 - 1979 | MNAMS | National Board of Examination, New Delhi, INDIA |
| 1981 - 1983 | MCh (Cardiovascular & Thoracic) | Kasturba Medical College & Hospital, Manipal, University of Mangalore, INDIA |
1968 - 1973
MBBS, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, INDIA
1976 - 1979
MS, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, INDIA
1976 - 1979
MNAMS, National Board of Examination, New Delhi, INDIA
1981 - 1983
MCh (Cardiovascular & Thoracic), Kasturba Medical College & Hospital, Manipal, University of Mangalore, INDIA
For In-Person Consultation 1. Chettinad Super-speciality Hospital,
Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR) Kelambakkam,Chennai, Tamil Nadu-603 103
Outpatient Days : Monday, Wednesday and Friday
By Appointment
044 4741-10002. Capstone Clinic,
5, Chockalingam St, Tirumurthy Nagar, Nungambakkam,Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600 034
Outpatient Days : Tuesday and Friday
By Appointment
044 4008-0300Testimonials
"… I have known Dr K V Krishnan since 1968 when he entered the Christian Medical College, Vellore. I got to know him more when he worked in our department in 1975-76. Even at that time he was very hard working, capable, competent, willing to learn and very keen in his work. He subsequently went to the Kasturba Medical College Manipal where he completed his MCh and has since become a fine cardiothoracic surgeon"
Padma Shri Dr Stanley John, MS (Thor)FIACS, FACS
"….at the outset, when he joined my unit in 1981,it was obvious to me that here was a man of considerable intelligence, poise and tact. It therefore came as no surprise to me that he conducted himself admirably throughout his residency, satisfied his examiners with his methodical and clear presentation, confident analysis and rational thinking. After obtaining his MCh degree in 1983, he served the Department as a faculty member, first as an Assistant Professor and for the last 2 years as Professor. During this period he has personally managed and operated upon a truly wide variety of cardiac, general thoracic and vascular cases with precision and diligence. The breadth of his surgical knowledge is superior and his bedside manners are pleasing. I, therefore, have no hesitation in asserting that Dr K V Krishnan can be counted amongst a very few complete cardiovascular-thoracic surgeons in India…"
Dr (Prof) P Shatapathy, MS, MCh, FACS, FIACS
"….Dr Krishnan first came to our unit in 1989 as the Cardiothoracic Registrar. He was already a trained cardiothoracic surgeon capable of performing major thoracic and non-coronary cardiac surgery. By the end of his tenure with us in 1990, he was performing coronary surgery in an unsupervised capacity. In addition to his excellent work in the operating room, he proved to be a tireless worker in the wards and ICU. He has a very pleasant manner and was well respected and liked by both his cardiological and surgical colleagues, nursing and junior medical staff. On my part, his presence made my job a lot easier and more enjoyable than has often been the case. He is an excellent colleague and surgeon"
Dr Donald E Ross, FRCSE, FRACS
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Professional Profile
Fellowships
- 1997 - 1998 Fellow in Cardiac Surgery, Strathfield Private Hospital, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
- 1990 - 1990 Fellow in Cardiac Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Centre, California, USA
- 1989 - 1990 Senior Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Northshore Hospital, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
- 1988 - 1989 Fellow in Cardiac Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
Work Experience
| Years | Title | Institution |
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| 2010 - 2021 | Professor & Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, INDIA |
| 2008 - 2010 | Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgery | Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OMAN |
| 2003 - 2008 | Head of Cardiothoracic Surgical Services | Almana General Hospitals, Al Khobar, SAUDI ARABIA |
| 2001 - 2003 | Visiting Cardiothoracic Surgeon | Vijaya Heart Foundation, Chennai, INDIA |
| 2001 - 2003 | Visiting Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeon | CSI Kalyani Hospital, Chennai, INDIA |
| 1998 - 2002 | Professor of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery | Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai, INDIA |
| 1997 - 1998 | Fellow in Cardiac Surgery | Strathfield Private Hospital, Sydney, AUSTRALIA |
| 1995 - 1997 | Senior Consultant & Head, Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery | Seahorse hospitals, Tiruchirapalli, INDIA |
| 1992 - 1995 | Professor in Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery | Kasturba Medical College & Hospital, Manipal, INDIA |
| 1989 - 1992 | Associate Professor in Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery | Kasturba Medical College & Hospital, Manipal, INDIA |
| 1990 | Fellow in Cardiac Surgery | Loma Linda University Medical Centre, California, USA |
| 1989 - 1990 | Senior Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery | Royal Northshore Hospital, Sydney, AUSTRALIA |
| 1988 - 1989 | Fellow in Cardiac Surgery | Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA |
| 1984 - 1989 | Assistant Professor in Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery | Kasturba Medical College & Hospital, Manipal, INDIA |
| 1974 - 1975 | Rotating Internee | Christian Medical College, Vellore, INDIA |
Teaching Experience
| Years | Title | Institution | Students |
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| 2010 - 2021 | Professor of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery | Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalapet, INDIA |
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| 1998 - 2002 | Professor of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery | Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, INDIA |
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| 1992 - 1995 | Professor of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, INDIA | |
| 1989 - 1992 | Associate Professor of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, INDIA | Cardiovascular Surgery Residents, Medical Students, Surgical Residents, Nursing Students, Perfusionists. |
| 1984 - 1989 | Associate Professor of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, INDIA | Cardiovascular Surgery Residents, Medical Students, Surgical Residents, Nursing Students, Perfusionists. |
| 1980 - 1980 | Lecturer | Sree Chithra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science & Technology, Trivandrum, INDIA | Cardiovascular Surgery Residents |
| 1979 - 1980 | Junior Lecturer | Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, INDIA | Medical Students, General Surgery Residents |
| 1976 - 1979 | Registrar | Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, INDIA | Medical Students |
| 1975 - 1976 | Resident Senior House Surgeon | Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, INDIA | Medical Students |
Teaching Services
| Years | Title | Institution | Students |
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| 1992 - 2021 | Examiner | MCh in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery for Manipal Academy of Higher Sciences (MAHE), Trivandrum and Kottayam Medical Colleges, Kerala, INDIA |
Surgical Expertise
| Cardiac Surgery |
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| Thoracic |
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| Vascular |
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Honors and Awards
| Year | Title | Institute |
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| 1993 | Visiting Professor | Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital, Katmandu, NEPAL |
| 1990 | Distinguished Alumni Award | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, INDIA |
| 1987 | Reeve H Betts Fellowship | Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons of India, INDIA |
| 1984 | Fellow | Academy of General Education, Manipal, INDIA |
Symposia participation
| Year | Event |
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| 2019 | 19th Annual Live Workshop, liveSURGE Repair and Restore, GKNM Hospital, November, Coimbatore, INDIA |
| 2018 | 8th International Aortic Summit, SRM Institute of Medical Sciences, November, Chennai, INDIA |
| 2017 | The 64th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons. February, Vishakapatnam, INDIA |
| 2016 | Heart Valve Implantee Conclave, Pondicherry Association of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, JIPMER, April, Pondicherry INDIA |
| 2015 | 17th Annual Live Workshop on Aortic Valve Repair & Proximal Aorta II, GKNM Hospital, December, Coimbatore, INDIA |
| 1st Indian Coronary Surgery Congress, September, Bengaluru, INDIA | |
| 1st Annual Academic Meeting of Pondicherry Association Of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgeons, September, Pondicherry, INDIA | |
| 6th International Aortic Summit on Aortic Arch & Thoraco-Abdominal Aneurysm, MIOT International, January, Chennai, INDIA | |
| 2014 | 16th Annual Live Workshop on Aortic Valve Repair & Proximal Aorta I, GKNM Hospital, November, Coimbatore, INDIA |
| The 60th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons. February, Tiruvananthapuram, INDIA | |
| 2013 | Workshop on Transesophageal Echocardiography, September, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, INDIA |
| CME on Lung Cancers, Regional Cancer Centre, JIPMER, April, Pondicherry INDIA | |
| 2011 | 1st Update on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, September, Pondicherry Institute of Medical sciences, Pondicherry, INDIA |
| The 57th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons. February, Chennai, INDIA Workshop on Minimal Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Global Hospitals, January, Hyderabad, INDIA | |
| 2002 | The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery - Participation in the First Annual Winter Workshop, December 2002, New Delhi, INDIA |
| 2002 | The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery - Participation in the First Annual Winter Workshop, December 2002, New Delhi, INDIA |
| 1995 | Inferior Mesenteric Artery as a Conduit for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - 41st Annual Conference of the Indian Association Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeons, February 1995, Bangalore, INDIA |
| 1994 | Symposium on Heart Valve Repair in Asia - Saigon Heart Institute, September 1994, Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAM |
| 1993 | Second International Workshop of Aortic Valve Diseases, December 1993, Coimbatore, INDIA |
| 1992 | Current Status of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - The Why and the When. 46th Tamil Nadu State Medical Conference Indian Medical Association, November 1992, Nagercoil, INDIA Surgery of the Descending Thoracic Aorta - Annual Conference Indian Association of Cardiovascular - Thoracic Surgeons, February 1992, Calcutta, INDIA |
| 1991 | Current Therapy in Pulmonary Embolism - C.M.E. Programme in Family Medicine sponsored by M.C.I. India and A.A.P.I. USA, Kasturba Medical College, December 1991, Manipal, INDIA Tricuspid Valve Repair - a safe, competent and reproducible technique, at the Annual Meeting of the New South Wales Cardiothoracic Association, February 1991, Sydney, AUSTRALIA |
| 1989 | Aortic disconnection - extended uses. Annual meeting of the Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Australia, November 1989, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA |
| 1987 | Postoperative care of the cardiac surgical patient. The Anaesthetic Postgraduate Academic programme, Kasturba Medical College, October 1987, Manipal, INDIA |
| 1986 | Elective mitral valve replacement - an eight-year experience. The Joint Annual Conference of the Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons of India and Cardiology Society of India, October 1986, Srinagar, INDIA |
| 1985 | Surgery of rheumatic heart disease. The Mid-Annual Refresher Course of Indian Medical Association, April 1985, Shimoga, INDIA Closure of aorta-pulmonary septal defect. The World Conference of Open heart surgery, February 1985, Bombay, INDIA |
| 1984 | RUE double - chambered right ventricle in an adult. The International Conference of Recent Advances in Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, December 1984, Bombay, INDIA Anatomy of coronary circulation and technical considerations in coronary artery bypass grafting. Continuing Medical Education Programme, Department of Anesthesiology, October 1984, Manipal, INDIA |
| 1983 | Mitral valve replacement - our technique. Joint Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India and Association of Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeons of India, October 1983, Madras, INDIA |
| 1982 | Plasma cell granuloma of the lung and congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung. 42nd Annual Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India, December 1982, Bombay, INDIA |
| 1980 | Early experience in the development of a vascular graft. 40th Annual Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India, December 1980, Calcutta, INDIA |
Publications
| 2014 | Sekar, K., Theodore, S., Krishnan, K. V., & Ramachandran, T. R. Successful repair of TOF in an adult along with aortic valve replacement and homograft pulmonary valve replacement. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1-3, 2014. |
| 2008 | Hilal Al-Sabti, K.V.Krishnan. Beating heart surgery - current concept. Oman Medical Journal 23(4), 233 - 235, 2008. |
| 1992 | Shatapathy P, Bhuvnesh Kumar, Krishnan KV. Extended use of Valvular Patch Closure of Atrial Septal Defect. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 8:128, 1992. Shatapathy P, Sai S, Krishnan KV. Pulmonary valve reconstruction for Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome- A new technique. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery 8:132, 1992. Krishnan KV, Shatapathy P, Yadav KG, Cor Pentaloculare Biatriatum with Parachute Mitral valve: Successful intracardiac repair. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 8:134, 1992. Shatapathy P, Krishnan KV, Yadav KG, Yusuf N. Mitral Valve Repair: Evolution of a safe and rational method, Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 8:137, 1992. Shatapathy P, Krishnan KV, Yadav KG, Mandanna KM, Aortic Valve Repair: Evolution of a reproducible technique. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 8:137, 1992. |
| 1987 | Shatapathy R, Rao KM, Krishnan KV. Closure Aortopulmonary Septal Defect. Open Heart Surgery - Proceedings of the World Conference on Open Heart Surgery Bombay, Ed. Shetty and Parulkar, Pub. Tata Mcgraw Hill, 72,1987. |
| Shatapathy P, Madhusudana Rao K, Krishnan KV. Closure of aorto pulmonary defect. J Thoracic Cardiocasc Surg 93: 789, 1987. | |
| Shatapathy P, Sahoo RC, Rao KM, Krishnan KV et al. Drill biopsy in the diagnosis of lung lesions. Thorax 42:858, 1987. | |
| 1986 | Krishnan KV, Shatapathy P, Rao KM. Elective Mitral Valve Replacement without Mortality - an eight years' Experience. Indian Heart J, 38:4, 1986. Panda RK, Shatapathy P, Krishnan KV, Rao KM. Closed Lung Biopsy using High Speed Pneumatic Drill. Indian Heart J.38: 4, 1986. |
| 1983 | Fenn AS, Krishnan KV et al. Endocrine ablation in carcinoma breast: a 5 -15 year follow up study in Textbook of Breast Cancer, edited by Vaidya MP and Shukla HS. Vikas Publications, 271, 1983. Shatapathy P, Rao KM, Krishnan KV. Elective Pulmonary Artery Perfusion for Prevention of Pulmonary Complications following Correction of Atrial Septal Defect with Coexisting Mitral Stenosis and /or Regurgitation. Indian Heart J, 35:5, 1983. |
| 1982 | Fenn AS, Gammon KM, Krishnan KV et al. Salivary gland tumours. Indian J Surg, 44: 101, 1982. |
| 1980 | Fenn AS, Krishnan KV et al. Solitary nodules of the thyroid gland. Indian J Surg, 42:175, 1980. Fenn AS, Lilly John, Krishnan KV et al. Treatment of thyrotoxicosis. Indian J Surg, 42: 178, 1980. |
Professional Memberships
| Title | Association |
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| Life Member | Association of Surgeons of India |
| Fellow | Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons |
| Former Member | Executive Committee, Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons |
| Life Member | National Academy of Medical Sciences, India |
| Former Member | Board of Higher Specialties, Mangalore University |
| Life Member | Indian Chest Society |
| Life Member | Indian Association of Medical Informatics |
| Founder President | Pondicherry Association of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery |
