Title

• Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
• BSc MB BS FRCS(C/Th)

Specialities

• Cardiothoracic surgery

Clinical Interests

• Minimal access/invasive surgery
• Valvular heart surgery
• Off pump CABG; Aortic valve repair / replacement
• Mitral valve repair/replacement

Biography

Mr. Venkatachalam Chandrasekaran came to the UK in 1989 and trained under Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub at Harefield Hospital. He has been working as consultant cardiac surgeon at St George’s Hospital since 1999. Mr. Chandrasekaran specialises in beating heart coronary bypass grafts; mitral valve repair, including minimally invasive techniques; atrial fibrillation surgery; aortic valve and surgery of the aorta, including arch surgery and is renowned for doing high-risk complex surgery involving multiple procedures.

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