Dr. Prashant Vaijyanath
Cardiothoracic Surgery ,- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon, Heart Transplant Surgeon, Lung Transplant Surgeon . 33+ Years experience
- Phone: +4324530
- Mon - Fri: 10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
- Address: Kovai Medical Center & Hospital, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore, TamilNadu, India 641014
Dr Prashant Vaijyanath is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon. He has 33 years of experience and has worked as an expert in different cities in India. He was previously associated with AIIMS, Dr K M Cherian Heart Foundation, Chennai, Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai and Al Bassel Heart Institute, Damascus, Syria.
Doctor Prashant performed his first transcatheter-transapical AVR in India on 24 April 2010. He has successfully performed more than 7,000 open heart surgeries.
He is also an active member of the Association of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons of India, the Paediatric Cardiac Society of India, and the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.
Dr Prashant has completed his fellowships in many foreign countries with a good track record.
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Heart & Vascular Institute) Ohio, United States
- Harvard Medical School Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston and UCLA, Los Angeles (California)
- Leipzig Heart Center Minimally Invasive Surgery, Germany
- Tel Aviv University, Yitzhak Rabin Medical Center, Israel
- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem)
He has also participated in research work and various workshops under the CTVS Surgery department and published many papers.
Specializations:
- Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Aortic Aneurysm and Valve Sparing Surgery
- Off Pump Total Arterializations with Composite and Non Composite Arterial Grafts
- MIDCABG
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Valve Repairs
- CABG & Valve Replacements
- Use of Homografts, Ross Operation
- Redo Procedures, Endovascular Program and Transcatheter Valve Therapy
Education & Achievements:
- MS General Surgery from PGI, Chandigarh in 1993
- MCh CTVS from AIIMS, New Delhi