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Dr Rajiv Santosham, Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Dr Rajiv Santosham

Cardiothoracic Surgeon
MBBS, MS - General Surgery, MCh - Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
17 yrs experience Chennai
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About Dr Rajiv Santosham

Dr. Rajiv Santosham BEST LUNG SURGEON IN SOUTH INDIA Dr. Rajiv did his MBBS from SRMC Chennai in 2002, MS in General Surgery in 2006 and MCh in Thoracic Surgery in the year 2009. Since then he has been working in Santosham Chest Hospital and Apollo Hospital and as a visiting consultant in various other Hospitals in the city. He is one of the few surgeons in India who are doing major Lung Surgeries through a single port 3cm incision. He has attended various workshops in Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) and Robotics and various other latest innovations in Thoracic Surgery like LASER in parts of Asia, North America and Europe.His special interests are in VATS ( Key Hole Lung & Chest Surgery ), Tracheal Surgery & Mediastinal surgery. Also, he has presented various papers at international and national conferences and has the publication in national and international journals.

Expertise

Specializations
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Services offered
Cardiothoracic Surgery (heart and chest surgery) Treatment Of Arrhythmia Hypercholesterolemia Treatment (high cholesterol treatment) Carotid Artery Disease (narrowing of neck arteries)
Procedures
Tracheostomy (breathing tube opening)

Credentials & experience

Education
MBBSSri Ramachandra University, Chennai, none
MS - General SurgerySri Ramachandra University, Chennai, none
MCh - Cardio Thoracic and Vascular SurgerySri Ramachandra University, Chennai, none
Work & experience
Consultant — Santosham Chest HospitalThanesar Haryana
2009 – 2016
Consultant — Apollo HospitalThanesar Haryana
2009 – 2016
Registrations & certifications
Indian Medical Association (IMA)Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Asian Society of Cardiothoracic SurgeryAsian Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery
European Society of Thoracic SurgeryEuropean Society of Thoracic Surgery

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