Benedict Raj Rajkumar

Biography

Currently – since July 2022 - Consultant Pediatric cardiac surgeon, Sheikh Kalifa Medical city, Abu Dhabi. 2015 - 2022- Chief Pediatric Cardiac surgeon- Aster-Ramesh Hospitals, Since Jan 2022 consultant pediatric cardiac surgeon, Sri Padmavathy children’s heart center, Tirupati. 2016 – 2020 Chief Pediatric Cardiac surgeon- Columbia Asia Hospital Whitefield 2015 – 2016 Visiting surgeon at Sagar Hospital-Jayanagar, The Heart center-Bangalore, 2014--2015 Chief of pediatric cardiac services, Aster MIMS hospital, Calicut. 2011--2014 Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon, Associate professor, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi. 2009 – 2010 Consultant Pediatric Cardiac surgeon, Narayana Hrudayala B’lore. 2007 – 2008 Senior Fellow Pediatric CVTS, CHW, Westmead, Sydney, Australia 2004 – 2007 Jr. Consultant Cardiac surgeon Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore. CORE COMPETENCIES • Neonatal heart surgery (ASO, BT shunt, PA banding, TAPVD, etc) • AVSD repair • TOF repair • Thoracotomy ASD repairs • Aortic aneurysm surgery • Mitral, Tricuspid, Aortic and pulmonary valve repair • Re-do operations. • Maze procedure for Atrial fibrillation, • Pacemaker implantation • Thoracic sympathectomy for long Qt syndrome with VT. • Fast tracking of post op care