Dr. Ganeshakrishnan Iyer

Lead Consultant - CTVS Surgery with 25+ years of experience

Dr. Ganeshakrishnan Iyer is a compassionate medical professional with a rich and long  experience in the field of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. He has more than 12,000 open heart surgeries to his credit. He has been constantly involved in complex adult and paediatric cardiac surgeries. He has particular interest in Mitral Valve Repair, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Sparing Procedure and surgery for Atrial Fibrillation.Dr. Iyer worked with leading multi-speciality hospitals as a chief cardiovascular surgeon prior to joining Aster CMI as lead consultant in the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. He has extensive experience in the teaching field and has been training graduate medical students on basic clinical surgery and patient management for both routine and emergency cases. His area of expertise includes Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, All aspects of Adult and Paediatric Cardiac surgery, Mitral Valve Repair, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Sparing Procedure  and Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation.

Education:

• MBBS
• MS
• MCh