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It was the concept of ‘PURA’ by former honorable president of India, Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam. PURA represent ‘Providing Urban Facilities in Rural Areas’. Inauguration

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Dr. G Sumithran (M.B.B.S,M.S,M.Ch,FIACS)

Chairman & Chief Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Padmavathy Medical Foundation

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Experience

Achievements

More than 7000 Heart Surgeries

Around 300 Lung Surgeries

Around 400 Vascular Surgeries

Awards

Minimol Charitable Trust Award for the Year 2013.

Fellowship of Indian Society of Cardiology for outstanding performance in the field of Cardiothoracic surgery.

Chikitsak Ratan Award by Global Society for Health & Educational Growth in the Year 2009 for extra ordinary achievement in the field of Medicine.

Lions Club International Meritorious service Award 2008-09 for outstanding services to Humanity

Sathyan Memorial Therapeutic Award for emotive philanthropic activities in 2009.

Innovations

Total Arterial Re-vascularisation using skeletonised mammary artery

Areas of Interest

Total Arterial Re-vascularisation using Bilateral Mammary Artery.

Cardiac Valve Repair

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery.

Experience

April 2007 to till date – Chairman & Chief Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Padmavathy Medical Foundation, Sasthamcotta, Kollam, Kerala..

January 2005 to March 2007 worked as Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at St. Gregorios Cardiovascular Centre, Parumala, Kerala. This unit is run & sponsored by Dr. K. M. Cherian Heart Foundation.

February 2004 to December 2004 worked as Cardiac Surgeon at St. Gregorios Cardiovascular Centre, Parumala, Kerala. This unit is run & sponsored by Dr. K. M. Cheiran Heart Foundation..

February 2001 to February 2004 worked as Cardiac Surgeon at Institute of Cardio Vascular Surgery (ICVD), Madras Medical Mission Hospital, Chennai, India. .

January 2000 to February 2001 worked as Senior House Surgeon at Department of Cardiac Surgery at Southern Railways Headquarters Hospital, Perambur, Chennai, India..

August 1997 to January 2000 worked as Senior Resident and MCh trainee in the department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College, Trivandrum, India.

1993 to 1997 worked as Senior Resident and MS trainee in the department of General Surgery, Medical College, Trivandrum, India..

1991 to 1993 worked as Resident in Cardiology, V.S.M Hospital, Mavelikara.

1990 to 1991 worked as Junior Doctor, St. George Hospital, Pathanapuram.

Qualification

FIACS - 2010

M.Ch - Specialty training in Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, (1997 – 2000), Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

M.S - Post graduation in General Surgery, (1993 – 1996), Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

M.B.B.S - Graduation in medicine, (1984 – 1990), including compulsory rotatory internship of one year, T.D. Medical College, Alappuzha, Kerala, India.

Articles Published

Papers presented at 48th annual conference of Indian Association of Cardio vascular & thoracic surgeons (2002) - a) “Our Experience with Truncus Artreriosis”. b) “Long term Surgical Result of Total Anomilus Pulmonary Venus Recturn”, Papers presented at 51st Annual Conference of IACTS (2005) - “Open Heart Surgery in Rural Setup