Rajaratnam Skantharaja
Rajaratnam Skantharaja, M.D.
80 Hope Ave
#218
Waltham, MA 02453
United States
339-222-3521
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Institutional Affiliation
- Harvard Medical - Beth Israel
Specialty
- Adult Cardiac Surgery
- General Thoracic Surgery
- Peripheral Vascular Surgery
Background
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (M.D. 1972)
- University of M.& D. of NJ - Thoracic Residency (1987 - 1990)
- Cleveland Clinic OH - Fellowship in C.T. Surgery (1990 - 1991)
- Lenox Hill Hospital, NY NY Private practice (1992 - 1995)
- Hackensack Medical Center, NJ - Associate Surgeon (1996 - 2000)
- Medical Center Hospital, TX - Private practice (2001 - 2002)
- Texoma Medical Center, TX - Private practice (2002 - 2004)
- VCU Medical Center, VA - Advanced Cardiac Training (2004 - 2006)
- University of Maryland Medical Center, MD - Advanced Cardiac Training ( 2006-2007)
- Beth Israel Medical Center, MA - Associate Cardiac Surgery (2007 - Present)
Interests
- Off pump CABG, MIDCAB,arterial revascularization, ITA, RA, GEA
- Heart valves (mitral and aortic valve repair & reconstruction), Carpentier techniques, Gortex neocho
- Aortic surgery (i.e. aneurysms, dissections, traumatic, Bentall, valve sparing root replacement)
- Thoracic surgery (VATS, lobectomies)
- Peripheral Vascular Surgery/Carotid surgery
- New Devices - Coalescent U- Clips for distal interrupted anastamosis
- Heart Transplantation/Lung Transplantation
- Pacemakers, TMR
- Vascular surgery (i.e. carotids, peripheral vascular)
- ThoroCAB (left thoracotomy approach with IMA takedown and full revascularization)
Last Modified: 1-May-2009
