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J. Saravana Ganesh

J. Saravana Ganesh, MD DNB FRCS Glasg. FRCS Edin. FRCS Edin (CTh)

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand - Waitaha Canterbury
2 Riccarton Street
Christchurch  
New Zealand
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Role: 
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic

Background

Tirunelveli Medical College, India (MBBS-1993)
Dip.N.B(Gen. Surgery Residency),India(1995-98)
Registrar in Upper GI surgery (1999-2000)
FRCS(Ed&Glasg-2000) MD(London-2010)
Cardiothoracic Senior House Officer(1998-2002), India & UK
Clinical Research Fellow(2002-2004 ), UK Cardiothoracic Transplant Audit, Royal College of Surgeons
Specialist Registrar - Eastern Deanery (2005), Norwich & Oxford
Specialist Registrar - West Midlands (2006 -2010 )
FRCS Edin (CTh) - 2010
Consultant Cardiothoracic & Cardiopulmonary Transplant Surgeon (2010 - )
Member - Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons

Other Interests

Mitral valve repair
Surgical Training
Tricuspid valve repair
Off pump and minimal access surgery
Evidence Based Surgery
Database Research
Heart and Lung Transplantation
Aortic surgery

Research

  • Cardiac surgery simulation: A low-cost feasible option in an Australasian setting - Sharma VJ , Barton C, Page S, Ganesh JS, Patel N, Pirone F, Lin Z, Kejriwal NK, El Gamel A, McCormack DJ, Meikle F - ANZ J Surg. 2021 Jul 21. Doi: 10/1111/ans.17077, online ahead of print. PMID: 34291538
  • Cross-protection induced by Encephalitis Vaccines against COVID-19 might be a reason for relatively lower mortality rate in some countries - Katoh S, Obayashi T, Ganesh JS, Iwasaki M, Preethy S, Abraham SJ - Arch Acad Emerg Med. 2020, Apr 21;8(1):e54. eCollection 2020. PMID: 32440665
  • Two-Port GelPOINT Carbon Dioxide-Aided Right VATS Lower Bilobectomy for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Ganesh JS, Dunning J, Granato F, CTSNET Video October 2018. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.7185068.
  • Endoscopic 360∞ Totally Endoscopic Left VATS Diaphragmatic Plication – Ganesh JS, Shah R, Granato F, CTSNET Video May 2018. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.6294515
  • Mitral Valve Repair, A2 Prolapse, and Neochorda Insertion – Raghuram A, Ganesh JS, Viswanath A, Subramaniam K – CTSNET Video March 2016.
  • An invention of thermo-responsive polymer surface, yielding cell sheet based regenerative therapies in cardiology and ophthalmology – Sawa Y, Cherian KM, Mohanty S, Ganesh JS, Abraham SJ – J Stem Cells Regen Med, 2015, Dec 31; 11(2): 51-3. PMID: 27330256
  • Beneficial effects of black yeast derived 1-3, 1-6 Beta Glucan-Nichi Glucan in a dyslipidemic individual of Indian Origin-A case report – Ganesh JS, Rao YY, Ravikumar R, Jayakrishnan GA, Iwasaki M, Preethy S, Abraham SJ – J Diet Suppl, 2014, Mar; 11(1): 1-6. PMID: 24409973
  • Age old wisdom concerning cell-based therapies with added knowledge in the stem cell era: our perspectives – Preethy S, John S, Ganesh JS, Srinivasan T, Terunuma H, Iwasaki M, Abraham SJ – Stem Cells Cloning, 2013, Apr 4; 6:13-8. PMID: 24426785
  • Continuous coronary perfusion in redo aortic valve replacement following prior coronary surgery; An old trick for new dogs? – Ganesh JS, Bonser RS – Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg, 2010, Mar; 10(3): 437-8. PMID: 20019029
  • Donor cardiac troponin-I: A biochemical surrogate of heart function – Venkateswaran RV, Ganesh JS, Thekkudan J, Steeds R, Wilson IC, Mascaro J, Thompson R, Bonser RS – Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 2009, Aug; 36(2): 286-92. PMID: 19394856
  • Reply to letter to the editor – Ganesh JS, Rogers CA, Banner NR, Bonser RS – J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2008, Jun; 135(6): 1408-9
  • Does the method of lung preservation influence outcome after transplantation? An analysis of 681 consecutive procedures – Ganesh JS, Rogers CA, Banner NR, Bonser RS – J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2007, Nov; 134(5): 1313-21. PMID: 17976468
  • Donor cause of death and mid-term survival in lung transplantation – Ganesh JS, Rogers CA, Banner NR, Bonser RS – J Heart Lung Transplant, 2005, Oct; 24(10): 1544-49. PMID: 16210128
  • Outcome of heart-lung and bilateral sequential lung transplantation For Cystic Fibrosis – Ganesh JS, Rogers CA, Bonser RS, Banner NR – Eur Respir J, 2005, Jun; 25(6): 964-69. PMID: 15929949
  • Cumulative risk adjusted monitoring of 30-day mortality after cardiothoracic transplantation: UK experience – CA Rogers, Ganesh JS, Banner NR, Bonser RS – Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 2005, May; 27: 1022-29. PMID: 15896612
  • Donor cause of death and medium term survival after heart transplantation – A United Kingdom National Study – Ganesh JS, Rogers CA, Banner NR and  Bonser RS – J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2005, May; 129: 1153-59. PMID: 15867793
  • Control chart methods for monitoring cardiac surgical performance and their interpretation – Rogers CA, Reeves BC, Caputo M, Ganesh JS, Bonser RS, Angelini GD – J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 Dec;128(6): 811-9. PMID: 15573063
  • A case of appendiceal – sigmoid fistula of non – diverticular origin. Ganesh JS, Ali MA, Tropical Gastroenterology: 2001 Jan-Mar; 22 (1): 50-1. PMID: 11398252

Practice Areas

  • Cardiac
  • Thoracic
  • Minimally Invasive
  • Cardiac
  • Coronary disease
  • Extracorporeal circulation
  • Heart failure
  • Mechanical circulatory assistance
  • Pericardium
  • Valve disease
  • Aortic valve disease
  • Thoracic
  • Lung
  • Mediastinum
  • Pleura
  • Transplant
  • Aorta
  • Professional Affairs