Cha Rajakaruna, M.D. FRCS

I am an adult heart surgeon with a specialist interest in aortic and endovascular surgery. I have been performing heart operations since 2009. My training involved 4 major heart centres in the UK (Kings colllege hospital in London, Brighton heart centre, Plymouth heart Centre and Bristol Heart Institute). This involved training from over 12 heart surgeons over 6 years. In this time I also completed my reseach into beating heart surgery and obtained a higher specialist degree. The final part of my training was spent in the US with Prof Elefteriades at the Yale Aortic institute. Yale school of Medcine USA. Here I obtained specialist training in aortic and endovascular stent treatments for aneurysm of the aorta in the chest.I was appointed to the Bristol Heart Institute/University of Bristol (Consultant senior lecturer) in July 2013.My current areas of practice areCoronary artery bypass surgery (including beating heart surgery)Minimally invasive aortic vlave replacementsMitral valve repair/replacementMajor thoracic aortic surgery including endovascular treatments for aneurysms and dissections (including type B dissections in the descending aorta)Minimally invasive atrial fibrillation surgeryTranscather aortic valve implanation surgery (structural heart disease team)A link to resultshttps://scts.org/consultant/chanaka-rajakaruna/?outcomes=all