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Govind Chetty, FRCS (Glas); FRCS (Ed); FRCSEd(C-Th)
BACKGROUND
– Christian Medical College, Vellore; India (MBBS 1992)
– Royal College of Surgeons,Edinburgh (FRCS Ed 1999)
– Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow (FRCS Glas 1999)
– Trent Cardiothoracic Higher Specialty Training (2001- 2007)
Glenfield Hospital, Leicester ; City Hospital, Nottingham & Northern General Hospital, Sheffield UK
– Intercollegiate Specialty Board in Cardiothoracic Surgery – FRCSEd(C-Th) 2007
– Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon – University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff ( Wales, UK ) until Oct 2015
– Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon – Northern General Hospital (Sheffield Teaching Hospitals) NHS Foundation Trust since Nov 2015
OTHER INTERESTS
– Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (ministernotomy and small right anterior thoracotomy approaches)- Major Aorto-vascular surgery (aortic root,ascending and aortic arch surgery)- Aortic valve repair, aortic root repair and suture-less aortic valve implantation- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)- Uniportal VATS Left and right ventricular pacing leads placement- Atrial Fibrillation surgery
RESEARCH
– Effects of cardiopulmonary bypass and positive pressure ventilation on hepatic perfusion
– Fast track cardiac surgery – its effect on recovery and outcome
EDUCATION & TRAINING
– Primary education from the Seychelles College, Mahe; Republic of Seychelles- International Baccalaureate from Kodaikanal International School, India- Undergraduate medical training at the Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India- General surgery at Victoria Hospital, Mahe; Republic of Seychelles- Surgery in General training at South Manchester University Hospitals (Withington & Wythenshawe); United Kingdom- Cardiothoracic Surgery training at Harefield Hospital (Middlesex); St Bartholomew Hospital (London); Castle Hill Hospital (East Yorkshire)- Registrar and Higher Specialist Training in Cardiothoracic surgery at Victoria Hospital (Blackpool); Glenfield Hospital (Leicester); City Hospital (Nottingham) and Northern General Hospital (Sheffield); United Kingdom- Permanent Member of the Harvard Postgraduate Medical Association, Boston; Massachusetts (USA)- American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS)- Graham Foundation award recipient for 2015 to Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland (USA) in minimally invasive cardiac surgery and Advanced Valve Disease including TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation)