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Govind Chetty
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
Additional Educational Information
- 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)
Practice Areas
- Cardiac
- Thoracic
- Aorta
- Coronary disease
- Education
- Endocarditis
- Endovascular
- Great vessels
- Minimally Invasive
- Pericardium
- Tricuspid valve disease
- Valve disease