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Dr. S.K. Varma
MBBS, MS, FRCS (Ed.), MCh (Thor.), Dip. NB (Thor), FIACS
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
K.G. Hospital & Post Graduate Medical Institute, Coimbatore
Cell No. 9443021267, Email: varmask@hotmail.com
Qualifications
MBBS - Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore
MS (General Surgery) - CMC, Vellore
DNB (Cardiothoracic Surgery) - National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
FRCS (Ed.) - Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, U.K.
Experience
15 years in Cardiothoracic Surgery and held distinguished positions in CMC (Vellore), Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital (U.K.), Adventist Hospital, Townsville General Hospital (Australia), Southampton General Hospital (U.K.) and GKNM Hospital, and successfully performed over 1,000 surgeries.
Career Highlights
- Did the 1st successful arterial switch operation & VSD closures on a baby weighing 4.3 kg
- Did the 1st successful BT shunt operation on a 2.3 kg baby
Research
- A new method of splintage of split thickness skin grafts to minimize contracture
- Long-term follow up of patients undergoing aortic valve replacement and open mitral valvotomy
- Co-investigator - STICH TRIAL
- Co-investigator - CLOPIDOGREL in NEONATAL SHUNTS TRIAL
Publications & Presentations
Published innumerable books and made presentations on:
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Leimyosarcomao of the Lung
- Midterm results of ostium secondum A.S.D. closures via a right anterolateral thoracotomy in young women
- Considerations of the short term and mid term results of the Fotan Operation
- Results of Emergency Surgery for complications of Balloon Mitral Valvotomy
Teaching Experience
- Clinics for MBBS students
- Lectures for M.Sc. nursing students
- Clinics for Cardiothoracic Surgical trainees
- Lectures for Physiotheraphy students
- Lectures for Perfusion trainees
Membership
Fellow - Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons
Life Member - Thoracic Surgery Section of the Association of Surgeons of India
Fellow - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Life Member - British Paediatric Cardiac Society
Life Member - Indian Medical Association
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Dr. R. Balasubramaniyam.,
MBBS, DNB (Gen Med), DNB (Nephro)
K.G. Hospital, Coimbatore. India
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Educational Qualification
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M.B.B.S.
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1985 - 1991 at Stanley Medical College, Madras.
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DIP NB (Gen Med)
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1991 - 1994 at Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Perambur.
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DIP NB (Nephro)
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1994 - 1996 at Apollo Hospitals, Madras.
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Professional Experience
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- Consultant Physician at Sankara Nethralaya, Madras (1994).
- Consultant Nephrologist at Coimbatore Kidney Center, Coimbatore (1997 - 1999).
- Chief Nephrologist at K.G. Hospital & Post Graduate Medical Institute, Coimbatore from April 1997, onwards.
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Activities at KG Kidney Center
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K.G. Kidney Center - The Nephrology division of K.G. Hospital has been performing treatment to various types of kidney diseases in International Standards.
Haemodialysis
- 24 hours availability
- Over 1,00,000 dialysis performed
- High Quality computerized dialysis machines
- Experienced dialysis staffs
- Personal attention to patients
- Free dialysis to poor patients
- Separate machines for jaundice
- Rs. 900 per dialysis
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Transplant
- Leading transplant center in India
- Over 300 successful kidney transplant performed with a success rate of 98%
- Recognised center for Central Govt Tamilnadu & Kerala State Govt Employees for Transplant
- Recognised for financial grants for transplant from Prime Minister / Chief Minister Relief Funds
- Transplants in Children, Diabetes performed
- Experienced team of Doctors and Transplant Nurses
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CAPD (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis)
- Successfully introduced in Coimbatore
- Rated among the first 5 centers in India
- 'Infection Free Programme' - One of the fourth center in the world to have very low infection rates
- Elderly patients, children, diabetes and patients with heart disease are successfully dialysed by this procedure
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Paediatric Nephrology
- Treats Children with kidney disease
- Perform Dialysis, CAPD and Transplants for children
- New born (children with kidney failure) dialysis are done
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Hypertension Clinic
- The first center to have a Clinic for Hypertension
- "Free Blood Pressure Check Up" clinic checkup blood pressure for everyone who walks into the clinic
- Over 2,00,000 individuals were screened so far and 8% of our population were found to have hypertension
- Free counseling, treatment and investigations at Concessional charges are done for identified patients
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Break Through's
- 2 days old child was successfully dialysed for 28 days (first time in the world)
- Transported a brain dead victim from Trivandrum by road and did Cadavar Transplant at K.G. Hospital. This is the first time that such an activity is done in Indian Transplant History.
- K.G. Kidney Foundation - does Free Dialysis to poor kidney failure patients. In our "Save A Life Today" project one free dialysis is done daily, helps poor patients in getting their transplant done and to get post transplant medicines to poor patients.
- K.G. Kidney Center is the first center in this region to be recognized for training Post Graduate students in Nephrology.
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