Best Cardiologists & Heart Surgeons in Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai, India

Dr. Robert Mao is amongst the leading Interventional Cardiologists in South India. He has 47 years of extensive experience. 

Dr. Mao specializes in Coronary Permanent Pacemaker Insertion, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), Angioplasty, Mitral Valve Repair (MVR), Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TABR), Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EAVR), and ASD/VAS Device Closure. He has done various fellowships in interventional cardiology from the USA and Europe. 

• Dr. Prakash Chand Jain is a cardiologist with 20+ years of experience.
• He is a member of Tamil Nadu Medical Council, Cardiology Society of India, Indian College of Cardiology and Karnataka Medical Council.
• Dr. Chand has completed MBBS, MD and Diploma from Madras Medical College, Chennai.
• He specializes in Permanent Pacemaker, Transesophageal Echocardiogram, Angioplasty and Atrial Fibrillation.

• Dr. Y Vijayachandra Reddy is an interventional cardiologist with 23+ years of experience.
• He has received Best Doctor Award & Outstanding Researcher Award Versatile; Outstanding Researcher Award; Best Doctor Award for Cardiology in 2011; LIMRA Professional Excellence award for Cardiology and 17 Gold medals during MBBS.
• Dr. Reddy’s work experience includes more than 7000 PCIs, 30000 invasive procedures, 550 PCIs in cardiogenic shock, 700 Cardiac devices, 400 PTMCs and several EVAR and TEVAR procedures.
• He has published a plethora of studies and research papers over the years.
• He is a member of FACC (Fellow of American College of Cardiology); FICC (Fellow of Indian College of Cardiology); FCSI (Fellow of Cardiological Society of India); FISC (Fellow of Indian Society of Cardiology) and British Commonwealth Scholar.
• His expertise lies in pacemaker implantations, pediatric interventions, ICDs, CRTs, endovascular repairs and more.

• Interventional cardiologist with 26+ years of experience
• Area of Expertise include interventional cardiology, particularly ACS (acute coronary syndrome) and primary PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention - angioplasty), angiograms, angioplasty and balloon mitral procedures.
• performed over 15,000 preventive heart checks over the years.
• Many articles and research papers published under her name in various renowned journals such as Familial cardiac myxoma: Carney's Complex. Texas Heart Institute Journal
• Life Member, Indian Medical Association and Cardiological Society of India.
• Received Gold medal in medicine and cardiology.

• Dr. Refai Showkathali is an interventional cardiologist with 18+ years of experience.
• He has won an award for Academic Poster of the Year- East of England Deanery and Research Proposal of the Year (Runner-Up) - East of England Deanery.
• He is a member of British Cardiovascular Society and Tamil Nadu Medical Council.
• He has completed MBBS and fellowship in Royal College of Physicians, The American College of Cardiology and European Society of Cardiology (FESC).
• Dr. Showkathali undertook a Fellowship in structural heart disease intervention such as Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV), Transcatheter Aortic Valve implantation (TAVI), PFO and ASD Closure at King’s College Hospital, London - one of the important TAVI centre in UK performing around 100 TAVIs per annum since Aug 2007.
• He regularly presents research papers in conferences in Europe, UK and USA. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed publications in prestigious International Journals.

• Dr. Sai Satish is an interventional cardiologist with 15+ years of experience.
• He has attended many conferences including International update on Heart Failure- Chennai; APSC & CSI 2005 Bombay; CTO Workshop 2005, Chennai; CTO Workshop 2007, Kuala Lumpur Malaya, Malaysia and more.
• He is a member of Tamil Nadu Medical Council.
• Dr. Satish has completed MBBS from Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai; MD - General Medicine - Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga and DM - Cardiology - Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai.

• Dr. Vijay Shankar S is a cardiothoracic surgeon with 30+ years of experience. 
• He is a member of Tamil Nadu Medical Council and Fellow in Coronary Artery Surgery at the University of Wisconsin, USA. 
• He has expertise in Invasive Cardiac, Mitral/Heart Valve Replacement, Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty and Cardiac Pacing.
• Dr. Shankar has completed MBBS, MS and MCh from University of Madras.

• Dr. Vignesh Thanikgaivasan is an Interventional Cardiologist with a practice of 22 years in Tamil Nadu.
• His affiliations with medical societies include his memberships of the American College of Cardiology, the Cardiological Society of India, the Indian Medical Association, the European Society of Cardiology, the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology, the International affiliate member of SCAI, and the Medical Sciences Academy.
• After completing his MBBS in 2002, he did his MD in 2008 and DM in 2014 from Sri Ramachandra Medical University.
• He was an Associate Fellow of the Asia Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC) in 2016 and a Fellow of the International Medical Sciences Academy (FIMSA). 
• He has performed more than 2000 Coronary Angiograms, Peripheral Angiograms as a Single operator, several Temporary Pacemaker, implantation, Pericardio contests, and IABP Pericardiocentesis.
• His medical expertise includes, pacemaker implants, performing coronary angioplasty, cardioverter-defibrillator implants, acute aortic dissection, cardiac ablation and cardiac catheterisation. 
• Dr. Thanikgaivasan also treats arrhythmia, does Holter monitoring, CT angiogram, ECG and Tread Mill Test. He also does non-invasive cardiological procedures. 
• He has numerous publications to his credit. 

• Dr Sathyamurthy I, or Dr. Immaneni Sathyamurthy, is a renowned Interventional Cardiologist. He has 37+ years of experience in the field of Interventional Cardiology. 
• He was honored with fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri; Dr. B C Roy National Award; TANSA Award for Medical Sciences and Best Doctor Award. 
•  With expertise in interventional cardiology, Dr. Sathyamurthy is member of Tamil Nadu Medical Council.
• He completed his MBBS and MD from Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Marathwada University; DM from University of Delhi; Fellow, American College of Cardiology (FACC), USA; Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), Edinburgh; Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), Glasgow and DSc. (Honoris Causa) Dr. M G R Medical University. 
• He has more than 230 publications under his name and some of these publications have been prescribed as text for medical courses.

• Cardiologist with 20+ years of experience
• Areas of expertise include Received awards from prestigious institutes such as FHRS- Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society awarded by Heart Rhythm Society, USA in recognition of advanced training and qualifications in the field of cardiac arrhythmia
• Published many research papers in many renowned journals such as Article in national journals and paper presentation in national conferences.
• Member of various prestigious institutions such as Heart Rhythm Society, USA, Indian Heart Rhythm Society[IHRS], Cardiology Society of India.

• Cardiologist with 22+ years of experience
• His area of expertise include Interventional Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology, Lipidology, Rheumatic Heart Disease.
• Member of various prestigious institutes such as FACC-Fellow of American college of Cardiology, FESC- Fellow of European Society of Cardiology, SCAI-Fellow of Society Of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
• Presented Scientific Paper at the American Heart Association & European Society of Cardiology Scientific Sessions