Qualification 

• Graduated from Guntur Medical College, Guntur, AP in 1980 (M.B.B.S)
• Post Graduation in MS( General Surgery) from Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry(1986)
• Super specialization(M.Ch.) in Cardio Thoracic and Vascular surgery at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi(1987-1989)
• Fellowship in Cardio Vascular surgery from Texas Heart Institute , Houston, Texas( 1992-1993)
• Fellow of American College of Surgeons (Thorac Surg ) 1997

 Work Experience 

Comprehensive expertise in a range of surgeries spanning from coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) including on-pump CABG and off-pump CABG, mitral valve repair of ischemic mitral regurgitation, redo CABG operations with a successes rate of 99.8%. Specialist in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery using multi arterial grafting

 Professional Highlights 

• Elected as an Active Member of American Association for Thoracic Surgery(AATS) (2013)
• Member of Academic Council of Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS)
• Guest reviewer for the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (IJTCVS),Cardiology, Indian Heart Journal and has reviewed over 250 manuscripts
• Section editor of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (IJTCVS)
• Member of the International Advisory Board of the Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals · Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons(USA), European Association of Cardio Thoracic Surgery, Fellow of American College of Surgeons(FACS) and Indian Association of Thoracic and Cardio Vascular Surgeons(IACTS)
• Principal-Investigator, PROMOTE Patency- Prospective randomized comparison of off-pump and on-pump multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery to evaluate outcomes and graft patency
• His research work was quoted in many International Textbooks of Cardiothoracic Surgery like Cardiac surgery in the Adult published from USA, Sabistan & Spencer Surgery of the Chest. His recommendations were included in guidelines of Coronary Bypass Surgery by the European and American Cardio Thoracic Surgery and Cardiology Associations
• First Indian to present a paper on Randomised study on CABG Surgery conducted in India at AATS Annual Meeting held at Philadelphia,USA, 2006
• For his contributions in the field of medicine, he was conferred “A.P Scientist Award of the Year” 2007 by A.P state council of science and technology, Govt. of
• A.P Conducted first Indian survey on use of “Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Grafting during CABG in India” and presented at AATS International Coronary Congress, New York 2015.
• Founder of the Sajja Heart Foundation, a committed organization to ensure research in the field of Cardiovascular Disease to fit the needs of Indian population Delivered -
• Dr.C.S.Sadasivan Memorial Oration at 60th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons held at Kovalam, Trivandrum (2014).