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)
Printer-friendly [2] Practice Areas
- Cardiac
- Thoracic
- Aorta
- Coronary disease
- Education
- Endocarditis
- Endovascular
- Great vessels
- Minimally Invasive
- Pericardium
- Tricuspid valve disease
- Valve disease