About
Dr. Mahadevan R
Chief Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
MBBS, MS, MCh (CVTS)
Dr. Mahadevan is chief consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at Magnum Hospital, Ulloor-Akkulam Road, Thiruvananthapuram, which he co-founded with obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr. Veena Choodamani.
He has more than 25 years of independent experience across Kerala's leading hospitals, and has performed more than 15,000 open heart surgeries.
He is reachable by telephone for patients in the post-operative period, which for most families is the part that matters after everyone else has gone home.
Surgery performed
- Coronary artery bypass surgery, off pump and on pump
- Heart valve replacement: mitral, aortic and tricuspid
- Valve repair for rheumatic and myxomatous mitral valve
- Aortic root surgery, including the Bentall procedure and valve sparing replacement
- Surgery for congenital heart disease, including ASD closure
- Aortic aneurysm surgery
- Keyhole and minimally invasive cardiac surgery
Previously
Where the 15,000+ came from.
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
- Consultant. More than 15,000 open heart procedures.
- Moulana Hospital, Perinthalmanna
- Performed the first open heart surgery in Malappuram district, then 2,000 open heart surgeries independently.
- NIMS Medicity, Neyyattinkara and Cosmopolitan Hospital, Trivandrum
- Chief Consultant Cardiac Surgeon. More than 5,000 open heart procedures independently.