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 with less than 0.5% mortality.
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.