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Best transplant surgeons in Chennai: TOP 7 doctors

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Sandeep Attawar
Pediatric transplant surgeon
26 years of experience
3.9
7 reviews
India, Chennai
Global Hospital Chennai

Sandeep Attawar

Pediatric transplant surgeon
26 years of experience

accreditations:

The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Dr. Sandeep Attawar is famous cardiothoracic surgeon in India. Serves as the Director of the Cardiac Surgery&Thoracic Organ Transplant Program at Gleneagles Global Health City.

Specialty

Dr. Sandeep Attawar is a specialist in cardiothoracic surgery. He has participated in over 10,000 open and closed heart surgeries in adults and children.

His expertise also covers heart and lung transplant with a 85-90% success rate.

Work experience

  • Since 2017 – Director & Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery, Thoracic Organ Transplantation & MCS Program at Global Hospital Chennai (Gleneagles Global Health City)
  • 2013-2017 – Head of the Cardiac Surgery, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Heart Transplant Department at Fortis Gurgaon Memorial Research Institute
  • 2012-2013 – Director of Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Organ Transplantation at Global Hospitals Group in Chennai
  • 2010-2012 – Vice President and Director of Cardiac Sciences Center at Narayana Health in Jaipur
  • 2005-2010 – Chief heart surgeon and Head of the Cardiosurgical Division at Apollo Dhaka
  • 2003-2005 – Senior cardiac surgeon consultant at the Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Calcutta
  • 2000-2002 – Cardiac surgeon at Cardiac AJ Hospital and Research Center in Mangalore, Manipal Heart Foundation in Bangalore, and Narayana Hrudayalaya in Bangalore.

Education

  • The Medical Faculty Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology – Degree in general medicine, specialty in general surgery, specialty in cardiothoracic surgery.

Membership in organizations

  • The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • The Minimally Invasive Robotic Association
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  • The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
  • Being Human Foundation.
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3.9
7 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Heart transplant $90000 - $96000
Kidney transplant $15000 - $17000
Heart and lungs transplant $147000 - $150000
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Vivek Vij
Transplant surgeon
23 years of experience
3.9
7 reviews
India, Chennai
Global Hospital Chennai

Vivek Vij

Transplant surgeon
23 years of experience

Dr. Vivek Vij is a renowned Liver Transplant Surgeon with 23 years of experience, having performed more than 500 liver transplants and credited with developing living donor surgery. He has attained the Lowest Biliary Complication rate (<4%) in Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT) worldwide and is the founder of Liver transplantation and Hepatobiliary Sciences in the Fortis group of Hospitals.

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3.9
7 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Heart transplant $90000 - $96000
Kidney transplant $15000 - $17000
Heart and lungs transplant $147000 - $150000
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Anil Kumar
3.9
7 reviews
India, Chennai
Global Hospital Chennai
Dr. Anil is an experienced renal transplant specialist with extensive experience in the field, having completed over 300 successful transplants and attending multiple professional conferences. He is well-recognized worldwide.Read more
3.9
7 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Heart transplant $90000 - $96000
Kidney transplant $15000 - $17000
Heart and lungs transplant $147000 - $150000
More treatments
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V. Chandrasekar
3.9
7 reviews
India, Chennai
Global Hospital Chennai

Transplantologist

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3.9
7 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Heart transplant $90000 - $96000
Kidney transplant $15000 - $17000
Heart and lungs transplant $147000 - $150000
More treatments
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Yan Matsiivskiy
Head of Medical Coordinator Team
India, Chennai
Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre
No.1 liver transplant specialist in the world.
Has provided a unique liver transplant surgery for a 5-day child which made him a Guinness World Record holder.
Has provided over 4,000 liver transplants including partial liver transplant.Specialist in Liver Transplant
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