Arunkumar Arasappa
Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, India
Biography
Arunkumar Arasappa is a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry. He started the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery in this Medical College Hospital which is located in a village called kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry, India. We have started this cardiothoracic program and open heart surgeries since April 2016 onwards till date. His team has successfully completed more than 90 open heart surgeries in a span of 10 months which includes beating heart CABG, On-Pump CABG, valvular heart surgeries and both adult and pediatric congenital heart surgeries.
Abstract
Abstract : Establishing a cardiac programme in rural or semiurban places - Feasible or not?