Dr. Palaparthi Sairam
Consultant – Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
8 Years of Experience
Qualifications
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Fellowship in Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School – 2025
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DNB – Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Board of Examinations – 2019
Gold Medalist -
MCh – Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry – 2018, PS Narayanan Gold Medal
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MRCS – Royal College of Surgeons, England
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MS – General Surgery, NTR University of Health Sciences, ASRAMS, Eluru – 2015
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MBBS, Guntur Medical College, NTR University of Health Sciences – 2008
Experience
- Consultant – Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, STAR Hospitals, Hyderabad – 6 Years
- Consultant – Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Andhra Hospitals – 9 Months
- Chief Fellow – Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School – 1 Year
Field of Expertise
1. Congenital Heart Surgery
- Arterial switch operations & complex coronary transfers
- Root transfers & truncal switch procedures
- Double switch surgeries
- Aortic valve repair & Ross procedure
- Complex mitral valve repairs
- Surgical management of HLHS
- VSD, ASD, Tetralogy of Fallot
- Unifocalization procedures
2. Thoracic Surgery
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Tracheal anomalies – slide tracheoplasty
- Pulmonary resections
- Surgery for pulmonary sequestration & cysts
Research & Publications
- Palaparthi S et al.
Predictors of mortality and morbidity in total anomalous pulmonary venous connection with biventricular physiology – A 10-year Indian single-center experience of 492 patients.
Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2022
- Palaparthi S et al.
The Meandering Intrapulmonary Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Channel (MITAPVC)
Indian Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022
- Performance of Cardiac Surgical Scoring Systems in Indian Population – JIPMER
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy – NTR University of Health Sciences
Certifications & Memberships
Professional Memberships
- Medical Council of India
- Life Member – Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS)
- Life Member – Society for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgeons (SPCHS)
- Life Member – Pediatric Cardiac Society of India (PCSI)
Qualifications
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Fellowship in Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School – 2025
-
DNB – Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Board of Examinations – 2019
Gold Medalist -
MCh – Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry – 2018, PS Narayanan Gold Medal
-
MRCS – Royal College of Surgeons, England
-
MS – General Surgery, NTR University of Health Sciences, ASRAMS, Eluru – 2015
-
MBBS, Guntur Medical College, NTR University of Health Sciences – 2008
Experience
- Consultant – Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, STAR Hospitals, Hyderabad – 6 Years
- Consultant – Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Andhra Hospitals – 9 Months
- Chief Fellow – Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School – 1 Year
Field of Expertise
1. Congenital Heart Surgery
- Arterial switch operations & complex coronary transfers
- Root transfers & truncal switch procedures
- Double switch surgeries
- Aortic valve repair & Ross procedure
- Complex mitral valve repairs
- Surgical management of HLHS
- VSD, ASD, Tetralogy of Fallot
- Unifocalization procedures
2. Thoracic Surgery
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Tracheal anomalies – slide tracheoplasty
- Pulmonary resections
- Surgery for pulmonary sequestration & cysts
Research & Publications
- Palaparthi S et al.
Predictors of mortality and morbidity in total anomalous pulmonary venous connection with biventricular physiology – A 10-year Indian single-center experience of 492 patients.
Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2022
- Palaparthi S et al.
The Meandering Intrapulmonary Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Channel (MITAPVC)
Indian Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022
- Performance of Cardiac Surgical Scoring Systems in Indian Population – JIPMER
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy – NTR University of Health Sciences
Certifications & Memberships
Professional Memberships
- Medical Council of India
- Life Member – Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS)
- Life Member – Society for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgeons (SPCHS)
- Life Member – Pediatric Cardiac Society of India (PCSI)
