Dr Nagaraj Makam

Professional Summery

• Senior Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon with over 5,700+ independent surgeries performed across adult cardiac, pediatric cardiac, vascular, and thoracic specialties.
• More than 15 years of progressive experience as Consultant and Head of CTVS departments in reputed hospitals. Skilled in complex cardiac procedures including CABG, valve surgery, redo surgeries, and advanced vascular reconstructions.

Skills

• Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeries
• ECMO
• Reconstructive Vascular surgeries and thoracic surgeries.

Clinical Experience

December 2023 – Current
Consultant & Head, CTVS Amara Hospital | Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

April 2022 – November 2023
Consultant & Head, CTVS DRDO Apollo Hospital | Hyderabad, Telangana, India

October 2020 – March 2022
Consultant & Head, CTVS Amara Hospital | Tirupati, Andhra
Pradesh, India

June 2018 – December 2019
Consultant & Head, CTVS Apollo Hospital | Nellore, India

February 2014 – February 2018
Consultant & Head, CTVS Simhapuri Hospital | Nellore, India

January 2012 – January 2014
Junior Consultant, CTVS Prime Hospitals | Hyderabad, Telangana, India

January 2010 – January 2012
Junior Consultant, CTVS Yashoda Hospitals | Hyderabad, Telangana, India

January 2005 – January 2007
Junior Consultant, General Surgery Little Flower Hospital | Angamaly, India

Affiliations

NTRUHS-APMC Reg. No.: 44325

Education

2010
M.Ch | Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery
SVIMS, Tirupati

2004
DNB | General Surgery
PIIMS & RC, Tiruvalla, KL

1999
MBBS
Sri Venkateswara Medical College, NTR UHSAP, Tirupati

Surgical Experience

• Adult Cardiac Surgery: 2753+ CABG, 725+ valve surgeries, 75+ combined procedures, 25+ minimally invasive surgeries, 21+ redo cases, 7 Bentall procedures.
• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: 255+ cases including ASD/VSD repair, TOF correction, DORV, CoA repair, Glenn shunt.
• Vascular Surgery: 1127+ procedures including bypass surgeries, trauma reconstructions, high-flow bypass (ECA–MCA).
• Thoracic Surgery: 771+ procedures including pneumonectomy, lobectomy, decortication, trauma repair.

Academic Participation

Regular attendee at IACTACON since 2010, Mitral Valve Repair Workshop (2016), CREF Conference (2008), National Cardiac Surgery Conferences.

Research Experience

• Chordal preservation • study in MVR.
• Clinico-pathological study on acute intestinal obstruction.

Publications & Presentations

• Multiple publications in international journals (2024, 2018, 2017).
• Presented papers at CREF Conference (USA, 2009) and ASI.

Teaching Experience

• Associate Professor – PSP Medical College, Chennai.
• Assistant Professor – Indira Medical College, Chennai.
• Undergraduate teaching – PIIMS & RC.
• Senior Resident (Teaching) – Narayana Medical College Hospital.