About Doctor
Dr Vijit K.Cherian is a Director, Minimally invasive Cardiac Surgery & Heart Failure, Madras Medical Mission Hospital, Chennai. Extensive experience in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Areas of interest include valve repairs, aortic aneurysm surgeries, transplant and thoracic procedures
- Dr. Vijit K Cherian is an accomplished Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon with experience of more than 31 years.
- In his career spanning over two decades, he has performed over 8000 heart surgeries.
- He also offers treatment for Valvular heart disease and Heart Failure.
- He is skilled in performing Mitral Valve Repair Surgery, Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, and General Thoracic Surgery and Tracheal surgery.
- He also takes interest in teaching and has been Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Cardiology at Christian Medical College Vellore.
- He is a member of several prestigious associations that include: Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS) and Indian Medical Association (IMA).
- After graduating with MBBS from Seth G S Medical College Mumbai, in 1992, he pursued MS in General Surgery in Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai, in 1995. Thereafter, he did DNB from Tata Memorial Hospital in 1995. Later, he pursued MCh in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, 1996-98.
List Of Treatments
- Arrhythmia Treatment with Ablation and Pacemakers
- Coronary Artery Surgery
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Treatment
- Cardiac OPD Procedures
- ECG-Treadmill Test TMT
- 24 Hour Holter Monitoring
- Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
- Echocardiography with Color Doppler
- Stress Echocardiographyn
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
Special Interest
Valvular Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Mitral Valve Repair Surgery, Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery, Tracheal surgery, Surgical Ventricular Restoration
Dr. Vijit K Cherian's
- MCh, 1998, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
- DNB, 1995, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
- MS, 1995, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
- MBBS, 1992, Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai
