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About Mr Rajamiyer Venkateswaran
Personal Profile
Mr Rajamiyer completed his medical degree and post-graduate training in India. He started his cardiac surgical training initially in Papworth Hospital, Cambridge and later in the West Midlands training program.
His research involved optimisation of thoracic organ donor for heart and lung transplantation and he completed a master's degree at The University of Birmingham. He was appointed on the first national fellowship in Heart/Lung Transplantation in Papworth, Cambridge, and was appointed in 2010 in Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester.
He is the Director of Heart & Lung Transplantation and Lead for Mechanical Circulatory Support in Wythenshawe. He represents the UK cardiothoracic transplant community at a national level (cardiothoracic transplant advisory group) and is the national representative for organ retrieval in the audit group.
His research work has lead to change of practice at both local and national level.
Mr Rajamiyer is an adult cardiac surgeon with special interest in mitral valve surgery and minimal access aortic valve replacement, in addition to transplantation and ventricular assist devices.
Clinical Interests
- Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement
- Mitral valve repair surgery
- Complex valve and CABG procedures
- Redo-operations
Professional Memberships
- Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Member of Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of GB & Ireland
- Member of International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
