Dr Rajkamal Vishnu
M.Ch., ASCVTS Thoracic fellowship
Junior Consultant
Junior Consultant
Dr Rajkamal Vishnu is a highly skilled Cardiothoracic surgeon with a special focus on minimally invasive thoracic and chest wall deformity surgeries. He completed his cardiovascular and thoracic training at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, an Institute of Eminence recognized by the Government of India. His dedication to learning and advancing his surgical skills led him to be selected for the prestigious Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Fellowship. He also received specialized training from a renowned international surgeon in the treatment of chest-wall defects, including Pectus deformity. Dr Rajkamal achieved significant academic success in thoracic surgeries. Apart from his expertise in pectus deformity correction, Dr Rajkamal provides minimally invasive solutions for various other thoracic conditions. He is recognized as one of the few surgeons on the Asian continent qualified to perform pectus surgeries. Dr Rajkamal strongly believes in the combination of scientific technology and surgery to enhance the quality of life for his patients.
Key Expertise
- Minimal Invasive ( Video and Robotic assisted ) Thoracoscopic Surgeries
- Chest wall deformities ( Pectus ) surgery
- Cardiac surgeries
Honours and Awards
- Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (ASCVTS) Thoracic Fellowship Award 2023.
- Best Academic Presentation ,Hyundai Motor Travel Grant Award 31st May- 03 June 2023, ASCVTS Busan, South Korea
- Best VATS Lab Table , ATEP 8th workshop, 9th-10th November 2022, Osong, South Korea
Publications
- Bishnoi AK, Rai G, Kamath GS, Vishnu R, Kumar V, Joshi H et al. Emergency brachial artery ligation for ruptured infected pseudoaneurysm of haemodialysis access is a possible option. Journal of Vascular Access. 2019 Sep 1; 20(5):471-474.
- Rajkamal Vishnu, MCh; Guruprasad Rai, MCh; Ganesh Sevagur Kamath, MCh. Rare Image of a Patent Axillopopliteal PTFE Graft Bypass With Postoperative 3D-Reconstructed Angiogram. Vascular disease management 2018;15(12):e144-e145
- Rai DG, Kumara V, Bishnoi A kumar, Kamath GS, Vishnu R, Joshi H, et al. Combined approach for port-a-cath implantation -a dependable alternative. Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology. 2020;28(2):108–13.
- Rai G, Kamath GS, Vishnu R, Shanavas S. Tracheobronchial tear in chest trauma—a diagnostic perplexity. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2018 Jul 1;34(3):409-412.
- Harshil Joshi, Vijaya Kumara, Guruprasad Rai, Rajkamal Vishnu. Peri-operative High Sensitive C- reactive Protein for Prediction of Cardiovascular Events after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery in Left Ventricular Dysfunction Patients: A Prospective Observational Study. Indian Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia. Volume 6, Issue 5 Part-I, September-October 2019, Pages 1575-1582.
- Vishnu, R., Rai, G., Bishnoi, A., Sevagur, G., Balakrishnan, P., gaude, Y., Patil, N., Budania, L. A Propensity Score Analysis of Renal Dysfunction in Patients after On-Pump and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2019; 7(3): 474-483.
- Goyal, S., Jain, S., Rai, G. Vishnu, R et al. Clinical variables responsible for early and late diagnosis of foreign body aspiration in pediatrics age group. J Cardiothorac Surg 15, 271 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-020-01314-9
- Vishnu R, Rai GD, Kamath GS, Kumara V. Modus Operandi: Irrigation of the Modified Eloesser Flap in Heterogeneous Suppurative Lung Pathologies. J Chest Surg. 2021;54(2):137-142. doi:10.5090/jcs.20.144
- Vishnu R, Jung W, Shih BC, Hwang Y, Jeon JH, Cho S, Kim K, Jheon S. Subcostal robotic- assisted pulmonary resection: Left lingular segmentectomy. JTCVS Techniques. 2022 Sep 6.
Presentations
- Modified Eloesser Flap. Our experience. Paper presentation at Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons 64th Annual Conference (IACTSCON), Vizag, India, FEB 1- 4, 2018
- Extra anatomical bypass grafting for critically Ischemic Lower Limb. Presentation done at Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons 64th Annual Conference (IACTSCON), Vizag, India, FEB 1-4, 2018.
- A rare case of hypothenar hammer syndrome-case report. Presented at Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 27th Annual Meeting 2019 (ASCVTS) Chennai, India, Feb21- 24, 2018.
- Bentall’s procedure and pulmonary valve replacement in adult TOF with absent pulmonary valve. Stage presentation at 9th Aortic Summit, December 2020, SIMS hospitals, Chennai.
- Explantation of calcified homograft aortic root treated with redo Bentall’s surgery. Stage presentation at 9th Aortic Summit, December 2020, SIMS hospitals, Chennai.
- Infected Aortic stent (post coarctation repair) with bronchial fistula and its management. Stage presentation at 9th Aortic Summit, December 2020, SIMS hospitals, Chennai.
- Predicting factors for Grade 3 subtype of clinical stage 1 lung adenocarcinoma in Ground Glass Nodules. The 54th Annual scientific meeting of the Korean society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery (KSTCVS) 2022, November 3-5, South Korea.
- Outcome comparisons of lobectomy and pneumonectomy in Squamous cell carcinoma with interlobar Lymph Node metastasis. The 31st Annual meeting of the Asian society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. May31 -June 3, 2023, Busan, South Korea.
- Recent Advancement in Pectus Surgery: Crane Lifting, Multiple-Bar, Bridge Stabilization, and Sandwich Technique. 23rd Annual congress of the chest wall international group (CWIG) June 22-24, 2023, Istanbul, Turkey.