Dr. Shiv Kumar Nair

2014 – 2025 - Head of the Department, Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery. Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva
2020-2023 - Medical Director, Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva.
1999 – 2014 - Professor & Head of the Department, Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & College of Medicine, Kochi
1994 – 1999 - Associate Professor, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery.
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology
(Institute of National Importance, Govt. of India), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
1990 – 1994 – Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
1989 – 1990 – Lecturer, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Coronary artery bypass grafting (OFF PUMP & Conventional)
Valve repair or replacement surgery (Mitral, Aortic, Tricuspid and Pulmonary)
Ascending Aortic Surgery
Bentall Procedure & Frozen Elephant Trunk
Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and dissection
Aortic Arch Surgery
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm repair
Minimally invasive Cardiac surgery
Cardiac Arrythmia Surgery (Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation) and MAZE procedure
Hybrid procedure combining surgical and interventional techniques for complex cases.
Surgical management of heart failure (ventricular assist device / Dor)
Heart Transplant
Pericardial disease treatment
Surgical treatment of Thoracic outlet syndrome
Atrial / Ventricular septal defect closure
Adult congenital heart defects.
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for CTEPH
Peripheral artery bypass surgery
Carotid endarterectomy

Former President–Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons – 2019 - 20
Former President – Society for Heart failure and transplantation 2015 – 16
Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons (Fellow)
Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons of Asia.
Heart Failure Society of India
Indian Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Indian Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Associate Member, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Alumnus – Harvard University
Member, National AIDS Committee, Government of India – 1998
Member – International Federation of Healthcare Thought Leaders

1992 - University Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal
Professor M.J. Antunes 1992 – 1993 - University Hospital,Zurich,Switzerland
Professor Marko Turina(Adult & Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Heart Transplantation)

Former Editorial Board Member - Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Indian Heart Journal
Investigator – AIMS – '' SIRS ’’ Trial - Sponsored by Population Health Research Institute, Canada (PHRI)
Investigator – AIMS - “CORONARY” Trial – Sponsored by Population Health Research Institute, Canada (PHRI)
Investigator - AIMS - “STICH” Trial- International trial for surgical treatment of Ischaemic Heart Failure, Sponsored by National Institute of Health – USA
Investigator (Surgery) AIMS – Freedom Trial, Sponsored by National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a division of National Institute of Health (NIH)
Reviewer – National & International Cardiovascular Surgery / Cardiology Journal
Over 200 Invited presentations at National and International conferences
Over 40 Scientific Publications

Commendation certificate for outstanding patient care – Seth G.S.
Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai. 1988.
nternational Association of Lions Clubs District 324 -I E1, Recognition of
Service to the Heart-to-Heart programme. 2003 – 2004.
Appreciation award from Indian Society of Extra Corporeal Technology for contribution to Perfusion – 2005.
P.K. SEN Oration - Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons – 2013.
Dr. Krishna Manohar Memorial Oration 2023- Madras Medical Mission TED speaker – August 2024