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Overview
Dr. Arjun Ashok, is a highly skilled Cardiac Anaesthetist with over 8 years of experience in anaesthesia and critical care management of complex adult cardiothoracic surgeries, including more than 40 heart and lung transplants. Dr Arjun (Regn. No. 83124) is a Consultant, Cardiac Anaesthesia at Institutes of Heart-Lung Transplant & MCS, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. He has extensive expertise in ECMO, advanced airway management, TEE, and perioperative critical care, with a proven track record in both OR and ICU leadership.
Experience
Consultant Cardiac Anesthetist – Apollo Hospitals, Chennai (2025 – Present)
Consultant Cardiac Anesthetist – Vijaya Hospital, Chennai (2024 – 2025)
Consultant Cardiac Anesthetist – Kauvery Hospital, Chennai (2021 – 2024)
Consultant Cardiac Anesthetist – Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad (2020 – 2021)
Senior Resident – Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Puducherry (2017)
Memberships
ISA – Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists
IACTA – Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists
ECFMG – Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Medical Council of India & Tamil Nadu Medical Council
Research and Publication
Peer-Reviewed Journals
Fast track extubation following pediatric cardiac surgery – Thesis, 2021 (submitted).
Comparison of intrathecal vs intravenous clonidine in capnoperitoneum – SLJA, 2017.
Survivin biomarker studies in cancer detection – PLOS ONE, Biologics, 2012–2015.
Breast-conserving surgery re-excision outcomes – The American Surgeon, 2013.
Conference Presentations
Podium: Clonidine in capnoperitoneum hemodynamics (PONCON 2016).
Poster: Re-expansion pulmonary edema after mediastinal tumor excision (ISA PONCON 2017).
Special Interests
ECMO & Advanced Mechanical Circulatory Support (IABP, IMPELLA)
Heart & Lung Transplant Anesthesia
TEE & Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS)
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