Dr. Janeel M
MBBS, MS, MCh Senior Consultant Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon
Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgeon with experience and excellent results in all spectrums of paediatric and congenital heart surgery in India and abroad having been involved in over 3000 paediatric cardiac surgery. Trained in Paediatric & Congenital Cardiac Surgery at GreenLane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, one of the world’s first institute to start a congenital heart program. Successfully done ECMO for probably the first pregnant ECMO survivor for H1N1 disease in India at Aster Medcity Kochi. Instituted ECPRs and integrated ECMO-CPB for temporary cardiac mechanical support for cardiac cases at Apollo Children’s Hospital Instituted early extubation and enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols to expedite the hospital stay in paediatric cardiac patients.
Metromed International Cardiac Centre, Calicut.
Educational background
MBBS (1997-2002) - Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
MCh (Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery) 2007-2010, Government Medical College, Kozhikode.
Fellowship In Surgery at Green Lane Paediatric & Congenital Cardiac Services
Starship Children Hospital, Auckland 2012-2014,
Professional experience
Consultant Adult and Paediatric Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Apollo Children's Hospital Chennai. March 2016- March 2021
Senior specialist, Paediatric cardiac surgery, Aster Medcity Kochi. 2014-2016
Surgical fellow, Green lane Paediatric and congenital cardiac services
Starship Children's Hospital Auckland 2012-2014
Memberships
Member of Paediatric Cardiac Society of India
Member of Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons,
Awards & Achievements
Done ECMO for First Pregnant ECMO survivor in India
One of the youngest surgical faculty in PCSI 2016 and chaired couple of sessions at PCSI 2021
Led the first and only successful paediatric cardiac program in Somali region,
