RARE HONOUR FOR CITY BASED CARDIAC SURGEON DR. LOKESWARA RAO SAJJA OF STAR HOSPITALS ELECTED AS JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR THORACIC SURGEONS

Since inception, STAR Hospitals has been an abode of clinical excellence. It is indeed a stimulating institution with a tradition of high standards in patient-centred care, teaching and research. The proficient team at STAR Hospitals is renowned for their incredible contribution to the field of medical science.

Dr. Lokeswara Rao Sajja, Director of Research & Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon - Star Hospitals, President - Society of Coronary Surgeons, Chairman-Sajja Heart Foundation and an Active Member of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) has been elected as a Junior Vice President during 67th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS) held between 26-28th Feb, 2021. He shall be installed as the President of IACTS after 2 years.

The landmark study, Promote Patency Trial, was recently conducted by Dr. Lokeswara Rao Sajja (Star hospital, Hyderabad), Dr. Kunal Sarkar (Medica Hospital, Kolkata), Dr. Gopichand Mannam (Star Hospital, Hyderabad), Dr. Krishna Kumar (KIMS, Hyderabad), Dr. P. Chandrashekar (GKNM Hospital, Coimbatore), Dr. Sanjeeth Peter (DDMM Heart Institute, Gujarat) and Dr. Anvay Mulay (Fortis Hospital, Mumbai) and published in Indian Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular  Surgery and accessed by 12000 surgeons all over the World.  During the 67th Annual Conference of IACTS Dr. Sajja received Best Original Article – 2020 award. Promote patency trial is a milestone in academic and scientific validation of the clinical works that in being done in our country.

We hope this inspires other surgeons and specialties to come up with more such serious scientific endeavours.

For further details, please contact:

• Dr. Lokeswara Rao Sajja, Sr. Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, STAR Hospitals: 9849028317
• L. Narender Rao: +91-98490 20296