Dato' Dr. Ghandhiraj Somasundram

DBTJ, MBBS AM (MAL), FRCSI(Edinburgh), FRCS(Glasgow), CST (Cardiothoracic Surgery) UK, Diploma in Cardiovascular Surgery (Vienna)

Cardiac Operations

1. Surgery for coronary artery disease and it's complications

2. Heart Valve repair and replacement

3. Surgery for thoracic aortic diseases, like aortic aneurysms and dissections

4. Left Ventricular Restorative procedures for Heart failure

5.Surgery for acute and chronic pulmonary thromboembolism

6. Surgery for Cardiac and Great vessel Trauma

7.Surgery for Pericardial diseases

8. Surgery for Cardiac Tumours

Thoracic Operations

1. Fibreoptic and Rigid Bronchoscopy

2. Video-assisted and open thoracotomy procedures

2. Surgery for thoracic Trauma, lung and oesophagus

3. Surgery for infective lung disease, lung abscess, decortication of lung

4. Thymectomy

5. Surgery for benign and malignant mediastinal tumors

6. Surgery for lung cancer

7. Thoracoplasty procedures

8. Resection of esophageal tumours

Dato' Dr. Ghandhiraj Somasundram was trained in the United Kingdom and was accredited by the General Medical Council of UK as a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, where he had worked as a Consultant before returning to Malaysia to work permanently.

He also trained in Cardiovascular Surgery at the University of Vienna, Austria. He was appointed as one of the pioneer Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeons at Gleneagles Hospital in 1996, where he continues to have an advanced and busy practice. Dr. Somasundram is a specialist in coronary artery bypass surgery, heart valve repair and replacement, surgery for aortic aneurysms and dissections and left ventricular restorative surgery.

He also performs the full range of thoracic operations and video assisted thoracoscopic interventions for lung and mediastinal disease and chest trauma.

Most notably, Dr. Somasundram is an expert in surgical pulmonary thromboembolectomy for life-threatening acute massive pulmonary thromboembolism using his innovative technique which he has shared and presented his work in regional academic conferences.

Dr. Somasundram is an active member of many professional medical bodies including the American Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), European Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), Asian Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (ASCVTS) and the Malaysian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (MACTS).

Dr. Somasundram has attended and presented at numerous meetings and is currently an expert reviewer of academic journals. Besides that Dr.Somasundram has been a past Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee of the Hospital. He has also been involved with various administrative activities with the Management of the Hospital for its development.

He is currently the Head of Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery of Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur.