Dr. Subramanian joined Lenox Hill Hospital in 1987 as Chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and was named Director of Surgery in 1995. He is widely recognized in this country and abroad as a distinguished academician for his pioneering work to advance cardiac surgery.
Dr. Subramanian is the originator of the percutaneous intraaortic balloon pump used as temporary heart-assist device and a co-developer of artificial heart at the University Hospital of Minnesota. Since 1995, he has been developing various innovative techniques for minimally invasive (MIDCAB) and beating heart coronary bypass surgery. Most recently, Dr. Subramanian and his colleagues have started developing robotic heart surgery in the United States.
Dr. Subramanian has been a visiting professor at the universities and teaching hospitals all over the world, including Brazil, India, Italy, the Philippines, and Venezuela. He has presented over 120 lectures in this country and abroad, participated in 6 world teleconferences, published over 100 abstracts and articles and 6 book chapters.
Dr. Subramanian has received numerous national and international awards for his contribution to the field of cardiac surgery and has been named one of New York's best doctors by New York Magazine.
Experience
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Lenox Hill Hospital
2004-Present
Other Appointments
Co-Director, Peripheral and Endovascular Interventions
Department of Interventional Cardiology, Lenox Hill Hospital
2005-Present
Chair, Division of Vascular Surgery
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
1990-2004
Attending Physician
Highland Hospital, Rochester, NY
1981-2004
Director, Vascular Lab
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
1977-1980
Attending Vascular Surgery
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
1976-2004
Associate Attending Physician
Highland Hospital, Rochester, NY
1976-1981
Education & Training
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Stanley Medical College, University of Madras
India
1962
Internship & Residency
Surgery University of Minnesota Hospitals
Minneapolis, MN
Surgery
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
New York, NY
Honors & Awards
America's Top Doctors
2003
Richard M. Green, M.D. Award
Presented by Dr. Enrico Ascher, Maimonides Medical Center
2002
Best Doctors in America Award
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002
Merit Scholar
University of Rochester
1979
Achievement Award
Upjohn
1975
Appointments & Memberships
Professor of Radiology, University of Rochester 2004
Professor of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center 2004
Director, Vascular Surgery -Fellowship Program, University of Rochester Medical Center 2004
Associate ProfessorUniversity of Rochester Medical Center 2004
Associate Professor, SurgeryUniversity of Rochester Medical Center 1991
Clinical Assistant Professor, SurgeryUniversity of Rochester Medical Center 1987
Memberships - State
New York State Consortium for the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Carotid Endarterectomy 1996
Rochester Vascular Society, President 1984-1986
Rochester Vascular Society 1982-Present
New York State Society of Surgeons 1979-Present
Upstate New York Vascular Society 1979-Present
Rochester Academy of Medicine 1979-Present
Medical Society, County of Monroe 1976-Present
Memberships - National
American Surgical Association, Fellow 2005
Society for Vascular Surgery, President 2003-Present
Society for Vascular Surgery, President-elect 2002-2003
American Heart Association, Fellow 2002
American Vascular Association, Treasurer 2002
Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology AAA Screening Plan of the Legs for Life Program, Co-chairman 2000
American Venous Forum, Chairman, International Relations Committee 2000-2001
International Cardiovascular Society, N. American Chapter, Membership Committee 1988
Eastern Vascular Society, Program Committee 1984-Present
Society for Vascular Surgery 1983-Present
International Cardiovascular Society, N. American Chapter 1979-Present
American College of Surgeons 1979-Present
Alpha Omega Alpha 1969-Present
Lenox Hill Hospital
Cardiac Surgery Center
130 East 77th Street
13th Floor
New York, NY 10075
Phone: (212) 434-3000
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