Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon ·
BGS Gleneagles Global Hospitals , Bangalore, India
23 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: Tamil , English
With more than 17 years of experience, Dr. Arul is a highly experienced Pediatric cardiac surgeon. He has performed many cardiac surgeries in both pediatric and adults. He completed his MBBS from Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in 1998. Later on, he did a diploma in Child health from the same university in 2002. In 2010, he was awarded the Fellowship of Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH), UK. He also received a fellowship in 2011 from Guy’s and St Thomas Hospital, London in Congenital Cardiac MRI. In his endeavor to keep on gaining knowledge, Dr. Arul completed his CCT from the prestigious PGIMER, Chandigarh in 2012.
Dr. Arul is currently the Head of Department of Pediatric Cardiology in Gleneagles Global Hospital, Chennai. Various research articles of Dr. Arul, related to pediatric cardiology, have been published in indexed journals. He is an esteemed member of General Medical Council UK, Karnataka Medical Council, British Congenital Cardiac Association, and Association of European Pediatric Cardiology. Prior to this, he was associated with Gleneagles Global Clinic, Adyar and Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai. His area of expertise includes Stenotic Pulmonary artery, ASD, PDA, VSD device closures, Coarctation of aorta and stenting of Pulmonary Aorta. He is also an expert in the diagnosis and management of various cardiovascular disorders.
Children can have many kinds of cardio thoracic vascular conditions which are treated by Dr. Arul Narayanan and we have outlined some of them here for your convenience.
Congenital cardio thoracic vascular defects are the most common among children which essentially means they are born with these conditions. When you realise that your child has a CTV condition you check with your primary care pediatrician who will refer you to pediatric CTVS surgeon with whom they work closely with. Pediatric CTV conditions happen in children owing to these reasons:
There are many signs and symptoms of congenital CTV disease in children such as:
Your child can have a CTV condition if he/she has shortness of breath and fatigue quite often and even less exertion wears them out. CTV condition in your child can also be signalled via symptoms such as heart palpitation and chest pain. As the connection between the symptoms and the CTV condition become clearer kindly make sure that you get in touch with the surgeon quickly.
The operating hours of the doctor are from 10 am to 4 pm from Monday to Friday and 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Best results are ensured owing to the skill and efficiency with which the pediatric CTVS surgeries are performed.
There are several types of procedures that pediatric CTVS entails, we have mentioned some of them here for your perusal:
A high degree of precision is needed for pediatric CTVS procedures as they are extremely critical and crucial. The best practices in pediatric CTVS should be applied with a focus on patient centric approach. A seamless rehabilitation process is required for a child who has had a pediatric CTVS procedure and this can be achieved through multidisciplinary care.
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A pediatric CTVS surgeon diagnoses and treats Cardiothoracic Vascular conditions in children. The techniques being used by the doctors performing procedures in this specialty are now increasingly refined over the last few years despite its recent origins. The life and death scenarios that most of the pediatric CTVS procedures entail is also a factor in how the technologies and techniques have developed in this specialty. The surgeons work as a team with pediatricians, cardiologists, oncologists, anaesthesiologists and other healthcare personnel as well such as technicians and intensive care staff.
We bring to you the names of the tests to be done before and during consultation with pediatric CTVS:
It is essential to complete the tests for pediatric CTVS related conditions prior to and during the procedures as they make the process more efficient and ensure better success rates. The medical treatment and the resultant outcomes are symbiotically linked to the recommended tests and it impacts the decisions taken by the doctor.e. The patients’ liaison with the pediatric CTVS has to involve the medical history, the physical exam and diagnostic tests.
The treatment from pediatric CTVS becomes essential if the health conditions are related to organs in thoracic cavity in the child. Please do not let the health condition linger in your child and seek treatment immediately or the situation could worsen. The treatment process for every patient will be different as even though these procedures are usually extremely crucial still every case is different. The surgical procedures in this field have been fine tuned with time because of the research and its application in the field.
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Last Reviewed - June 2026
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