About
Krithika Ramaprabhu, MD, is a cardiothoracic surgeon with additional fellowship training in heart surgery and advanced robotic heart surgery. She treats patients who have a range of complex heart and heart valve disorders by offering minimally invasive procedures, including robot-assisted heart surgery and transcatheter valve replacements.
Dr. Ramaprabhu became a doctor because she has always been interested in, and gratified by, the ability of surgeons to bring relief to patients. Her main approach to care is to treat each person as if they were a member of her own family. This includes being empathetic and detail-oriented while working together with each patient to achieve their treatment goals.
Although Dr. Ramaprabhu is classically trained as a dancer and violinist, her main hobbies include hiking, playing tennis and watching movies and TV shows. She has an amazing cat named Abhees, or Little Snacks.
Education & Training
Medical School
Pondicherry Institute Of Medical Sciences & Research
Fellowship
Cardiac Surgery
- Mayo Clinic
- Emory University School of Medicine
Boards
Insurances
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Academic Information
Research Profile
Krithika Ramaprabhu, MD, is a fellowship-trained cardiothoracic surgeon with clinical and research interests in advanced robotic and minimally invasive surgical approaches to treat heart valve disorders.
As a researcher, she has presented to, and been published in, the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery with work highlighting the importance of different cannulation strategies on aortic dissection. Her work is frequently collaborative with cardiologists, hematologists and medical intensivists.
Research Interests
- Robotic cardiac surgery
- Gender impact in outcomes following cardiac surgery
- Blood conservation techniques
- Transaortic valve replacement (TAVR) versus surgical outcomes for aortic valve disease
Areas of Expertise
- Coronary and valve surgeries
- Aortic surgery
- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
- Robotic cardiac surgery
- Total arterial revascularization
- Transcatheter valve replacements