Dr. NASSER YUSUF

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Thoracic

Dr Nasser Yusuf is a CTVS Surgeon associated with PVS Sunrise Hospital, Palayam, Sunrise Hospital and Chest Hospital, Palayam. He has 21 years of experience and has worked as an expert in different cities in India.

Doctor Yusuf has contributed to handling numerous complex medical cases in several hospitals. He is known for his attention to accurate diagnosis and treating patients empathetically. 

Few highlights of his career:

1. He was the first to start Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Malabar at Fathima Hospital in 1998
2. In 1999, he pioneered Keyhole Surgery of the Chest (Thoracoscopy) and Mediastinoscopy in Kerala for the treatment of Chest diseases
3. He performed surgery on a 5-day-old baby with pus surrounding the heart and also on a 105-year-old man with a burst lung
4.  He has successfully removed one of the largest tumours ever reported in the world weighing 2.5 Kg (The size of a newborn baby) from the Chest of a 50-year-old lady

The speciality interests of Dr Nasser are Beating Heart Off-Pump CABG, Valve replacements and valve repair, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, and Peripheral Vascular Surgery.