Dr. Sriram Shankar – MBBS (Chennai, India), FRCS (England), FAMS (Singapore) – is a Consultant Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeon practicing both at Gleneagles and Mount Elizabeth Medical. He is also a Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at National Heart Centre, Singapore. Dr. Shankar was the recipient of Dr Rama Rao Gold Medal Anatomy in 1978, First Prize of Honor in Microbiology in 1980 and Service Quality Bronze in 2001.

Dr. Shankar graduated from Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India in 1981. He learnt Vascular Surgery under Professor N.Varadarajan MS at Government Stanley Hospitals for three years. He travelled to England in 1985 to further his education and in May 1987, He passed the FRCS examinations from the Royal College of Surgeons of England. After a posting with Dr. Peter Goldstraw, he chose to specialise in Cardiothoracic Surgery. He commenced training in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Middlesex Hospital in London and subsequently worked at the Brompton Hospital in London, Harefield Hospital in Uxbridge and the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.

Dr. Shankar moved to Singapore in September 1990 but returned to England in 1995 to further specialise. During this stint, he spent a year with Dr. William J Brawn FRCS and Dr. B Sethia, FRCS at the Children’s Hospital in Birmingham. Dr. Shankar has since helped establish the Paediatric Cardiothoracic service at the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, where he was the Head of services till March 2009. Dr. Shankar has had extensive experience with Adult Cardiac Surgery, having performed over 1000 off-pump procedures for patients with Coronary Artery Disease. He is trained to undertake Valve restorative operations for both Children & Adults, with vast experience in both. He has had excellent results with patients with aortic disease, especially aneurysm surgery and surgery for acute type 1 aortic dissection.