Dr. MP Naresh Kumar

Adjunct Professor in Cardiac Surgery, The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University

Outstanding Professional Award in Cardiac Surgery – American Biographical Institute - 2002

Endowment Lecture Prof. A.Srinivasan Memorial Endowment Dr Sir.ALM Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani, Chennai, March 12, 2003

IOACON 2003 – National Award of Excellence in Cardio Thoracic Surgery

Nominated to “The Contemporary Who’s Who of ABI, USA 2002

Honorary Melwyn Jones Fellow - International Lions Club

IMACON 2007 ‘Indian Medical Association Appreciation Award”

First Vice Chancellor Dr.Lalitha Kameshwaran Memorial Oration 2008” at “The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R Medical University,Chennai in July 2008 – “ Tissue is the Issue” Cell regenerative therapy and Heart”

Life Time Achievement Award in the field of Cardio Thoracic Surgery awarded by The Institute ofCardiology and Cardiothoracic surgery, Madras Medical College and Deemed University, Chennai. 2010

Appointed Adjunct Professor in cardiac Surgery, The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University

Life Time Achievement Award in the field of Cardio Thoraci Surgery awarded by The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University Chennai. On 29th September 2011 on the The World Heart Day.

Awarded Doctor of Science ( Honoris Causa) for contributions in the field of Cardiac Surgery

By the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical university at 22nd Convocation of the University on 3rd November 2011.

Over 25 gold medals and prizes from Madras University and Madras Medical College

Best Outgoing student from Madras University in MBBS

Burmah Shell Scholarship for Medical School Education - 1971 – 1976

B.C. Roy Fellowship for Postgraduates awarded by National Medical Council of India 1981 (for MCh, Cardiothoracic Surgery training)

Coronary Artery Surgery

Valvular Heart Surgery

Surgery for Congenital Heart disease

Thoracic organ Transplantation

Pulmonary and esophageal surgery

Surgery of Great vessels and vascular surgery

Surgery for cardiac failure

Autologous Stem Cells in ischemic heart disease

Management of Intensive Care patients

Valve reconstruction and preservation of tissues

Stem cell therapy in acute heart attacks and in heart failure

Open Heart surgery in HIV positive patients

Study of hormonal influences on mast cells in rats

Indian Journal of Medical Research, 1978:67;795-804

Double outlet right ventricle: controversies and review of literature

Indian Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, 1982:1:4553

The place of aortic valve reconstruction in a young population (Abstract)

N Kumar, B Gometza, Z AlHalees, CMG Duran

Bulletin of the Saudi Heart Association 1990;2(2):8889

Indications and limitations of aortic valve reconstruction

CMG Duran, N Kumar, B Gometza, Z Al Halees

Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1991;52:447-54

The problems of valve surgery in a developing country

Balasundaram, N Kumar, B Gometza, CMG Duran

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 1991;32:564-569

Intraoperative mitral valve testing: a comparative study

S Balasundaram, N Kumar, Z Al Halees, CMG Duran

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (Submitted)

Surgery for aortic regurgitation in the young: repair versus replacement

N Kumar, B Gometza, Z Al Halees, CMG Duran

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 1992;33:7-13

Aortic valve cusp extension

CMG Duran, R Gallo, N Kumar

Journal of Cardiac Surgery (Accepted)

The scope of aortic valve repair

CMG Duran, B Gometza, N Kumar, S Bianchi, Z Al Halees

Circulation 1990;82:4:(suppl)1913

Left internal thoracic artery bypass graft in arterial switch with

transfer for transposition of the great arteries

S Balasundaram, N Kumar, Z Al Halees, N Wilson

International Journal of Cardiology 1992;36:121-23

Total correction of transposition of great arteries with atrioventricular

defect.

N Kumar, G Prabhakar, N Wilson, Z Al Halees, CMG Duran

Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1992;54:989-90