Mohammad Salman Siddiqi

Mch. (Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery); M.S (General Surgery); M.B.B.S with over 20 years of experience in cardiothoracic surgery. Presently working with Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman as Senior Specialist (CTVS). Exposure to diagnosing illnesses and prescribing and administrating appropriate treatment/ medication for various ailments or diseases of the Heart; up-to-date knowledge of new research, treatments, and practices. Areas of surgical interest include most types of Closed & Open-Heart Operations in adults as well as Thoracic Surgery. Comprehensive knowledge of surgical methods and medicines. Flair to keep abreast of the leading edge of medicines/ treatments and the effect these have on patients; a keen planner, strategist & implementer with expertise in the routine administration of personnel & resources. A distinction of successfully handling opening & closing chest by Sternotomy/ Thoracotomy, harvesting the right & left Internal Mammary Arteries; Radial Artery as a conduit in CABG & Saphenous Vein Grafts, and weaning the patient off cardiopulmonary bypass Competent in the management of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, including Cannulation & initiation of Bypass. Competent in doing all types of adult surgical operations independently as mentioned below. Well-versed in establishing Intra Arterial Links and Central Venous Access; usage of Swan-Ganz Catheters; Transvenous Pacing. Honed medical & surgical skills with strong analytical, problem-solving & organizational abilities; an effective communicator with awareness & understanding of other cultures/ attitudes to medical treatment. Up to date with the latest technology and innovations in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. Transcatheter valve implantation, both mitral and aortic. Putting a patient on ECMO, both VV, and VA, weaning, and take down. Implantation of assist devices both LVAD and RVAD.

Publications

Esophagopleural Fistula following spontaneous rupture of traction diverticula’s, Asian Cardiovascular Thorac Ann, 2003; 11:344-345.

Bronchogenic Cyst presenting as superior Vena Cava Syndrome-A case report. IJCTVS Jun’04.

Critical Evaluation of long term clinical results with TTK-Chitra valve-IJTCVS-79-04, PAGE 65-67.

Abstract - Prospective comparative study of single closure versus double layer closure of saphenous vein harvest in pt undergoing CABG- Interactive journal of cardiothoracic surgery, April 2010.

Prospective comparative study of single closure versus double layer closure of saphenous vein harvest in pt undergoing CABG, J Thorac Dis 2011;3:171-176. DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2011.01.03

Abstract- Effect of local application of tranexamic acid on post coronary artery bypass surgery blood loss, published in abstract book of ASCVTS-ATCSA 2011, May 26 – 29, 2011 Phuket, Thailand.

Pretreatment with Hydroxyurea of the Patient with Essential Thrombocythemia Followed by Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Oman Medical Journal 07/2014; 29(4):294-5. DOI:10.5001/omj.2014.76

Coronary revascularisation in a patient with dextrocardia with situs inversus. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals 2014, Vol. 22(8) 972–974,DOI:10.1177/0218492313490526

Abstract- Combined Right Diaphragmatic Tear with Traumatic Dissection of the Descending Aorta and Pseudoaneurysm of Innominate Artery. The American Journal of Cardiology, March 13-16, 2014, 10th International congress of update in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, abstracts

Polytrauma to right diaphragm, descending thoracic aorta, and innominate artery. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals 0(0) 1–4, DOI: 10.1177/0218492314533558

Sharma's clamp for sequential coronary artery grafting. Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 04/2015; 23(8). DOI:10.1177/0218492315585045

Pseudo-horseshoe lung due to compensatory hyperinflation. Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 04/2015; DOI:10.1177/0218492315583415

Intra-operative cell salvage in cardiac surgery may increase platelet transfusion requirements: A cohort study. Vox Sanguinis 04/2015; 109(3). DOI:10.1111/vox.12280

Discriminatory power of the intraoperative cell salvage use in the prediction of platelet and plasma transfusion in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Transfusion and Apheresis Science 03/2015; DOI:10.1016/j.transci.2015.03.019

Combined transcervical and thoracoscopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma resection. May 2016 · Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals.

Giant Left Circumflex Artery Aneurysm with Coronary Sinus Fistula. Open Access J Surg. 2016; 1(5): 555572.

Saphenous vein harvest wound complications: risk factors, identification, prevention, and management. Chronic Wound Care Management and Research, 14 November 2016 Volume 2016:3 Pages 147—156.

Redo mitral valve replacement through right thoracotomy on beating heart. Open Access J Surg. 2016

Anesthetic implications of the anomalous origin of coronary artery. Glob Anesth Perioper Med, 2016

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left coronary sinus. Sultan Qaboos University Med J, Aug 2017, Vol. 17, Iss. 3, pp. e352–354, Epub. 10 Oct 17

Giant Intrathoracic Lipoma , November 2021,Sultan Qaboos University Med J, November 2021, Vol. 21, Iss. 4, pp. –, Epub. 21

Pre-emptive veno-venous ECMO in advanced tracheal malignancy prior to tracheal stenting. BMJ Case Rep.2021 Aug 17;14(8):e243596.doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243596.

Links

• http://www.linkedin.com/in/salman007