Naveen Swami, MCh
- Associate Professor of Surgery
- Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Contact Information
Education
Sardar Patel Medical college, India, MBBS, 2000
Swai Man Singh medical College, India, MS General Surgery, 2004
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, India, 2008
Clinical Expertise
- Arterial Switch
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Heart Block
- Heart Valve Disease
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mitral Valve Repair & Replacement
- Myocardial Revascularization Surgery
- Norwood Procedure
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Pediatric Heart Failure
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Transposition of Great Arteries
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD)
- Ventricular Septal Defect
Biography
Naveen Swami, MCh is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery. He received his MBBS from Sardar Patel Medical College in Bikaner, India, in 2000, and MS in General Surgery from Swai Man Singh Medical College in India in 2004. Dr. Swami then earned an MCh (Master of Surgery) in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, India in 2008. Concurrent with his academic degrees, he completed internships and residencies in general, cardiothoracic and vascular surgery at teaching hospitals and medical colleges in Bikaner, Jaipur, New Delhi and Gurgaon, India.
In July 2008 Dr. Swami accepted a position as an associate consultant in cardiovascular surgery at the Artemis Health Institute in Gurgaon. He remained there until October 2009, when he accepted a position as a specialist in cardiothoracic surgery the Al-Ahli Hospital, a private cardiac center in Doha, Qatar. Dr. Swami worked at Al-Ahli Hospital through June 2013, when he returned to India and joined The Medicity in Gurgaon, the busiest cardiac center in north India. In October 2014, Dr. Swami joined UCSF as a fellow in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery. He now joins the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Surgery.
Publications
- Cooch PB, Kim MO, Swami N, Tamma PD, Tabbutt S, Steurer MA, Wattier RL. Broad- Versus Narrow-Spectrum Perioperative Antibiotics and Outcomes in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Surgery: Analysis of the Vizient Clinical Data Base. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 Apr 28; 12(4):205-213. View in PubMed
- Tilahun M, Swami N, Reddy VM. Dendriform pulmonary ossification postpediatric cardiac surgery: A case report and literature review. JTCVS Tech. 2022 Dec; 16:223-226. View in PubMed
In the News
- UCSF Department of Surgery - - July 18, 2017The Department of Surgery welcomes three new pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons who recently joined the faculty: Peter Kouretas, M.D., Ph.D., Shunji Sano, M.D., Ph.D., and Naveen Swami, MCh. Dr. Shunji Sano is a world-renowned pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon, the pioneer of an innovative surgical procedure to treat hypoplastic left heart syndrome, now known as the "Sano Procedure", an established surgical intervention used by pediatric cardiac surgeons throughout the globe. After graduating [...]
