Doctor Dr. RAJAN SANTOSHAM M.S. (Genl. Surgery) in 1974. M.Ch (Cardio Thoracic Surgery) in 1977.

Teaching Experience
Maximum Teaching experience in Cardio Thoracic Surgery in the State from 1977 to date.

Posts held in Department of Cardio Thoracic Surgery
1. Senior House Surgeon, Dept. of Thoracic Surgery from February 1971 to June 1971.
2. Honorary Assistant in Thoracic Surgery, Govt. General Hospital, Madras from 1971 to 1978.
3. Tutor in Thoracic Surgery in Madras Medical College form 1978 to 1981.
4. Asst. Professor of Cardio Thoracic Surgery, Madras Medical College from 1981 to 1994.
5. Professor of Cardio Thoracic Surgery, Madras Medical College from 1894 to date & Cardio Thoracic Surgeon, Govt. General Hospital, Chennai.

Experience
1. Maximum number of Pulmonary Resection in the country.
2. Maximum number of Tracheal Reconstruction in Asia.
3. Pioneer in Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy from 1984.
4. Attended all the National Updates on Flexible Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy besides conducting the 2nd National Update on Flexible Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy at Madras on 1/11/1987.

Membership in Associations
1. President, Indian Association for Bronchology.
2. Association of Surgeons of India.
3. Governing Council Member of the Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons of India.
4. Indian Medical Association.
5. Secretary, Sadasivan Thoracic & Cardiovascular Society.
6. Indian Chest Society.
7. American Association for Bronchology.
8. World Association for Bronchology.
9. Editorial Board of Lung India.
10. Organizing Secretary, Indian Assoication of Cardiovascular- Thoracic Surgeons.
11.Gvernor , American College of Chest Physicians and the International Academy of
                  Chest Physicians and Surgeons , South India Chapter.
 

12. Secretary, Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons.
 

Examiner in Madras University for B.P.T. (6th Semester) Thoracic Medicine
1. Chairman, Madras Medical College, Madras 1998.
2. Examiner, Christian Medical College, Vellore 1986.
3. Examiner, Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Madras 1992.
4. Examiner, Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. M.Ch. Thoracic Surgery C.M.C. Vellore 1998.
5. Examiner in M.Ch. Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery in Pondicherry 1998.
6. Examiner, K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay (now Mumbai).

Publications
1. Surgical Correction of a Rare Variant of Cor Tritarium (Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Louis-No. 70 Pages 354 to 357 August 1975)
2. Aberrant Subclavian Ligation (Heart Journal Vol. 30, No. 3, 1978)

Oration
1. Godrej Karai Oration in March 1998.
2. M. Santosham Oration in December 1998.

Attended 16 International Conferences and over 100 National Conferences.