Dr Darshan Reddy is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing at the Lenmed Ethekwini Hospital and Heart Centre in Durban.

Dr Reddy completed his undergraduate medical degree at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and his cardiothoracic surgical training at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), completing both a Masters in Medicine and the Fellowship of the Colleges of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of South Africa. Dr Reddy spent a year as a visiting clinical lecturer in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery at the University of Michigan and has a special interest in the surgical treatment of paediatric and congenital heart disease.

Dr Reddy holds leadership positions in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the World Society of Paediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WSPCHS), and the African Society of Paediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (ASPCHS).

Clinical Practice:

• Complex neonatal cardiac surgery and rheumatic mitral valve repair