Dr Neville Solomon

Dr. Neville Solomon is a highly respected pediatric cardiac surgeon with over 25 years of experience in treating complex congenital heart diseases in children. As the Head of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at Apollo Children's Hospital in Chennai, he has performed over 6,000 heart surgeries, including more than 3,000 procedures on newborns and infants. Known for his expertise in arterial switch operations, valve repairs, and pediatric heart transplants, Dr. Solomon is deeply committed to improving pediatric cardiac care in India. He is also the founder of the Save a Child's Heart Initiative (SACHI) at Apollo Hospital, which provides life-saving heart surgeries to underprivileged children across India and Africa.

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS – Madras Medical College, 1991
• MS (General Surgery) – Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum, 1995
• M.Ch (Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) – Madras Medical College, 1998

Professional Experience

• March 1991 – August 1991: Resident in Casualty, Apollo Hospital
• October 1991 – June 1992: Senior House Officer, Department of Medicine, Government General Hospital, Madras Medical College, Madras
• January 1996: Assistant Consultant, General Surgery, Metropolitan Hospital, Trichur
• February 1996 – March 1996: Registrar, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Apollo Hospital, Chennai
• June 1998: Senior Registrar, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (with Dr. V. V. Bashi), Malar Hospital, Chennai
• July 1998 – August 1999: Senior Registrar, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (with Dr. M. R. Girinath), Apollo Hospital, Chennai
• September 1999 – May 2001: Junior Consultant, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (with Dr. M. R. Girinath), Apollo Hospital, Chennai
• June 2001 – June 2003: Registrar, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
• July 2003 – Present: Consultant Pediatric & Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgeon, Apollo Children’s Hospital, Chennai
• June 2009 – Present: Head of Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Apollo Children’s Hospital, Chennai

Notable Achievements

• Performed over 6,000 heart operations, including more than 3,000 congenital cardiac surgeries in newborns and adults
• Head of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at Apollo Children's Hospital since 2009
• Chairman of Alfred Solomon Heart Foundation, facilitating free pediatric cardiac surgeries and camps across India and Africa
• Founder of the Save a Child’s Heart Initiative (SACHI) Program at Apollo Hospital
• Award for Best Paper at the 12th Annual Congress of the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT), Chandigarh, 2000
• Dr. R. Nanjunda Rao Gold Medal in General Surgery
• Certificate of Merit in General Surgery
• ECFMG (FMGEMS) Part I scored 93, Part II 91, offered Residency in General Medicine in the USA

Professional Memberships

• Tamil Nadu Medical Council
• Indian Medical Association
• Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons
• Pediatric Cardiac Society of India
• Society of Congenital Heart Surgeons