Dr. Neville Solomon - Best Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon in Chennai | Apollo Hospitals - Cardiologists in No. 15, Shafee Mohammed Rd, Thousand Lights West, Thousand Lights, Chennai Dr. Neville Solomon - Best Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon in Chennai | Apollo Hospitals

Dr. Neville Solomon is a Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon affiliated with Apollo Hospitals at No. 15, Shafee Mohammed Rd, Thousand Lights West, Thousand Lights, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He serves as Head of the Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at Apollo Children’s Hospital, Greams Road, Chennai, with over 25 years of experience in the field.[3][4][5] His qualifications include MBBS from Madras Medical College, MS in General Surgery from Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum, and MCh in Cardio Thoracic Surgery from Madras Medical College.[1][3]

Dr. Solomon specializes in paediatric cardiac surgery, treating congenital heart conditions in newborns, infants, and adults with congenital heart disease. He has performed over 6,000 cardiac surgeries on children, including complex cases on newborns weighing as little as 650 grams.[5] His practice covers procedures such as open-heart surgery for congenital defects, valve repair and replacement, closure of defects like ASD and VSD, arterial switch operations, TAPVC repair, single ventricle surgeries, ECMO support, device closures, and balloon valvuloplasty.[2][4] He previously served as Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, from 2001 to 2003.[3][4]

Dr. Solomon chairs the Alfred Solomon Heart Foundation, which has supported nearly 100 heart operations and conducted free pediatric cardiac camps across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, North-east India, Bangladesh, and African countries including Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya, and Sudan.[3] He co-runs the Save a Child’s Heart Initiative (SACHI) Program at Apollo Hospital.[1] He communicates in English, Tamil, and Hindi.[3]