Adj. Associate Professor Rajesh Dharmaraj is the Head of Division of Vascular Surgery, and Senior Consultant at the National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS).
He graduated from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science in 2004. During his internship training in 2004, he developed a keen interest in Vascular Surgery during his work with Prof Sanjay Desai and then decided on a career in Vascular Surgery. He moved to Singapore in 2006 and got into the Advanced Specialty Training in General and Vascular Surgery. He gained valuable experience in Vascular Surgery during his Advanced Specialty Training years at the National University Hospital.
He also spent a year as Specialist Senior Registrar and gained valuable experience in Vascular Surgery at Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand. He completed his specialist training and became a fellow with Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh in March 2013. He was then appointed Consultant of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS), National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS). He also has a keen interest in research and has obtained a Masters in Clinical Research from the National University of Singapore. He has been an investigator in a number of clinical trails and has special interest in innovation of medical devices.
Adj. A/Prof. Rajesh is also actively involved in Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching at the National University Health System and is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He has special interest in advancing Vascular Surgery in the region and has conducted many workshops for surgeons around the region. He has been an invited speaker in many international vascular surgery conferences and contributed as invited faculty. He also has served as a Lecturer in Surgery at Christchurch Medical School, University of Otago, New Zealand from 2009 to 2010. He has full registration with Indian Medical Council, New Zealand Medical Council, Singapore Medical Council and General Medical Council UK.
