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Rajaratnam Skantharaja, M.D.

Rajaratnam Skantharaja, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

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Gould Medical Group

About me

Philosophy of care

The main focus is the patient and the best care that I can provide.

Personal interests

Outside of Medicine, personal interests include reading, hiking and meditation.

At a glance

Languages: English and Tamil

Gender: Male

Age group treated: Contact Office

Training & education

Medical school: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Internship: Genesee Hospital

Residency: Rutgers University; Brooklyn Hospital Center; Saint Vincent Hospital

Fellowship: Kaunas University Hospital, San Raffaele Hospital, Italy, St. Luc Hospital, Lutheran Medical Center, New York, Thoracic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, NYU Langone Medical Center, University of Maryland Medical Center

Board certifications

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery - Board Certified

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