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Naveen Swami

Naveen Swami

MBBS, MS

Pediatric heart and lung surgeon

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Dr. Naveen Swami is a pediatric surgeon who specializes in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, or procedures on the heart and lungs.

Swami began his training in India, earning his medical degree from Sardar Patel Medical College, followed by a master's degree in general surgery from Sawai Man Singh Medical College and a master of surgery in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research. He completed a residency in general surgery at Sawai Man Singh Medical College and a fellowship in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. He then completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery at UCSF.

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Sardar Medical College
Degree

MD, Sardar Patel Medical College
Languages

Hindi

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Pulmonary Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction Is Induced by Nonpulsatile Pulmonary Blood Flow in an Ovine Classic Glenn Model.
Comprehensive Physiology
December 2025
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Pulmonary Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction is Induced by Non-Pulsatile Pulmonary Blood Flow in an Ovine Classic Glenn Model.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
October 2025
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Microvascular preservation and cardiomyocyte hyperplasia underlie adaptive right ventricle development in congenital heart disease-pulmonary arterial hypertension.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology
September 2025
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