Editor Name:
Premanand Ponoth
Designation:
Professor & Chief
Country: Kenya
University: The
Karen Hospital
Email: pponoth@gmail.com
BIOGRAPHY
• Adjunct
Profesor (Cardiothoracic Surgery): The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University,
Chennai,India.
• Visiting
Faculty, Dr.Ntr University Of Health Sciences (Cardiothoracic Surgery): AP,
Vijayawada,India.
• Visiting
Prof. Dept.Of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, School Of Medicine,
University Of Najaf, Iraq.
• DNB
Inspector.
• Visiting
Cardiothoracic Surgeon-Pondicherry Medical Mission, Pondicherry.
• Coordinator-
Seafarers Health (www.sailorshelpline.org).
RESEARCH
INTEREST: Cardiothoracic surgery, Beating heart CABG, Heart Valve Surgery, Thoracic
Trauma
PUBLICATIONS:
1. Premanand
Ponoth. A Shift of Paradigm of Disease profile in Kenya: Should we be Cautious?
Open Journal of Cardiology & Heart Diseases (ISSN:2578-0204)April
2019.Vol3,Issue1.OJCHD.000551.2019.
2. Lula
Kithome, Antony Gikonyo, Issac Adembesa, Benjamin Wambugu, Premanand Ponoth.
Perforation of Internal jugular Vein:An Avoidable Rare Complication in
Permanent Heamodialysis Catheter Insertion. ECRONICON open journal/EC
Cardiology, Vol 6(7):687-690,july 2019.
3. Fariah
Oshow, Anthony Gikonyo, Shango Irungu, Kiendi Kinoti, Cynthia Sempele and
Premanand Ponoth.Uncovering Pneumonia: Comparing Chest Radiographto Computed
Tomography: An Analysis.EC Cardiology 6.10,October (2019)1089-1093.
4. Mariah
Obino, Riffat Abdulaziz, Naushad Karim, Kevin Ombati, Antony Gikonyo, Premanand
Ponoth. Fibrosing Mediatinitis with Intracardiac Extention: A Rare Crippling
Ailment-Case Report.Open Journal of Cardiology & Heart Diseases Volume 3
-Issue1.2019(OJCHD.MS.ID.000553. 3(1).2019)
5. N Simiyu,
AK Gikonyo,C Sempele,S Panchal,I Adembesa,P Ponoth; Transthoracic Endovascular
Repair: Alternative Treatment for Type B
Aortic Dissection. Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery Volume5,
Number 4,page 183-186. October – December 2019.
6. Allan
Yienya1, Sylvia Chelangat, Stephen Omondi, Anthony Gikonyo,Premanand Ponoth,
Lance Mayabi, IsaacAdembesa, SNK Waweru;Pheochromocytoma: A Rare Culprit of
Uncontrolled Hypertension. ECRONICON open journal(EC CARDIOLOGY Case
Report)Volume 7 Issue 1,Page 1-03, January 2020.
7. Dan
Gikonyo, Anthony Gikonyo, Duncan Luvayo, Premanand Ponoth: Drug expiry debate:
the myth and the reality(Letter to the Editor).Afri Health Sci.
2019;19(3):2737-2739.
8. Mariah
Obino, Riffat Abdulaziz, Naushad Karim, Kevin Ombati, AntonyGikonyo, Premanand
Ponoth. Effect of HER2 Receptor expression on cardiac Ejection Fraction In
Cancer patients treated with Trastuzumab.Open Journal of Cardiology & Heart
Diseases.
9. Premanand
Ponoth, Bob Kikwe, Hussain Khalif, Obed Morara. Abstract 47-Complications of
Permenent Haemodyalisis Catheter insertion: Right Internal Jugular Vein
Perforation. Abstract 48-Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in patients with
Chronic Kidney Diseases.AJN Congress Proceedings; Abstract book(AFRAN&AFPNA
Congress Sept 25-28.2019. Mombasa, Kenya.
10.
Premanand ponoth:Anaesthetic Challenges in Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass
Surgery:A Surgeons Perspective.Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and
Surgery,2020;6(2):139–142.
CONFERENCE
ATTEND:
1. CABG in
CKD patients: An anlysis. Poster presentation. Joint AFRAN/AFPNA with Kenya Renal
Association annual conference.25th to 28th Sept 2019.Mombasa ,Kenya.
2.
Perforation of Internal Jugular Vein: An avoidable rare complication in
Permenent Haemodialysis Catheter insertion. Poster presentation. Joint
AFRAN/AFPNA with Kenya Renal Association annual conference.25th to 28th Sept
2019.Mombasa ,Kenya.
3. You
cannot beat a heathy heart:World Heart Day 2019.Invited Presentation-The
Heartto Heart Foundation, Annual Teachers Workshop, 27th September 2019, The
Karen Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
4.
Endovascular Aneurysm Repair: Paradigm shift in surgical treatment.
Poster/Abstract presentation CSI Africa 30th November 2019, Arusha, Tanzania.
5. Thoracic
Endovascular Aortic Repair: Invited presentation by Medtronics Africa, 6th
Desember 2019, Meru, Kenya.
6.
Endovascular Aortic Interventions in Kenya: Staying relevant with new
technologies and techniques-The Karen Experience: Invited lecture, Sub Saharan
Aortic Forum 2020, Feb 13-14th, Raddison Blue, Nairobi, Kenya.
7. Reptured
Aneurysm:A case report, How do we manage. Invited lecture, Sub Saharan Aortic
Forum 2020, Feb 13-14th, Raddison Blue, Nairobi, Kenya.
8.
Endovascular Repair: Paradigm shift in Surgical Treatment in Kenya. E- Poster(P12),
20th ISMICS Annual Scientific Meeting;4-6th June 2020; Warsaw, Poland.
9.
Endovascular Aortic Interventions: Karen Experience: Invited speaker, Webinar
by Kenya Cardiac Society and Medtronic,23rd July 2020