Dr. Chandrasekar Santhanakrishnan M.D.
Transplant Surgeon
600 Highland Ave Madison WI, 53792About
Dr. Chandrasekar Santhanakrishnan is a transplant surgeon practicing in Madison, WI. Dr. Santhanakrishnan specializes in organ transplants, and may perform surgeries involved with the transplant of organs such as the kidneys, liver, pancreas, intestines, heart, lungs, tracheal tissue and more. As a transplant surgeon, Dr. Santhanakrishnan performs long, complex surgeries that might take many hours to complete. Transplant surgeons remove the organ from the donor as well as transplant the organ in the recipient. Dr. Santhanakrishnan works with transplant physicians, nurses and surgical residents, and is responsible for and complications which may arise during or after surgery.
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