Profile of Dr. R. Sudheendra

Dr. R. Sudheendra is a board certified surgeon and a graduate from the Mysore Medical College, located in Mysore, India. The Mysore Medical College is a medical school of 85 years standing, and has produced outstanding medical graduates since its inception. Dr. Sudheendra completed an approved surgical residency at New York Methodist Hospital, which is now a teaching hospital attached to Cornell University. He became board certified in general surgery in 1971.

While in New York, Dr. Sudheendra held a clinical instructor position at the State University of New York's Downstate Medical Center. He later completed a fellowship in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a clinical instructor in surgery while at LSU. He practiced cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at Hamot Medical Center in Erie, Pennsylvania up until 1976, when he moved to Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren, Ohio. Dr. Sudheendra has excelled as Chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Trumbull Memorial Hospital until recently, in July of 2007, when he retired from the practice of surgery and devoted full-time to the practice of venous diseases and treatment of varicose veins.

Since his arrival in Warren, Ohio, he has been affiliated  with both Trumbull Memorial and St'Joseph's Health Centers . He is currently the director of the Vein Center of Northeast Ohio in Warren, Ohio, where he dedicates his full-time position to the treatment of varicose veins with sclerotherapy, laser ablation, VNUS closure, microphlebectomy, and treatment of other complicated venous disorders.

Dr. Sudheendra is a involved in the following professional organizations:

• Fellow of the American Society of Angiology
• Fellow of the American College of Angiology
• Fellow of the International College of Surgeons
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
• Diplomat on the American Board of Surgery

Dr. Sudheendra is involved with the following organizations and societies:

• Member of the American Medical Association
• Member of Ohio State Medical Association
• Trumbull County Medical Society
• North American Society of Phlebology
• Charter member of the International Society of Endovascular Surgery
• Affiliated physician of the Cleveland Clinic Complex
• James D. Reeves Surgical Surgery of Louisiana State University School of Medicine
• American Heart Association
• American Lung Association
• KSMD member of the Karnataka State Medical and Dental Association of America
• American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
• Member of Youngstown Warren Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Sudheendra has a license to practice in the following states:

• Florida
• Ohio
• Louisiana
• Pennsylvania

Dr. Sudheendra has also earned honors in the following institutions:

• Listed in Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists
• Listed in Marquis Who's Who In America
• AMA Physicians Certification Award for continuing medical education
• Recipient of the Government of India Merit Scholarship