PremKumarSamuelMDFACS, FCCP

Summary

• Dr. Prem Samuel is a Cardiothoracic and a Vascular surgeon in Independence, MO and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Research Medical Center, CenterPoint Medical Center, and Lee's Summit Medical Center.
  
  He received his medical degree and 31/2 years of Post graduate training in General Surgery from Madras Medical College/Madras University. He also has 10 years of training in the United States at multiple institutions and is Board certified in General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery. He has been in practice in the KC metro for 24 years after being in training for 20 years. In between his surgical training in the United States he worked as a General surgeon, Burn and a Trauma Surgeon in Las Vegas for 2 years. He was affiliated with University Medical Center and was also involved in teaching medical students and surgical residents. He speaks multiple languages, including Tamil.
  
  He specializes in Adult cardiac surgery, General thoracic surgery, minimally invasive thoracic surgery and is experienced in aortic aneurysmal disease, Valvular and Coronary artery surgery. He has a special interest in Complex aortic pathologies, Endovascular surgery and Robotic Thoracic surgery. He has recently been recognized in terms of volume as the number one Robotic Thoracic surgeon for the state of Missouri and is ranked second for the state of Kansas. Received the highest 3 Star quality rating for CABG from STS from 2015-2017. Featured consistently for the last 11 years as a Regional Top Doctor since 2015