{"id":3326,"date":"2023-05-04T12:54:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T12:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grzdemo.grazitti.com\/deepam-meditours\/?post_type=doctors&amp;p=1025"},"modified":"2023-05-04T12:54:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T12:54:43","slug":"dr-krishna-s-iyer-2","status":"publish","type":"doctors","link":"https:\/\/grzdemo.grazitti.com\/deepam-meditours\/blog\/doctors\/dr-krishna-s-iyer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Krishna S Iyer"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Krishna S Iyer is an esteemed pediatric cardiac surgeon with 43 years of experience in this field. He is recognized for his clinical expertise and involvement in the treatment of children with cardiac disease in India and developing nations. He has operated on more than 14,000 patients with congenital heart diseases from all parts of India and over 15 other countries. 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He had the privilege to be invited as an international member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons. 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