Kirtana Ponnuswamy is a dedicated medical professional with a passion for surgery and medical education. After completing her MBBS in Chennai, India, she embarked on a dynamic career that has taken her across specialties and roles. Currently, she is a Medical Education Fellow at the East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust, where she combines her clinical expertise with a commitment to teaching and mentorship.
Kirtana previously worked as a Locally Employed Doctor at a core trainee level in General Surgery and is now focused on pursuing specialty surgical training in the UK. She also held the role as the Postgraduate Manager for the International Association of Student Surgical Societies (IASSS) for two years, and holds her current position as the Committee Development Officer within the same organization.
She is also pursuing a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education, further solidifying her expertise in teaching. As an Wellbeing Champion within her hospital trust and a long-time mental health advocate since medical school, Kirtana is deeply committed to supporting her colleagues and patients alike.
Selected publications from PubMed
The effect of the extent of the stent graft coverage of the aorta on the remodeling of the distal false lumen after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for non-traumatic type IIIB dissections.
Ojha V, Ponnuswamy KG, Jagia P, Reddy PR, Kumar S
Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug;41(8):1003-1006 doi: 10.1007/s12055-025-01936-5.
Clinicopathological profile of myxoid soft tissue tumors- A retrospective study in a tertiary care hospital in South India.
Sigamani K, Ponnuswamy K
Niger J Clin Pract. 2022 Sep;25(9):1584-1592 doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_292_22.
Transposition of great arteries with coarctation of aorta: a rare association demonstrated on dual source CT.
Ojha V, Singh SP, Ponnuswamy KG, Jagia P
Acta Cardiol. 2021 Apr;76(2):214-215 doi: 10.1080/00015385.2020.1717097.
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm with aortocaval fistula and embolic IVC thrombus-a rare clinical scenario detected on CT angiography.
Ponnuswamy KG, Reddy PR, Vadher A, Nanda S, Ojha V, Goyal A, Kumar S
Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jul;36(4):429-430 doi: 10.1007/s12055-020-00937-w.
Mucinous cystadenoma of pancreas with honeycombing appearance: Radiological-Pathological correlation.
Jefferson B, Venkatraman I, Kumar RV, Ponnuswamy K, Anbukkarasi, Maduraimuthu P
Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2018 Jul-Sep;28(3):327-329 doi: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_469_17.
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