Gopinath Perumal, MD
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Surgery-Ped & Cong Hrt
Email:
gperumal@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5100
Biography
Gopinath Perumal MBBS, MS, Mch, FRCS Cth is from coimbatore,Tamil Nadu,India. He received his medical degree from MGR medical university and then went on to complete general surgery residency at Calicut Medical college, Kerala, India. He completed cardiothoracic residency from SCTIMST, trivandrum an institute of national importance. He further honed his skils in congenital heart surgery in Westmead children's Sydney, Queensland children's Brisbane, Benoiff children's, UCSF San Francisco and Texas children's, the nation's number one heart center. He has worked as surgeon and faculty in India, Australia and USA and has published peer reviewed articles. In his freetime he enjoys hiking and spending time with his daughter and family.
Education
| QCH, Fellowship, Pediatric cardiac surgery | 2017 |
| SCHN- Westmead children;s Hospital, fellowship, Pediatric cardiac surgery | 2016 |
| SCTIMST, Mch, Cardiothoracic vascular surgery | 2013 |
| Calicut Medical college, MS, General surgery | 2009 |
| Coimbatore Medical College, MBBS, Medicine | 2005 |
| Coimbatore Medical college, MBBS, Medicine | 2005 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, ECFMG, ECFMG | 04/2018 - Present |
| Licensure, Texas Medical board | 03/2022 - 03/2024 |
| Licensure, California Medical board | 08/2019 - 08/2021 |
| Licensure, Medical Board of Australia | 06/2015 - 06/2019 |
| Certification, MCH Cardiothoracic vascular surgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences. | 06/2013 - Present |
| Certification, MS General Surgery, Calicut University | 10/2010 - Present |
| Certification, MBBS, Dr MGR Medical university | 06/2005 - Present |
| Licensure, Cochin travancore Medical Council | 11/2014 - Present |
| Licensure, Tamil nadu Dr MGR Medical Univerity | 06/2005 - Present |
| Certification, CITI | 02/2024 - 02/2027 |
| Licensure, Virginia Medical board | 09/2022 - 09/2026 |
| Licensure, Physician license | 04/2023 - 04/2026 |
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery | 05/2023 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Instructor, Baylor College of Medicine, School of Medicine | 03/2022 - 04/2023 |
| Instructor, UCSF, School of Medicine | 07/2019 - 07/2021 |
| Post-graduate fellow, SCHN- Westmead children's hospital, School of Medicine | 03/2018 - 04/2019 |
| Lecturer, University of Queensland, School of Medicine | 07/2016 - 02/2018 |
| Consultant surgeon, Aster MIMS hospital | 05/2014 - 06/2015 |
| Junior consultant, Southern Railway Hospital | 01/2013 - 05/2014 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, Determination of perioperative levels of cefazolin in pediatric cardiac surgical patients, Heart Kids grant Australia | 10/2017 - 01/2019 |
Publications
short report | |
| J. Spinner,1G. Perumal,1 G. Mallory,2 E. Melicoff-Portillo,3 and J. Heinle.3 1Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; 2Texas Children 's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; and the 3Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX. Think Inside The Box: Constrictive Pericarditis after Pediatric Lung Transplant | 2024 |
Journal Article | |
| Douglas Bell 1, Jessica Suna 2,3,4, Supreet P. Marathe 2,3,4, Gopinath Perumal 5, Kim S. Betts 4, Prem Venugopal 2,3,4 , Nelson Alphonso 2,3,4,* and QPCR Group 6 Feeding Neonates and Infants Prior to Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | 2022 |
| Gillian M. Blue, PhD a , b , Mauk Mekel, MD c , Debjani Das, PhD d , Michael Troup, BCST(adv)(hons) d , Emma Rath, PhD d , e , Eddie Ip, BSc d , Mikhail Gudkov, B.Eng(Hon) d , Gopinath Perumal, MD, FRCS, Cth a , Richard P. Harvey, PhD d , e , f , Gary F. Sholler, MBBS, FRACP a , b , Jozef Gecz, PhD, FAA, FAHMS, FFSc(RCPA) g , Edwin P. Kirk, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FRCPA h , i , Jinfen Liu, MD j , Eleni Giannoulatou, DPhil d , e , ∗, Haifa Hong, MD, PhD j , ∗, Sally L. Dunwoodie, PhD d , e , ∗, and David S. Winlaw, MBBS, MD, FRACS a , b , d , e , k , ∗ Sydney, Australia; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Adelaide, Australia; Shanghai, China; Ohio, United States of America Whole genome sequencing in transposition of the great arteries and associations with clinically relevant heart, brain and laterality genes | 2021 |
| Gopinath Perumala,b, Supreet PrakashMarathea,b, Kim S. Bettsc, Jessica Suna a,d, Jim Morwooda, JasonWildschut a, Adrian C. Mattke e,f, Nelson Alphonso a,b and Prem Venugopal a,b,* Universal implantation of temporary epicardial pacing wires after surgery for congenital heart disease: necessity or luxury? | 2019 |
| Gopinath Perumal1,2, Supreet P Marathe1,2, Luregn J Schlapbach3,4,5, Jim Morwood1,2, Prem Venugopal1,2 and Nelson Alphonso1,2 Postoperative catecholamine resistance following fetal methamphetamine exposure | 2019 |
| Gananjay G. Salve, MCh1, Gauri M. Datar, MCh1, Gopinath Perumal, MCh1, Aakansha Ajay Vir Singh, MD1, Julian G. Ayer, FRACP, PhD1,2, Philip Roberts, FRACP1, Gary F. Sholler, FRACP1,2, Andrew D. Cole, BAppSci (Hon)1, Nick Pigott, FRACP3, Alison Loughran-Fowlds, FRACP2,4 , Andrew Weatherall, FRACP2,5, T. Indika Alahakoon, FRANZCOG2,6, Yishay Orr, FRACS1,2, Ian A. Nicholson, FRACS1,2, and David S. Winlaw, FRACS1,2 Impact of High-Risk Characteristics in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome | 2019 |
| Supreet P. Marathe, MCh, Diana Zannino, MS, William Y. Shi, PhD, Karin du Plessis, PhD, Jascha Kehr, MD, Gopinath Perumal, MCh, Jessica Sun, MD, Thomas L. Gentles, FRACP, Julian Ayer, FRACP, PhD, Gary F. Sholler, FRACP, Charlotte E. Verrall, BS (Hons), Nelson Alphonso, FRACS, David Andrews, FRACS, Yves d’Udekem, MD, PhD, and David S. Winlaw, FRACS Two Ventricles Are Not Better Than One in the Fontan Circulation: Equivalent Late Outcomes | 2018 |
Abstracts | |
| Supreet Marathe∗, William Shi, Charlotte Verrall, Jascha Kehr, Gopinath Perumal, Jessica Sun, Tom Gentles, Nelson Alphonso, David Andrews, Julian Ayer, Diana Zannino, Karin Du Plessis, Yves D’Udekem, DavidWinlaw. Are Two Ventricles Better Than One in the Fontan Circulation? http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.04.062 | |
| S Marathe, G Perumal, J Wildschut, A. Mattke, J Morwood, P Venugopal, N.Alphonso Use of Temporary epicardial pacing wires after congenital heart surgery: necessity or luxury? dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.758 | |
| Dr Gananjay SALVE, Dr Gauri Datar, Dr Gopinath Perumal, Dr Aakansha Ajay Vir Singh, Dr Julian Ayer, Dr Philip Roberts, A/P Gary Sholler, Mr Andrew Cole, Dr Nick Pigott, Dr Alison Loughran-Fowlds, Dr Andrew Weatherall, Dr T. Indika Alahakoon, Dr Yishay Orr, Dr Ian Nicholson, Prof David Winlaw, Improving outcomes and continuing challenges with hypoplastic left heart (HLH) | |
Electronic Publications | |
| Bibhuti Das, Shriprasad Deshpande, Swati Choudhury and Gopinath Perumal Predicting 1-Year Mortality After Pediatric Heart Transplantation Using Machine Learning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | |
Presentations
| Poster Presentation, Single Coronary Origin with associated Dilated Aortic Root and Myocardial Bridging of LMCA Hanna Sams, MD; Jon Reimer, DO; Ashok Kumar Coimbatore Jeyakumar, MD; Gopinath Perumal, MD University of Mississippi Medical Center, STS coronary congress | 01/2025 |
| Invited Symposia, Complete and Staged Repair of Complex Congenital Heart Defects”, merritt health, Riverhills club ridgewood | 04/2024 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Surgical management of heart failure in pediatric population, UMMC pediatrics, Tupelo | 11/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cardiothoracic trauma in pediatrics, UMMC pediatrics, Sanderson conference hall | 09/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Contrast echocardiographic delineation of cannulae during ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), ELSO, Gold Coast Australia | 10/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Chronic Type A dissection following Aortic valve replacement and CABG- a case report, Scientific meeting, SR Hospital | 10/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Successfully treated fungal endocarditis following bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement- a case report, Scientific committee SR hospital, SR hospital, Chennai , India | 10/2013 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Case report of first successful Norwood’s operation, Cardiothoracic society of Trivandrum, Local cardiothoracic meeting | 06/2012 |
| Poster Presentation, • A case report on our recent experience on hybrid procedure for ruptured aortic arch aneurysm., Chitrolsav, SCTIMST | 09/2011 |
| Poster Presentation, PA banding for Single ventricle patients, Paediatric Cardiac Society of India, Trivandrum | 09/2011 |
| Platform Presentations, • Recent Surgical Experience with cervical paragangliomas, IACTSCON, Chennai | |
| Platform Presentations, • Reoperations for Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis – 5 years SCTIMST experience, IACTSCON, Chennai |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Fellow, Royal College of Surgeon Edinburgh | 2019 |
| Young innovator award, Paediatric Cardiac Society of India | 2012 |
| Best Poster, Chitrolsav, SCTIMST | 2011 |
| • First prize in General surgery national quiz -, KASICON | 2009 |
| Best short paper of the year, Calicut surgical club | 2008 |
| First prize in state and national general surgery quiz competition, ASICON | 2008 |
| Gold medal, Tamil Nadu ENT association | 2002 |
Professional Membership and Service
| ISHLT, Member | 2026 - 2027 |
| ELSO, Member | 2024 - Present |
| Royal College of Surgeons,Edinburgh, Fellow | 2019 - Present |
Committee Service
| Research Committee- CVTS, Chair | 2025 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES-GRADUATE PROGRAM REVIEW, Member | 2023 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, Member | 2023 - Present |
Community Service
| Healing Little Hearts, Visiting surgeon | 03/2017 - Present |
| Sathya sai seva trust, Community physician | 03/2004 - 12/2009 |
Other Service
| Academic, BMC Pediatrics | 07/2025 - Present |
| Academic, Cardiology in the Young | 05/2024 - Present |
| Academic, World Journal of Pediatric cardiothoracic surgery | 11/2023 - Present |
| academic, IJCTS | 07/2020 - Present |
| Academic, Asian annals of Cardiovascular surgery | 06/2020 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Norwood procedure | Fall 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Cardiomyopathy and heart transplantation | Annual 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Cyanotic heart disease- TOF | Annual 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric coarctation and arch hypoplasia management | Annual 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Adult Congenital heart Disease | Annual 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Cyanotic Heart disease | Annual 2024 - 2024 |
| Lecture, Lecturer, Coronary anomalies | Annual 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Single ventricle lesions | Winter 2024 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Right ventriculuar outflow tract obstruction | Annual 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction | Winter 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Single ventricle lesions | Fall 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Vascular rings and slings | Fall 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Cyanotic heart disease- TOF | Annual 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Left to right shunts - VSD | Annual 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Adult congenital heart diease | Annual 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Coarctation of aorta management | Annual 2023 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Research, Advised: Abdullah Nasser | 2025 - Present |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Lauren Skinner | 2024 - 2025 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Maddie Griffin | 2024 - 2024 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity | 2024 - 2024 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Isaac Spears | 2024 - 2024 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: reese Newman | 2024 - 2024 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity | 2024 - 2024 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Delora Denney | 2024 - 2024 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity | 2024 - 2024 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Caleb Kingma | 2023 - 2024 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Elyse Smith | 2023 - 2023 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: nathan Foxworth | 2023 - 2023 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Gabriella Decker | 2023 - 2023 |
| Supervised Research, Anticoagulation in post Fontan patients Advised: John Salvemani | 2023 - Present |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Ansley Keith | 2023 - 2023 |
Fellows supervised
| Cardiothoracic residency, Attending Physician, 3 fellows supervised | 07/2025 - Present |
| Attending Physician, 3 fellows supervised | 07/2024 - 06/2025 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery, Attending Physician, 2 fellows supervised | 07/2023 - 06/2024 |