Dr. Murali Dharan is a thoracic and cardiac surgeon based in Danville California. He has been active in the medical field for 23 years. Dr. Dharan graduated from the medical school of the Madras Medical College. He continued with an internship stage at the Pinnacle Health System – Polyclinic. Afterward, he completed a residency stage at University of California San Diego and a fellowship at UCLA Medical Center. He is a board-certified specialist in surgery and thoracic and cardiac surgery. Dr. Dharan was awarded the Super Doctor recognition. He is currently affiliated with John Muir Medical Center, Concord, John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, San Ramon Regional Medical Center, Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, and Stanford Health Care – ValleyCare in Pleasanton.