Dr. Kunal Sarkar

Designation
Senior Vice Chairman, Senior Cardiac Heart Surgeon & Head MICS
FRCS (ED), FRCS (Glasg), MNMS

Department
Cardiac Surgery

About Doctor
Dr. Kunal Sarkar is one of the Most Experienced Heart Surgeon in Kolkata. He specializes in Complex Heart Surgeries, ECMO, CABG, and Congenital Heart Disease. He is also the Director and Head of Cardiac Surgery at Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata. Dr. Sarkar is well known for his high success rate in Coronary, Heart Bypass Surgery with over 18,000 happy patients.

Areas Of Expertise
• Off-Pump CABG
• Without the support of Heart-Lung machine, More than 90% cases.
• Bloodless Heart surgery.
• Complex Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
• Total Arterial Bypass Grafting Surgery – Off-pump (LIMA RIMA Y).
• CABG with Endarterectomy.
• Combined Surgery (CABG + Valve Surgery).
• Aortic Surgery (Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection).
• REDO Surgery (2nd time CABG, Valve Replacement Surgery).
• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.
• Surgery for Heart Failure.
• Surgery for Adult Congenital Heart Disease.
• Ventricular Assist Devices.
• ECMO.

Experience
• Jan 2013 – Present: Sr. Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata.
• April 2001 – Dec 2012 : Vice President, Narayana Hrudyalaya group of Hospitals
• April 1996 – May 2001: Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Peerless Hospital, Kolkata

Professional Memberships
• President – Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS)
• Chairman – Kolkata Heart Foundation, Calcutta Debating Circle, Kolkata Sukriti Foundation
• Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, and Glasgow
• Faculty of Imperial College London

Dr. Gopichand Mannam

Qualification
• Graduated from Guntur Medical College in 1981 with a Bachelor’s degree in medicine (MBBS)
• Fellowship studies in Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) in the year 1986, with a fellowship in general surgery
• Fellowship studies in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow), specializing in Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Experience
• Association with global organizations like Mending Kids International, USA International Children’s Heart Foundation, USA etc.
• Founder of Hrudaya, Cure a Little Heart Foundation that has been ascribed with the benevolence of having extended cardiac procedures and cardiothoracic procedures to more than 3000 children.
• Extended cardiac surgery services to children in developing countries such as Ethiopia, Libya etc.

Field Of expertise
• Expertise in the field of Cardiothoracic surgery, having performed over 25,000 cardiac surgeries.
• The nascence of Beating Heart Coronary bypass surgery and Undersized Donor heart transplantation in India is accredited to him.
• Pioneer of Minimally Invasive Atrial Septal Defect Closure and Mitral Valve Replacement in the country.

Dr. Jacob Jamesraj
MCh - Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, MBBS, MS - General Surgery
Cardiac Surgeon
31 Years Experience Overall (22 years as specialist)

Dr. Jacob Jamesraj is a Cardiac Surgeon in Mogappair, Chennai and has an experience of 31 years in this field. Dr. Jacob Jamesraj practices at Madras Medical Mission Hospital in Mogappair, Chennai. He completed MCh - Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum in 1999,MBBS from Madras University, Chenai, India in 1993 and MS - General Surgery from DR.M.G.R.MEDICAL U. in 1996. He is a member of Indian Association Of Cardiovascular And Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS).

Dr. Ritwick Raj Bhuyan
Director: Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla Road, Cardiac Sciences | Adult CTVS (Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery)
Dr. Ritwick Raj Bhuyan is the best cardiothoracic surgeon in Delhi, with more than 20 years of working experience in high-volume cardiothoracic centers in India and Australia. He has been associated with nearly 30,000 open-heart procedures and independently performed about 12,000 complex open-heart procedures.
He is an experienced leader in the field of cardiac surgery. Dr. Ritwick is also the Director at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla Road, New Delhi, India. You can directly book an appointment through the below button.

Dr. O. P. Yadava
Dr O P Yadava hails from an army background. After completing his medical graduation (MBBS) and MS (General Surgery) from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi in 1976 and 1981 respectively, he joined the Armed Forces as Surgical Specialist. He cleared his DNB Examination in General Surgery in 1983.
His basic training in cardiothoracic surgery started when he was at the Cardiothoracic Centre, Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune in 1985. For advanced training he went to Australia. Besides adult cardiac surgery, he was trained in paediatric cardiac surgery in Melbourne and Japan. He came back to India in 1992 and soon cleared the DNB Examination in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
He has an experience of over 12,000 open heart surgical procedures, of which around 10,000 have been performed after his return to India and include mainly coronary artery bypass surgeries, valve repair & replacements and congenital heart procedures. His special field of interest is coronary artery bypass surgery especially total arterial revascularisation and beating heart surgeries (minimally invasive).

Specialization
• Coronary artery bypass surgeries, especially total arterial revascularisation, valve repair’s replacements, congenital heart procedures,beating heart surgeries (Minimally Invasive).

Work Experience
• Cardiology, CEO and Chief Cardiac Surgeon- National Heart Institute , currently working
• Cardiac Surgery, Founder Chairman- Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi , 1998

Education
• MBBS – Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, 1976
• MS – Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, 1981
• DNB(CTVS)

Dr. Prasanna Simha Mohan Rao
M.S., MCh, Dip N B,PGDHHM
Sri Jayadeva Institute Of Cardiological Sciences and Research

BACKGROUND
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research

OTHER INTERESTS
Mitral Valve Repairs, Especially Rheumatic
Pediatric Mitral and Aortic Valve Disease
Medical Photography
Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
Transesophageal Echocardiography

ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai, MCh, Dip NB (CT) - 1995
Grant Medical College, Mumbai MS Dip NB ( Gen Surg) - 1992
Kasturba Medical College Mangalore India MBBS -1987
Symbiosis Institute of Health Care , PGDHHM - 2002

Dr. K.S.S Neelalakandhan
M.B.B.S, M.S [ General Surgery ], Mch [Cardio Thoracic Surgery]
Jubilee Mission Medical College, Nellikunnu, Thrissur

AREA OF INTEREST
Aortic Aneurysms Open Surgical Repair and Endovascular Repair Valve Replacement Surgery

PRESENT [CONSULTING / STATUS]
Consultant Surgeon: Jubilee Mission Medical College, Thrissur

FORMER STATUS
Consultant Surgeon: West Fort Hi-tech Hospital Punkunnam Thrissur

Travancore Medical College Kollam
Professor and Head: Dept. of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology Thiruvananthapuram
SUT Hospital Pattom Thiruvananthapuram

ADDITIONAL STATUS
Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Science

Dr. Lokeswar Rao Sajja
Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon & the Director of Cardiovascular Surgical Research, Star Hospitals, Hyderabad.
President – IACTS
President, Society of Coronary Surgeons
Chairman, Sajja Heart Foundation, Hyderabad


Area of interest:

• * Coronary artery bypass grafting
• * Multi center clinical trials
• * Perioperative preservation of renal function
• * Reoperative coronary artery bypass grafting
• * Left ventricular restoration procedures
• * Mitral valve repair
• * Aortic surgery
• * Off-pump coronary artery surgery
• * Arterial revascularization
• * Prosthetic valve design

Dr Shiv Kumar Choudhary
Professor & Head of Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery at AIIMS, New Delhi

Dr Shiv Kumar Choudhary is, Professor & Head of Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery at AIIMS, New Delhi. He has been a prolific surgeon specializing in complex aortic operations. His surgical skill and vast experience are being looked- up to by many cardiac surgeons in country who pursue aortic surgery. He has a keen interest in teaching training, and research. He has been instrumental in creating advanced facilities for complex cardiac problems, training of young surgeons, formulating national guidelines, developing newer and inexpensive India specific solutions, and advancement of science.

Dr. Aditya Sharma
specializes in vascular medicine

Dr. Aditya Sharma, specializes in vascular medicine. He currently holds the Tenured Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) position at the University Of Virginia School Of Medicine. Dr. Sharma is also the Director of the Vascular Medicine Program, the Program Director for the Vascular Medicine Fellowship, and the Director of the Multidisciplinary Pulmonary Embolism Response Team at the University of Virginia. In addition, he serves as a Secretary for the American Society for Vascular Medicine and an Associate Editor for the Vascular Medicine journal. He has published over 100 manuscripts and written multiple book chapters in vascular medicine.

Dr. Praveen Varma.P.K
senior Cardiac Surgeon

Dr. Praveen Varma.P.K, is a senior cardiac surgeon and is presently Professor and HOD at AIMS, Kochi. He is a teacher par excellence, and his area of interest includes, MV repair, HOCM, Heart Transplant etc. He has over 120 peer reviewed publications to his credit. He is in the editorial board of Indian Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery and Annals of Cardiac Anesthesia. He has 2 US and one Indian patents to his credit.

Dr (Prof) Vivek Jawali
senior Cardiac Surgeon

Dr (Prof) Vivek Jawali, a senior Cardiac surgeon well known for doing the first Awake CABG in 1999 is presently working as Chairman - Cardiac Sciences & the Executive Council of Bangalore cluster - Fortis hospitals,National Chairman : Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Council - Fortis Healthcare Ltd ,India. He was the past president of IACTS. He is credited with India’s First off Pump CABG in 1991 and first MICS in 1995. He is actively involved in various teaching progrmmes

Dr. Bhabananda Das
senior consultant Cardiac Surgeon

Dr. Bhabananda Das is a senior consultant Cardiac Surgeon presently working at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, NewDelhi. He is credited with the First Heart Transplant and First OPCAB in India. He is instrumental in starting the Cardiac Surgery Programme in Sathya Sai Institute, Puttaparthy as well as in his home state of Assam. He has performed the youngest heart transplant in India.
He has more than 30,000 heart surgeries to his credit and his area of interest is Aortic Aneurysms along with OPCABs.

Dr. Lalit Kapoor
Kolkata

MBBS, MS (General Surgery),
DNB(Cardio - vascular Thoracic Surgery),
M.Ch (Cardio - vascular Thoracic Surgery),
FICS (Cardio - vascular Thoracic Surgery),
FIACS(Cardio - vascular Thoracic Surgery)Senior Consultant
SPECIALITYCardiac Surgery - Adult, Cardiac Surgery - Paediatric
HOSPITAL: Jamshedpur - Brahmananda Narayana Multispeciality Hospital,
Kolkata - Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences

Dr.Ajeet Bana
MS, MCh, (Expert in Small incision CABG (Bypass), Heart Failure & Heart Transplant & Valve Surgery) Jaipur, Rajasthan

Dr. Ajeet Bana is a renowned CTVS surgeon with experience of over 10,000 surgeries including beating heart CABG, Valve Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Congenital Heart Surgery and Aneurysm Surgery. Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Heart Failure Treatment LVADs & Transplant
Off Pump CABG
Small incision CABG
Minimally invasive valve replacement and ASD closure
Mitral Valve Repair
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Surgery