Specialization: Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery
Department: Heart Institutes
Location: Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi
Qualification: MBBS, MS, MCh, MAMC
Fellowships & Memberships
- Fellow, Indian association of cardiothoracic & vascular surgeons
- Life member, European association of cardiothoracic & vascular surgeons
- International member, Society of thoracic surgeons, USA
About:
Research & Publication
- Tubercular pseudo aneurysm of aorta in Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Off pump coronary artery surgery in unstable angina in Asian Annals Of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
- Ventricular fibroma presenting as angina in Asian Annals Of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
- Established cardiovascular surgery unit as chief cardiovascular surgeon in Asian Inst Of Medical Sciences, Faridabad in Feb 2010
- Established the cardiac surgery unit(part of medanta) at Delhi Heart Institute, Bathinda (Punjab) in 2007, successfully conducting approximately 100 procedures in a year.
- Started the programme of minimally invasive techniques in cardiac surgery and repair of aortic dissection (aneurysm) at Asian Inst of Medical Sciences.
- Have carried out more than 2000 heart surgeries including:
- Bypass surgery (off & on pump),
- Valve surgery (repair/ replacement)
- Aortic root surgery for aneurysm & dissection (Bentalls’ operation)
- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) for MVR, AVR, ASD closure)
- To develop minimally invasive CABG
- Surgical therapy for heart failure (LVAD, heart transplant)
Activities
- Active participant in departmental & hospital academic & clinical meetings / clinical audits
- Board member of institutional quality control, infection control and blood transfusion committee.
- Attended annual national meeting of Indian Cardiothoracic Association & presented papers on the following topics:
- Aortic valve replacement in poor left ventricular function
- Repair of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect
- Mitral valve repair in ischemic cardiomyopathy
- Surgical ventricular remodeling for post myocardial infarction anteroseptal dyskinesia
- Attended annual meeting of the STS in San Francisco, 2009
- Annual meeting of ISMICS at Los Angeles in 2012
- 29th annual meeting of EACTS at Amsterdam, 2015
Workshops
- Workshop in minimally invasive mitral valve replacement at Lyon in 2010
- Master class on total arterial bypass grafting, at Oxford in 2014
- International surgical aspect of cardiopulmonary transplant course, Freeman hospital, Newcastle in 2015.
Career highlights
- Extensive experience in high risk CABG ( patients with very poor heart function, obese women, renal failure patients including on dialysis , elderly and those with COPD.
- Aortic dissection & aneurysm surgery with and without valve sparing
- Valve repair for ischemic and degenerative mitral regurgitation
- Bilateral IMA grafting
- Hybrid repair of descending thoracic aortic aneurysm/dissection
New Programs
- Emerging therapies in heart failure treatment including mechanical assist devices
- Hybrid approach to aortic aneurysms & dissection
- Valve sparing aortic root replacement
- Cardiac Transplant