Dr. Pravin Purushottam Kulkarni

Department :

Heart & Lungs Transplant

Designation :

Full Time Consultant

Qualification :

M.B.B.S. MS (Gen. Surgery), M.CH (Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery)

Biosketch :

Dr. Pravin Kulkarni is a highly experienced Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon (CVTS) with extensive training in complex heart and heart and lung transplant procedures. He completed his MCH in CVTS from the prestigious PGIMER, Chandigarh. Further refining his expertise, he pursued overseas training at St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, and completed a fellowship in Cardiac and Transplant Surgery at Toronto General Hospital, Canada—one of the world’s leading centers for transplant surgery.

With a patient-first approach, Dr. Kulkarni is dedicated to providing safe outcomes for his patients.

Area of Expertise

• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) (Off-pump & On-pump techniques)
• Arterial Grafting in Coronary Bypass Surgery
• Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement
• Surgery of Ascending Aorta & Aortic Arch
• Mitral & Aortic Valve Replacement
• Advanced Mechanical Circulatory Support: ECMO, LVAD, RVAD
• Permanent LVAD Implantation
• Heart & Lung Transplant Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Procedures
• Innovation in Surgical Instrumentation for Adult Cardiac Surgery