Cardiovascular Thoraic Surgery

Full Time Consultant Cardio Vascular & Thoracic Surgery

Qualifications

MBBS, M.S., MCh (CVTS),MRCS,DNB

GOLD MEDALIST MUMBAI UNIVERSITY

Fellow CVTS AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND

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Dr Chandrashekhar Kulkarni is a Full-time Consultant Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgeon at Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital, Powai.

Areas of Interest

• MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY(MICS)
• BEATING HEART CABG/ BYPASS
• TOTAL ARTERIAL REVASCULARISATION
• MINIMALLY INVASIVE MITRAL VALVE REPAIR
• MICS VALVE AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE SURGERY
• AORTIC ANEURYSM AND AORTIC PATHOLOGY
• HYBRID CARDIAC SURGERY

Achievements

• GOLD MEDAL IN PHARMACOLOGY IN MBBS
• GOLD MEDAL IN MS GENERAL SURGERY
• DR P K SEN GOLD MEDAL IN CARDIAC SURGERY

Visiting Consultant Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeon

Qualifications

MBBS, MS, DNB, MCh(AIIMS), MD(U.S.A)

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Dr Kamales Saha is working as a Consultant Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeon at Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital since June 2014. A reputed heart surgeon with impeccable credentials, Dr Saha has won many gold medals and prizes at University level. He trained in Heart Surgery from All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He completed his fellowship from The Mayo Clinic, United States, credited to be one of the best hospitals in the world. He has performed more than 5000 Heart Surgeries on patients aged from 2 months to 84 years. His expertise lies in Off Pump beating heart CABG (OPCAB) which he does without blood transfusion and using Total arterial grafts. He has pioneered a new Aortic No touch technique which leads to almost zero incidence of stroke-the most dreaded complication of CABG. He has been invited to share his experience in International forums. He is one of the handful surgeons who are certified for Heartware LVAD implantation.

He has published many articles at national & international journals. His areas of interest are Beating Heart Surgery (Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass), All arterial Bypass Surgery with no touch technique, Minimally invasive Bypass Surgery (MICAS), Artificial Heart and Ventricular assist devices (VAD), Maize procedure for atrial fibrillation.

Visiting Consultant Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeon

Qualifications

DNB (General Surgery), MNAMS, MRCS (Edinburgh), FRCS (C-Th)

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Dr Sanjeev Yashwant Vichare is working as a Visiting Consultant Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeon with Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital. He is keenly interested in providing the best possible outcome in routine cardiac surgery, including Coronary Artery Bypass and Valve Replacement operations. Additionally, his special interest lie in coronary artery surgery in patients with globally ischaemic ventricles, mitral valve repair especially in context with myxomatous mitral valve disease & heart failure, aortic root & aortic arch surgery, and re-do cardiac interventions.

He is trained in Cardiothoracic Surgery for nearly six years from University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. There he had an opportunity to work with renowned stalwarts such as Prof Sir Magdi Yacoub and Prof Sir Bruce Keogh. After completion of training, passed prestigious FRCS (Cardiothoracic Surgery) Examination from Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Now over 500 years old institute) in 2008. After extensive training in Cardiothoracic surgery in UK, returned to India. Currently, practicing as independent Cardiac Surgeon for seven and half years.

Performed over 1875 open heart operations. Many of these operations were very complex cardiac surgeries, with very low mortality and morbidity. He regularly attends national and international conferences as Faculty.

Visiting Consultant Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Qualifications

MS, DNB (General Surgeon), MCh (Thoracic Surgeon)
DNB (Cardio-thoracic Surgeon), MD (USA)

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Dr Shantesh Kaushik is working as a Visiting Consultant Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery at Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital since July 2008. He has an experience base of performing the whole spectrum of Cardio – Thoracic & Vascular Surgeries at an early stage of his career and has now crossed over 5000 cases.

Dr Kaushik had a privilege of learning & practicing at renowned places in India, Australia and USA including the Royal Melbourne Hospital (the second largest cardio thoracic center in Australia), Boston Medical Center in Boston, USA and the Lahey Clinic, USA. In his combined overseas experience he had been exposed to 4000 cases of which he had performed about 900 cases before returning to India. Surgical Expertise include Total Arterial Coronary Revascularisation, Minimal Invasive Valve and Thoracic Surgery, Vascular & venous Surgery.

He has received The Dr Bhave Prize (Pune University) for standing second in the subject of surgery at the MBBS examination.The Godbole Prize, the Dr. B.N.Ranade Prize and the G.M. Phadke Prize (Pune University) for standing first at the MS (General Surgery) examination (Jan 1992). The Parsuram Memorial Award of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (I.A.C.T.S.) on being adjudged the best young investigator of the year 1994.

Visiting Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgery

Qualifications

MS (General Surgery), MCh (Thoracic Surgery), FIACS

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Dr Sudhansu Bhattacharyya is working as a Visiting Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgery with Dr L H Hiranandani Hospital. He is Professor & Head, Dept of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Bombay Hospital, Bombay University. He has done more than 15000 cases. Completed Fellowship from Milwaukee Heart Surgery Associates under Dr Dudley Johnson (1979-1980). He was Ex-President – Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons (2003 – 2004). He has received Award from Indian Medical Association for significant contribution in the field of Medical Sciences (2006), Personality of the Decade Award by KG Foundation Centre of Excellence (2007). Inducted into the Arch Klumph Society by Rotary International, USA for being a magnanimous donor (2012). He also received Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons (2013) and Dhanvantari Award 2015 from the Dhanvantari Medical Foundation (2016)

Orations:
1995 – Uma Rani Banerji Memorial Oration, Cardiology Society of India, Lucknow.
2000 – Delivered a prestigious PK Sen Endowment Lecture – Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons, Millenium 2000 Conference – Mumbai.
2002 - "PK Sen Endowment Lecture" by The Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons – India. This award is given only to those who have made original contribution in CABG. His contribution of LIMA - RIMA 'Y' graft is universally acclaimed and hence he was the recipient of this prestigious award.
2002 – "Presidential Address" in CTCME. His areas of interest are Total Arterial Revascularization with LIMA + RIMA