
Undergraduate & General Surgery Training: Madras Medical College.
Fellowship: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Masters in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Training: The Children’s Hospital, Boston, and Harvard Medical School (graduated as Chief Resident).
Fellowship in Heart Failure Surgery and Heart Transplantation: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, with additional training in Minimal Access Valve Repair Surgery and complex aortic surgeries.
1996 to 1999
Title: Management of Esophageal Perforations – A 3-Year Prospective Study of the Outcomes.
2000 to 2002
Title: Off-Pump CABG Outcomes from a Single Centre.
Title: Anatomical Study of the Mitral Valve Apparatus.
Title: CABG in Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction.
2005 to 2006
Title: MRI-Based Scoring System for DORR Procedure.
Title: Folding Valvuloplasty for Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease.
Title: Stroke in Aortic Arch Disease.
2006 to Present
Title: Minimal Access CABG - Comparison of Sternotomy vs. Lower Partial Sternotomy vs. Left Thoracotomy Approach.
Focus: Comparative analysis of quality of life outcomes and graft patencies across the three groups at 1 year and 5 years.
Established in 1991, Manipal Hospital is the third largest healthcare network in India. It is NABH and NABL (ISQUA) accredited. Offers more than 60 specialties under one roof. It is also ISO 9001:2008 certified for all comprehensive protocols including clinical, nursing, diagnostics and allied areas. Manipal Hospitals have 5 branches in Bangalore: Whitefield, Brookefield, Old Airport Road, Malleshwaram and Jayanagar. Manipal Hospital Whitefield is 284-bedded inpatient facility. It is also accredited with the AAHRPP Accreditation (Association for the Accreditation of the Human Research Protection Programs) The hospital is rated the Most Patient Recommended Hospital in India by the Consumer Voice. It is ranked as the Best Hospital in Bangalore for the past 8 years by The Week Magazine. Ranked among the top 5 hospitals in “INDIA’S MOST CARING HOSPITALS” survey. Won the prestigious Golden Peacock National Quality Award 2005 in the Service category.
