OP Timing:

• 2008 - FRCS (Cardiothoracic Surgery) Edinburgh University, UK
• April 2004 -  MRCS (General Surgery) Edinburgh University, UK
• July 2002 - MCh (Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery) LTM Medical College, Mumbai, India. Mumbai University, Mumbai.>
• October 2001 - DNB (Cardiothoracic Surgery) LTM Medical College, Mumbai, India. Diplomate of National Board, New Delhi.
• January 1999 - M.S.(General Surgery), J.N.Medical College, Belgaum, India. Karnatak University, Dharwad.
• January 1995 - M.B.B.S J.S.S. Medical College, Mysore, India.

• SENIOR CONSULTANT - CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY -  APOLLO HOSPITAL, SECUNDERABAD
• CONSULTANT- CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY- ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL, BRIGHTON, UK- 09/11/08 to 02/03/10
• SENIOR REGISTRAR - CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY - ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL, BRIGHTON, UK - 10/04/07 t0 08/11/08
• SENIOR REGISTRAR - CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY - UCLH HOSPITAL,LONDON, UK - 03/01/07 to 09/04/07
• SENIOR REGISTRAR - CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY - HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL, LONDON, UK - 09/03/06 to 02/01/07
• SPECIALIST REGISTRAR - CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY - ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL, BRIGHTON, UK - 14/11/04 to 08/03/06
• SPECIALIST REGISTRAR - CARDIAC SURGERY - NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL, NOTTINGHAM, UK - 04/08/04 to 13/11/04
• JUNIOR CONSULTANT- CARDIAC SURGERY- APOLLO HOSPITAL, BANGALORE - 01/09/02 to 15/07/04
• RESIDENCY(REGISTRAR) - CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY- LTM MEDICAL COLLEGE, MUMBAI- 01/07/99 to 30/06/02
• REGISTRAR - GENERAL SURGERY - J.N.MEDICAL COLLEGE, BELGAUM - 01/01/96 to 31/12/98

• Currently working as Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon in Apollo hospital, Secunderabad, India. (Since March 2010 )
• Performed more than 3000 cardiac surgeries till date.
• Worked as a Consultant Cardiac Surgeon in Royal Sussex county hospital, Brighton, UK ( 2008-2010)
• I worked as a Senior Registrar in London Deanery ( Hammersmith hospital, UCLH Hospital, Brighton and Sussex University hospital) between 2006 to 2008 – During this period I performed large number of Adult cardiac surgeries ( Which includes – Off Pump CABG, Mitral valve repairs, AF Ablation, Aortic root replacements, Redo surgeries).
• Completed Cardiac surgery Residency from Mumbai, India in 2002, went to UK for improvisation of surgical skills.

• Bronchial transaction resulting from trivial blunt chest trauma. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002; 73:1948-1949.
• Unexplained systemic hypertension after closure of ductus arteriosus. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 2002; 10:78-79.
• Pre-operative assessment of hand circulation by means of Doppler Ultrasonography and modified Allens test. (Letter to editor) Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery 2002; 123:396.
• Tracheal carcinoid Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery 2002;18:170-171.
• Clinical and 2D-Echo evaluation of TTK-Chitra valve in Mitral and Aortic position(Abstract) Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery 2002;18:38.
• OPCAB in patients with diabetes mellitus(Abstract) Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery 2002;18:2.
• Left atrial hydatid cyst-A rare presentation(Abstract) Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery 2002;18:55.
• Use of pulse oximeter for demonstrating distal perfusion in neonates and infants with suspected vascular compromise. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery 2003;19:155-156.
• Haemothorax – Review article British Journal of hospital Medicine (Lon) 2007 Apr ;68(4):M 71-73.
• Heart valve surgery – Review article Surgery May 2007; 25 (5) : 220-223.

• Secured highest marks in the district at higher secondary school examination
• Distinction in Bio-chemistry, Physiology and Surgery at medical school.
• Best outgoing student in post-graduate (General surgery) examination
• Best P.G. Paper award in the Indian Medical Association conference—1998
• Secured 1st rank in MCh- Cardiothoracic surgery university examination-2002, Mumbai, India.

• Evaluation of TTK Chitra valve(Mechanical heart valve) in mitral and aortic position---Thesis submitted to Mumbai university, Mumbai. TTK Chitra valve is a tilting disc mechanical heart valve, disc is made of HMWPE, and casing is made of Haynes alloy. Valve was implanted and evaluated post operatively in 396 patients.
• Biventricular pacing in patients undergoing CABG for ischemic heart failure--- Wrote protocol, approved by ethics committee.

• Glenn Shunt without cardiopulmonary bypass. Paper presented in 15th Biennial congress of association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgeons of asia. December 2001.
• Valve replacement with TTKChitra . Is it worth? Our experience with 396 cases. Paper presented in 15th Biennial congress of association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgeons of asia. December 2001.
• Offpump coronary artery bypass grafting-total arterial revascularization. Paper presented in 15th Biennial congress of association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgeons of asia. December 2001.
• OPCAB in patients with low ejection fraction. Paper presented in 15th Biennial congress of association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgeons of asia. December 2001.
• Surgical ablation for AF: Single centre experience Paper presented at scientific meeting, SCTS, Dublin, March 2006.

• Mitral valve repairs
• Off –Pump CABG
• AF ablation
• Aortic root surgery
• Redo surgery