Best Cardiologist in India for Heart Surgery

Every single day millions of people get diagnosed with heart diseases. Sedentary lifestyle, adulterated food, high stress levels, pollution and hereditary risks are some reasons for this upsurge. Having said that, at the time of crisis, we all would want the best doctor/ best cardiac surgeons to lay hands on our loved ones. Their magical touch is all we need to feel assured that our loved ones will come back to their full vigour soon.

Top 5 Cardiac Surgeons of India

1) Devi Shetty – Bangalore

Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty (born 8 May 1953) is one of the world renowned cardiac surgeons from India. He is the chairman and founder of Narayana Health (Narayana Hrudayalaya is now Narayana Health). Dr. Shetty has performed over 15,000 successful heart procedures making him a demi God in India. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004 and Padma Bhushan in 2012.

2) Ramakanta Panda – Mumbai

Mr. Ramakanta Panda is trained in cardiac surgery from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He completed his fellowship training at Cleveland Clinic, USA, under Dr. Floyd Loop. After completing his fellowship he continued to work there for 2 years as an Associate Staff. Dr. Ramakanta Panda was engaged in a redo bypass operation on PM Manmohan Singh at AIIMS. The surgery lasted for 7-8 hours. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had blockage in three arteries.

Dr. Panda has performed over 20,000 cardiac surgeries including over 1,000 Redo Bypass Surgeries and over 3,000 high risk surgeries. He is one of the safest cardiac surgeons in the world with a 99.7% success rate in bypass surgery. Dr. Panda is the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Asia Heart Institute – a speciality cardiac care hospital in Bandra Kurla Complex at Mumbai, India.

3) Naresh Trehan – Gurgaon

Dr. Naresh Trehan is a renowned cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeon in India. He founded the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre in 1988. Currently he is the Founder Chairman of Medanta – the largest multi speciality hospital in Gurgaon, India. Dr. Naresh Trehan has very safe hands and he has performed several highly complicated surgeries including that of The President of India in 1991.

He has been awarded the Padma Shree, Padma Bhushan and Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award. Dr. Trehan studied at King George Medical College in Lucknow, India after which he went to practice at New York University Medical Center in Manhattan, USA from 1971 to 1988.

4) Amit Mittal – Delhi

Dr. Mittal is currently a Consultant Cardiologist at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals Delhi. He completed his cardiology training from the G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi. After completing his training, he continued to serve as a Faculty – Asst. Professor in the institute before joining the Apollo Hospital Delhi. He has a very vast and wide clinical experience and has performed more than 15,000 cardiac procedures.

5) Dhiren Shah – Ahmedabad

Dr. Dhiren Shah is regarded as the foremost expert for cardiac surgical procedures in Gujarat as well as India. With one of the highest success rates across India, he is one of the most busiest cardiac surgeons in India. Dr. Shah has performed more than 6500 open heart surgeries. He has played an important role in developing patient education guides through booklets and mobile apps. These guide sheets include pre operative and post operative care and guidance.