review heart surgeons

have you been operated by a heart surgeon . A review of the heart surgeon by you will help others to make an informed decison.

how was your experience with the heart surgeon.

share your heart surgery experiences

share your heart surgery experiences with others so that they can benefit and make an informed decision

best pediatric heart surgeon in mumbai

my personal opinion about the best pediatric heart surgeons in mumbai

- Dr Suresh Rao - from Kokilaben dhirubhai ambani hospital,andheri , mumbai .

and

Dr Suresh Joshi - at Fortis hospital,mumbai

It is very important to go to an experienced pediatric cardiac surgeon to treat heart diseases in children.

The survival rates of operation on children have improved dramatically and virtually every heart defect in a child can be treated with very good results

do not ignore palpitations

if you have palpitations do not ignore them

consult a good cardiologist immediately

you have to get a 2-D echo of your heart done and an ECG

heart valve surgery

heart valve surgery has good results

there are two types of valves
mechanical valves and tissue ( bioprosthetic) valves

both have their own indications, advantages and disadvantages
decision for every patient has to be made on an individual basis

hole in the heart

if you have been diagnosed with a hole in the heart - do not ignore it.

It can be treated by various methods - open heart surgery
- interventional methods ( non-surgical methods)

hole in the heart can be found in children as well as adults
the results of the treatment are very good.

best heart surgeon in mumbai

many patients ask me who is the best heart surgeon in mumbai

my personal opinion is

there are two - Dr S Bhattacharya and Dr Ramakant Panda

Dr S Bhattacharya - is the head of cardiac surgery at Bombay Hospital. He is attatched to almost all major hospitals of mumbai

Dr Ramakant Panda is the head of cardiac surgery at Asian Heart Institute, bandra,mumbai

Both are experts in heart bypass surgery ( CABG - coronary artery bypass surgery)

- they both are experts in Off pump ( beating heart) bypass surgery.
In this technique the heart-lung machine is not used and the heart is not stopped.

- They both are experts in Total arterial revascularisation
They use arterial grafts ( arteries) to bypass the heart vessels. Some surgeons still use veins from the legs to bypass the heart vessels. Results have shown that arterial grafts have better results than veins.

- Both of them are very experienced surgeons.

heart surgery in india

Let me introduce myself.

I am a heart surgeon from mumbai,India. There are two common problems we Indians face as patients-

- we do not know whether the doctor or hospital where we are going to be treated is good or not.

- we do not know whether we are recieving the best treatment that we need to.

Purpose of starting this blog

- To enable the heart surgery patients in India to share their experiences which will benefit other patients.

-To guide the heart surgery patients in making an informed decision regarding the nature of heart surgery, the risks involved, reviews of the hospital and the operating heart surgeon.

I encourage people to ask any doubts they have regarding heart surgery.

I also urge people to review the hospitals and the heart surgeons where they have been operated. This will help in making informed and well guided decisions.