Best Doctors for Valve Replacement in Mumbai, India

Dr. Suresh Joshi is amongst the best Cardiac Surgeons in India, with over 49 years of experience. He has performed over 15,000 surgeries, including complex heart valve replacement procedures, minimally invasive heart bypass surgery, and aortic aneurysm repair. 

Being the first trained Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgeon in Western India, Dr. Joshi performed the first Open-Heart surgery on a newborn baby in Mumbai. He is the first to introduce ‘Minimally Invasive and Thoracoscopic Cardiac Surgery’ in India.

Dr. Joshi has also established a ‘Centre of Excellence’ for Heart valve-related Diseases at the Jaslok Hospital.

• Dr. Nandkishore Kapadia is one of the most reputed Cardiothoracic Surgeons in India.
• He has a thriving experience of over 28+ years & has performed over 5000 cardiovascular procedures.
• Dr. Kapadia has completed his MBBS & MS from the eminent MGM Medical College Indore. Following which he did his MCh in Cardiovascular surgery from the prestigious Christian Medical College, Vellore.
• Dr. Kapadia has completed his special fellowship in Adult and Paediatric Heart Transplant at Regional Medical College Hospital (CHU) Caen France, Salpitrier Marry Le langue Hospital Paris and Allegheny University-affiliated St. Christopher's Hospital, Allegheny University, Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, USA.
• Dr. Kapadia has also been awarded the prestigious Mayor Choix de Chirurgien by the Mayor of Paris, a special award by the Mayor of Philadelphia.
• He has devised many new techniques and hybrid cardiac procedures and modified Immuno-suppression protocols to suit Indian heart and Lung transplant recipients
• Dr. Kapadia has performed about 10000 CABG and 5000 plus other open-heart procedures,500 plus minimally access cardiac procedures and 190 plus Heart and Lung Transplants,150 plus ECMO and VAD implantation.

• Currently associated as Consultant as Cardiothoracic Surgeon with Department of Heart Transplant at Fortis Hospital, Mulund – Mumbai
• Special Interests are Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery And Heart Lung Transplant Surgery,Ecmo,Assist Device And Heart Failure Surgery.
• Holds vast Experience In Thoracic And Lung Surgery,Video Assissted Thoraco Scopic Surgery
• Performed large no. of coronary surgeries with Dr.M.R.Girinath, pioneer cardiac surgeon of India
• Performed large no. valve surgeries, vascular, thoracic surgical procedures independently.
• Worked on large no. of cardiovascular procedures involving malignancy.
• Performed a very large no. of general surgical procedures and onco surgical procedures involving head & neck ,oesophagus, pancreas, G-I tract independently

• Dr. S.S. Bhattacharya is one of the renowned Cardiac Surgeon with an experience of more than 36 years.
• He has contributed to designing of few surgical instruments such as Arterial Retractor for Mitral Valve Replacement and Internal Mammary Artery Retractor for taking down bilateral Internal Mammary Arteries.
• He has successfully treated more than 15,000 cases in the field of cardiac surgery.
• Dr. Bhattacharya has also received the memorial award for his original contribution to the field of cardiothoracic & vascular surgery.
• He has publications in international as well as national peer-reviewed journals.
• He has attended conferences where he presented his research work.

• Dr. Shantesh Kaushik is one of the best Cardiac Surgeons in India with an experience of nearly 28+ years.
• He is a Fellow in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chief Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery from Boston Medical Centre and Lahey Clinic, Boston, USA, and FCCP - Elected Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians.
• He has performed more than 7000 Cardio-Vascular surgeries and has helped set up of Cardiology units in nearly six hospitals.
• Dr. Kaushik has been awarded 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 (Gen. Surgery) examination in 1992.
• He has also won the prestigious Parsuram Memorial Award of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (IACTS) on being the best young investigator of the year 1994.
• He is specialized in Total Arterial Coronary Revascularisation, Minimal Invasive Valve & Thoracic/Lung Surgery & Vascular & Venous Surgery, etc.

• Dr. Zainulabedin Hamdulay has successfully operated 7000+ heart patients and is committed to serve the society and the country at large.
• He is specialised in the domain of cardiology and cardiovascular surgery. 
• He has performed many successful Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgeries, Total Arterial Coronary Bypass Grafting Surgeries, and Heart Valve Surgeries & Vascular Surgeries
• Apart from total arterial coronary bypass surgeries, he also performs complex valve repairs. Dr Z Hamdulay is distinguished for his innovation and skills in Minimal Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS-keyhole).
• Dr. Hamdulay pursued his studies from universities in the United Kingdom as well as in Canada. 
• Vaishampayan Memorial Government Medical College is where he obtained his MBBS degree. He underwent training at Sion Hospital-Mumbai
• Furthermore, he completed his training in Toronto General Hospital situated in the Canadian city of Toronto. He also trained at the Manchester Royal Infirmary-Manchester, United Kingdom and at the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital-Liverpool, UK.
• His core mission is to provide all his patients and their families with the best possible care. He aims to achieve this through outstanding surgical outcomes, and comprehensive and compassionate care.

• Dr. C.J. Hemant Kumar is an eminent Cardiac surgeon with experience of nearly 30 years.
• He has successfully performed more than 15,000 heart surgeries.
• His interest is coronary arteries, valves, carotid arteries, aortic aneurysm, cardiac arrhythmias, and myocardial total arterial revascularization.
• Dr. Kumar has vast experience in the treatment of Endovascular Stentings for aortic aneurysms and Hybrid surgeries.
• He has a special interest in teaching and served as a PG teacher for MCh and DNB Students.
• Dr. Kumar has given post-doctoral training of international standards to many surgeons.

• Dr. Hemant Pramod Pathare is a renowned Cardiac surgeon.
• He has a thriving experience of nearly 20 years in this specific area.
• His expertise lies in Thoracic SX -Lobectomy & pneumonectomy, Decortication, Mediastinal mass, VATS pleurodesis, Minimally invasive MVR/AVR, TAVR, and Vascular SX.
• Dr. Pathare is also known for the treatment of complicated bypass low EF, redo valve surgeries, and lung surgeries.
• He is India’s youngest surgeon to implant Left ventricular assist device.
• He has performed more than  2500 CVTS surgeries and currently heading the Surgical Heart Failure program at Jaslok Hospital.
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• Dr. Ashish Johari is a renowned Cardiac surgeon with experience of nearly 26 years.
• He has expertise in Carotid Endarterectomy and Endovascular Procedures incl. EVAR.
• He has completed his fellowship in Vascular Surgery, from NIMS, Hyderabad, Vascular & Endovascular Surgery from St. George's, Sydney, and Endovascular Surgery, Epworth, from Melbourne.
• Dr. Johari has research publications in both international as well as national medical journals.

• Dr. Sunil Wani is a well-known Cardiologist with experiences of 14+ years.
• He specialized in Adult Interventional Cardiology and offers treatment for various Cardiac Conditions like Angina Pectoris, Arrhythmia, Atherosclerosis, Cardiomyopathy, Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Failure, Hypertension, Myocardial Infarction, and Peripheral Artery Disease. 
•  He is a skilled in carrying out Primary Angioplasties, Chronic Total Occlusion Plastics, Bifurcation PCI, Left Main PCI, Rotablation, Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS), Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR), Pacemaker/ICD/CRTD, Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty, Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty, Atrial Septal Devices, TAVTR (Tran catheter Aortic Valve Replacement).
• He has the honorary membership of numerous prestigious associations like: European Society of Cardiology, Cardiology Society of India, and European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions.
• He has several publications to his credit.
• After Graduating with MBBS, he pursued MD in General Medicine and DM in Cardiology. Later he did Fellowship at Hopital Charles Nicollie, Rouen, France Under the guidance of Dr. Alain Cribier in 2005. He had been a Fellow of Interventional Cardiology of Korea University Medical Centre, Seoul, Korea in 2006.
• He was a visiting Fellow of Interventional Cardiology at the Swiss Cardiovascular Centre- Bern, Switzerland and a Training Fellow of TAVR in Cedars Sinai Hospital, LOS Angeles.

• Dr. Vidyadhar S.Lad is a Cardiac Surgeon with an extensive 19+ experience.
• His expertise lies in CABG (Beating Heart), Valve replacement, Valve repair, Aortic aneurysm, Dissection surgery, Maze surgery, Heart Transplant/VAD/ECMO, HOCM Surgery and has operated more than 1000+ heart surgeries successfully.
• Dr. Lad is a member of the Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons. He has completed his MBBS from the reputed KEM Hospital & Seth G. S. Medical College, University of Mumbai followed by MS in General Surgery from the well known Tata Memorial Hospital, University of Mumbai, and MCh from KEM Hospital & Seth G. S. Medical College, University of Mumbai. Later, he did his DNB from the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.
• Under his credit, there are numerous national and international publications accredited in indexed journals and he is actively invited as a guest speaker in scientific meetings, CME's, Worldwide conferences to talk about bypass surgery.

• Dr. Ajay Hirakannawar is a renowned Cardiac Surgeon with experience of nearly 15 years.
• His expertise lies in coronary artery bypass surgery, CABG, TAR, aortic aneurysm repairs, 9aortic dissection repairs, arrhythmia surgery.
• He has completed his Fellowship in adult cardiothoracic surgery from Australia.
• Dr. Ajay has vast experience over the treatment of all types of lung surgeries, especially thoracoscopic minimally invasive procedures, keyhole surgeries.
• He has publications in both international as well as national medical journals.