What is the specialty of Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty ?

Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty specialty is Cardiac Surgeon

What is the experience of Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty ?

Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty is Cardiac Surgeon with 45 years of experience.

What does a cardiac surgeon do?

A cardiac surgeon is a specialist who operates on the heart, lungs and other thoracic (chest) organs and they also diagnose and treat diseases of these organs.

What are the typical symptoms of heart diseases?

The typicals symptoms include Chest pain, chest tightness, chest pressure, chest discomfort Shortness of breath associated with Pain, numbness, weakness or coldness in the legs or arms.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by Cardiac surgeons?

Investigations like blood reports, Chest x ray, Electrocardiogram, Pulmonary function test, Carotid Dopping, Vein mapping, Trans-esphogeal echocardiogram, Heart Catheterization, and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging would be required.

What is the difference between a Cardiac Surgeon and a Cardiologist?

Cardiologist perform procedures in cath lab like Balloon angioplasty, Coronary and left ventricular digital angiography, Right and left heart catheterization, Rotational artherectomy, Stent implantation etc whereas a Cardiac surgeon perform surgery of the heart and chest.

How long is the stay in hospital for a heart surgery?

Stay in the hospital is usually for 7 – 10 days

Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty , Cardiac Surgeon in Bangalore, India - Appointment

About Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty

Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty is one of the most renowned Cardiothoracic Surgeon in Bangalore.
Dr. Shetty has been awarded 'Padma Shri', the fourth highest civilian award in India and 'Padma Bhushan', the third-highest civilian award by the Government of India for his contribution to healthcare.
With an experience of over 45+ years, Dr Devi Prasad Shetty has performed over 15,000 heart operations among which 5000 were performed on kids.
Dr. Shetty has completed his MBBS & MS from the eminent Kasturba Medical College. Following this, he did his FRCS from the West Midlands Cardio-Thoracic Rotation Program between Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry and East Birmingham Hospital.
Dr. Shetty has performed Asia’s first dynamic cardiomyoplasty operation to strengthen the weak heart muscle using the chest wall muscle.
He is one of the few surgeons in the world to use a microchip camera to perform a keyhole heart surgery.
For the first time in India, he has used a left ventricular assist device to temporarily support a failing heart.
Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty is counted among one of the most experienced doctors in the world in performing a bypass-grafting operation on a beating heart.
In 1990, he became the first surgeon in India to venture into Neonatal open heart surgery by performing open-heart surgery on a 9-day-old baby.
Dr. Shetty has won several awards for his contribution to both Medical Science and Public Welfare.
Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty is the founder of the multi-speciality hospital Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore and Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS) Kolkata.
Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty has expertise in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

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Bangalore, India

Special Interest

Dr Devi Prasad Shetty Specializes in the following:

Cardiothoracic Surgery
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Cardiovascular Surgery
CABG

List Of Treatments

Coronary Artery Surgery
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Treatment
Off Pump beating CABG LV restoration
surgery
Valve Repair Replacement
Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
Ross Procedure
Cardiac Tumour Treatment
Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
Minimal access surgeries for valves
ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) Closure
Neonatal and Infant cardiac surgeries
Complex congenital heart surgeriesg
Device Closure- ASD VSD
Balloon Septostomy
Balloon Valvuloplasty - Aortic
Pulmonary and Mitral
Coronary Angiogram
Peripheral Angiogram
Coronary Angioplasty
AICD
PTMC - Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy
Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
Angiography
Aortic Valve Replacement
Mitral Valve Replacement
VSD Closure (Adult) Surgery
Heart Double Valve Replacement
PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant - Double Chamber
CRT- D Implant (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
Single Bypass and Valve Replacement
Valve Replacement
Congenital Heart Disorder CHD
Heart Bypass - Minimally Invasive CABG
Heart Implants
Heart Surgery
Rotational Atherectomy
Redo CABG
Angioplasty - 1 Stent
Angioplasty - 2 Stent
VP Shunting - Programmable Device
AV Canal repair
Bentall procedure
ICD Implantation
Balloon mitral valvotomy
TAVI
LVAD

Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty

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MBBS, MS, FRCS,

45 years of experience

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