Dr. Shivaprakash S

With over 26 years in cardiac anaesthesia, ECMO and cardiac critical care, Dr. Shivaprakash S is a Senior Consultant at SS SPARSH Hospital, Mysore Road, Bangalore. Dr. Shivaprakash sees patients from first diagnosis through to recovery, with a strong clinical interest in cardiothoracic surgical critical care and perioperative cardiac management.

Dr. Shivaprakash takes time to explain each diagnosis in simple terms and to discuss every reasonable option, including when watchful monitoring may be better than an immediate procedure. Care is coordinated with other specialists at SS SPARSH Hospital, Mysore Road, Bangalore when a condition needs more than one team.

When to See a Cardiac Anaesthetist and ECMO Specialist

Patients and families meet the cardiac anaesthesia and critical care team around heart surgery, and when severe heart or lung failure needs ECMO or advanced intensive support.

Treatments and Procedures

• High-volume extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) management for cardiogenic shock and ARDS
• Cardiothoracic surgical critical care and perioperative cardiac management
• Heart and lung transplantation perioperative protocols
• Transoesophageal echocardiography guidance during complex adult cardiac surgeries

Education and Training

• MBBS, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru (1998)
• DA (Anaesthesiology), Bangalore Medical College, Bengaluru (2001)
• DNB (Anaesthesia), National Board of Examinations, New Delhi (2004)
• Diploma in ECMO, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
• Fellowship in Cardiac Anaesthesia, Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Bengaluru

Research and Memberships

Dr. Shivaprakash stays involved in research and teaching in cardiac anaesthesia, ECMO and cardiac critical care and has published in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Shivaprakash is a member of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic Anaesthesiologists (IACTA) and the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO).

Patients travelling to Bangalore from other cities or from abroad can request a consultation, a second opinion on existing reports, or a treatment cost estimate before they travel.