Best Doctors for Aortic Valve Replacement in India

Dr. Sameer Lal is a Cardiac Surgeon at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad with more than 16 years of experience. As a Consultant, Dr. Lal treats blocked heart arteries, diseased heart valves and aortic problems that need surgical treatment.

Special interests include coronary artery bypass grafting (off-pump and on-pump CABG). Dr. Lal holds an MCh in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery from G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi and completed a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad.

Dr. Amit Bathla is Senior Consultant - Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery at Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi. With more than 10 years of experience, he focuses on adult cardiac surgery, vascular and endovascular surgery, aortic surgery and ECMO and circulatory support. He holds MBBS, DNB (General Surgery) (2011) and MCh (Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery). His practice includes on-pump and off-pump CABG, valve repair and replacement (MVR, AVR, DVR) and congenital repairs including ASD, VSD, PDA, Tetralogy of Fallot and coarctation.

Dr. Biswarup Purkayastha is a Heart and Lung Transplant Surgeon in Gurgaon with 14 years of clinical experience in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. His work centres on patients with end-stage heart failure and advanced lung disease who may need a transplant or mechanical circulatory support such as ECMO and ventricular assist devices. He also performs coronary artery bypass grafting, heart valve repair and replacement, and surgery for aortic aneurysm and dissection. Patients from India and abroad can arrange a consultation with him through Vaidam.

Why Choose Dr. Biswarup Purkayastha?

• International transplant training: Dr. Purkayastha completed a two-year Greenlane Fellowship in Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery and Heart-Lung Transplantation at Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand, followed by lung transplant training at Vienna General Hospital through the Toronto-Vienna Lung Transplant Academy.

• European board certification: He holds Membership of the European Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery (MEBCTS), awarded by examination in 2021.

• ECMO and organ preservation skills: Dr. Purkayastha is ELSO 101 certified in adult ECMO and has trained in ex vivo lung perfusion and organ care and transport systems used to preserve donor organs.

• Part of an active transplant team: He is a member of the heart and lung transplant team that performs lung transplants for both Indian and international patients.

• Minimally invasive valve techniques: Dr Purkayastha is trained in sutureless aortic valve implantation, mini aortic valve replacement by the Miami approach and advanced mitral valve repair, which can mean smaller incisions for suitable patients.

Dr. Lalit Kapoor is Senior Consultant - Adult Cardiac Surgery at NH Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Kolkata. With more than 26 years of experience, he focuses on adult cardiac surgery, heart transplant, aortic surgery and minimally invasive cardiac surgery. He holds MBBS, MS (General Surgery), DNB (General Surgery) and MCh (Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery). His practice includes total arterial, robotic and minimally invasive CABG, surgery for complications of myocardial infarction and sutureless rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement.

Dr. P. Ramachandran is Clinical Lead & Senior Consultant - Interventional Cardiology at SRM Prime Hospital, Ramapuram, Chennai. With more than 23 years of experience, he focuses on coronary & peripheral interventions, complex high-risk coronary interventions (CHIP), imaging-guided interventions and rotablation & orbital atherectomy. He holds MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DM (Cardiology) and FNB (Interventional Cardiology). His additional credentials include FSCAI and Advanced training in Interventional Cardiology.

Dr. Praveen R Tambrallimath is Senior Consultant - Adult and Paediatric Cardiac Surgery at Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Bangalore. With more than 19 years of experience, he focuses on adult cardiac surgery, paediatric and congenital heart surgery and aortic valve and root surgery. He holds MBBS, MS (General Surgery) and MCh (Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery). His practice includes Ozaki aortic valve repair and modified Ross operation, David and Bentall operations for aortic root disease and mitral valve repair and Cone repair.

Dr. Ramesh Seshadri is Senior Consultant - Adult Cardiac Surgery at Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Bangalore. With more than 30 years of experience, he focuses on adult cardiac surgery, MIDCAB and valve surgery. He holds MBBS, MS (General Surgery) and DrNB (Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery). His practice includes coronary artery bypass grafting and MIDCAB, heart valve replacement and mitral and aortic valve surgery.