- Dr. Dharma Rakshak Ayapati is a leading Cardiothoracic Surgeon with +30 years of experience in the field.
- He holds professional memberships of the, Paediatric Cardiac Society of India, the Association of Gastro Intestinal Endo Surgerons of India, the All India Biotech Association - Southern Chapter and the Asian Transplant Society as a life member.
- Dr. Ayapati is also the fellow and life member of the Indian Association of Cardo Thoracic Surgeons and a fellow of the Association of Surgeons of India.
- He completed his MBBS in 1979 from Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati and then did MS in 1982 from Madras University, Chennai. In 1985, he pursued M.Ch from Mangalore University, Karnataka, India.
- Dr. Ayapati is an experienced cardiac surgeon with expertise in bypass surgery, aortic valve surgery, aorta surgery, heart valve/infarct exclusion surgery, thoracic surgery, valve repair and replacement surgery, keyhole angioplasty, arrhythmia/heart failure/ aortic and endovascular/minimally-invasive cardiac surgery, bypass and coronary artery surgery among a few other procedures.
- In 1995, he performed the 1st successful homograft repair with Truncus Arteriosus in Andhra Pradesh (AP) and a year later he performed, the first successful complete AV canal repair in former AP and a transposition of arteries repair.
- Dr. Ayapati has been the Professor, Dean and Director/Vice - Chancellor at the Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences.
- He has been conferred with awards and also featured in the Madison Who's Who in 2010.
Bypass Surgery
ECMO
Cardioversion
Aortic Valve Surgery
Aorta Surgery
Aldosterone inhibitors
Blood vessel dilators
Left ventricular assist device LVAD
Heart valve surgery
Infarct exclusion surgery
Coronary artery bypass graft CABG surgery
Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Keyhole Angioplasty
Coronary Artery bypass Surgery
Valve Repair Surgery
Valve replacement Surgery
Aortic and Endovascular Surgery
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Arrhythmia Surgery
All Varieties of Thoracic Surgeries including VATS
Heart Failure Surgery