What is the specialty of Dr. Prateek Bhatnagar?

Dr. Prateek Bhatnagar specialty is Cardiac Surgeon

What is the experience of Dr. Prateek Bhatnagar?

Dr. Prateek Bhatnagar is Cardiac Surgeon with 30 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. Prateek Bhatnagar, Cardiac Surgeon in Hyderabad, India - Appointment

About Dr. Prateek Bhatnagar

Dr. Prateek Bhatnagar is one of the famous Cardiac surgeons of India.
He did the world’s first successful coronary bypass surgery in a rotated heart (myocardial) on 17th September 2016.
He did India’s first re-redo (3rd time) coronary bypass surgery using beating heart total arterial revascularization in 2005.
The doctor did Hyderabad’s first Multivessel Awake bypass surgery (without using a ventilator) in 2005.
Dr. Bhatnagar is one of the world’s leading experts in beating heart coronary bypass surgery, “Y” grafting surgery, BIMA (Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery) coronary bypass surgery and total arterial revascularization in bypass surgery.
He established these techniques in Hyderabad and demonstrated their safe, secure and advantageous use over the last 18 years.
He has been associated with more than 12000 heart surgeries till date.
Dr. Bhatnagar is doing almost 100% coronary bypass surgeries on the beating heart (one of the top figures in India and abroad).
He regularly organizes Live Symposia and Conferences on BIMA surgery - the best technique of coronary bypass surgery.
The doctor also pioneered the technique of Awake bypass surgery in Hyderabad, by which a patient can undergo CABG without being put on a ventilator.
He has more than 30-year experience in heading the cardiac surgery department in leading corporate hospitals.
Dr. Bhatnagar was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by Mahaveer International Trust in 2015.
He has also received Dr. Purshottam Singh Award from IMA, GEMS International Award and Dr. SN Mathur Oration Award, among many others.

Hospital

Location

Hyderabad, India

Special Interest

Coronary Bypass Surgery (CABG) Beating Heart Surgery Bima Bypass Surgery Total Arterial Revascularisation Redo CABG High-Risk CABG Emergency CABG CABGin Acute Mi Awake CABG Valve Repair and Replacements Aortic Surgery Routine Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

List Of Treatments

Arrhythmia Treatment with Ablation and Pacemakers
Coronary Artery Surgery
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Treatment
Cardiac OPD Procedures
ECG-Treadmill Test TMT
24 Hour Holter Monitoring
Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
Echocardiography with Color Doppler
Stress Echocardiographyn
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
Thallium Test - Nuclear Stress Test
64 Slice CT Angiography
PET Scan
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
TAPVC - Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair Arterial Switch
Single Ventricle Defects Surgery
ECMO Support
heart disease
Device Closure- ASD VSD
Balloon Septostomy
Balloon Valvuloplasty - Aortic
Pulmonary and Mitral
Fetal Echocardiogram
Coronary Angiogram
Peripheral Angiogram
PTCA-Percutaneous Transluminal
Coronary Angioplasty
Aortic Stent Grafting
EPS-Electrophysiological
Radiofrequency Ablation
PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant - Single Chamber
Biventricular Pacing
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)
PDA Device Closure
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
Aortic Valve replacement - Mechanical Valve
Aortic Valve replacement - Tissue Valve
Mitral Valve replacement - Mechanical Valve
Mitral Valve replacement - Tissue Valve
Aortic Valve Repair
Mitral Valve Repair
VP Shunting - Programmable Device
AV Canal repair
Bentall procedure
PDA Ligation
CRT - D (MRI Compatible)
CRT - D (MRI Non-Compatible)
CRT - P
Transarterial Radioembolization - TARE
ICD Implantation
Cardiac catheterization
Balloon mitral valvotomy
Truncus Arterious Repair
Cardiac ablation
TAVI
LVAD

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