Best Doctors in Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Bangalore, India

Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty is a well-known Cardiothoracic Surgeon with over 45 years of experience. He founded Narayana Health in 2000. He has performed over 1,20,000 heart surgeries, with a significant focus on pediatric cases. 

Dr. Shetty performed Asia’s first dynamic cardiomyoplasty operation to strengthen the weak heart using the chest wall muscle. He is also one of the few surgeons worldwide 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 support a failing heart temporarily. He is a Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan recipient. In 1990, Dr. Shetty 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. Thimappa Hegde is a Neurosurgeon with 35 years of experience.
• His areas of expertise include Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery, Skull Base Surgery and Stereotactic Surgery.
• He is a life member of the Neurological Society of India, Indian Academy of Neurology, Stereotactic Society of India and former president of Neuro-Spinal Society of India.
• Dr. Thimappa has been recognized as an 'Outstanding Citizen' by the Lions Club, Bangalore and visited USA & Canada on a special exchange program from the Rotary International.
• He was invited to speak at an International Meeting in the Vatican City and had a special audience with the POPE His Holiness John Paul II.
• He completed MBBS from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore and MCh in neurosurgery from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore.

• Dr. Sanjay Mehrotra is an Interventional Cardiologist with 31 years of experience.
• His areas of expertise include endovascular treatment of disease of Aorta (Dissection Aneurysm) Thoracic, abdominal aneurysm, myocardial septal Ablation, Carotid interventions and percutaneous aortic valve implantation.
• He completed MBBS, MD in internal medicine and DM in cardiology from Kanpur University, Kanpur.
• He has been member of Karnataka Medical Council, Central Cardiovascular Society of India, Texas Heart Institute and Endovascular treatment of Aortic stent grafting, Medtronic India.
• Dr. Sanjay has penned several articles for national and international journals.
• He has contributed in numerous panels and presentations at national and international forums.

• Dr. Bijay Kumar Mahala is a Interventional Cardiologist with 27 years of experience.
• His forte is non-invasive surgery, diagnostic catheterization in adults and pediatrics, valvuloplasty, device closure, pacemaker implantation, coronary and peripheral angioplasties.
• He is a member of the Indian College of Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiological Society of India, Karnataka Medical Council, Indian Academy of Echocardiography, Cardiological Society of India (CSI) and European Society of Cardiology (FESC).
• He completed MBBS from Utkal University, Orissa and DM in cardiology from Utkal University, Orissa.
• Dr. Mahala has numerous scientific publications in various journals of international repute.
• He is on the faculty panel of various national and international conferences.

• Dr. J. Kannan is an Interventional Cardiologist with 18+ years of experience.
• His areas of expertise include patent ductus artriosus device closure, cardiac rehabilitation, coronary angiogram, management of heart conditions, cardioversion, pacemaker implantation and electrocardiography (ECG).
• He completed MBBS from Madurai Medical College, Madurai, MD in general medicine from Chennai Medical College, Tamil Nadu, DM in cardiology from Madurai Medical College, Tamil Nadu and FNB in interventional cardiology from National Board of Examination, New Delhi.
• Dr. Kannan has presented research papers at several conferences.
• He has published papers in indexed journals.
• He is a member of the Karnataka Medical Council.

• Dr. Gurappa Shetty Gojanur is a Interventional Cardiologist with 18+ years of experience.
• His forte is heart valve repair and replacement, atrial fibrillation, arotid artery dissection and aortopulmonary fistula.
• He completed MBBS from Karnataka Medical College, Hubli, MD in general medicine from MR Medical College, Gulbarga and DM in cardiology from the Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi.
• He completed training in cardiology from Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.
• Dr. Gojanur is highly active in participating in clinical trials.
• He has many articles published in various national and international journals.

• Dr. Amarnath Reddy is an Orthopaedic and Joint Replacement surgeon with 22 years of experience.
• His areas of expertise include Total Knee Replacement, Total Hip replacement, Primary Joint replacements, Revision Joint Replacements and Poly trauma.
• He is a member of the Karnataka Medical Council and Bangalore Orthopedic Society.
• Dr. Reddy completed MBBS from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum followed by MS in Orthopaedic from SDUMC, Kolar, a fellowship in Joint Replacement surgery at Sunshine Hospital, Hyderabad and a fellowship in Adult Reconstructive Surgery at Germany.
• He is a member of the Karnataka Medical Council and Bangalore Orthopedic Society.
• He has many publications to his credit in national and international journals.

• Dr. Sathyanarayana L D is a Neurosurgeon with 23 years of experience.
• His areas of expertise include Brain Tumor Microsurgery, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Spinal Surgery, Skull Base Surgery, Microvascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery.
• He is a member of the Neurological Society of India (NSI), Neurological Surgeons Society of India (NSSI) and Delhi Neurological Association (DNA).
• Dr. Sathyanarayana completed MBBS from Mysore Medical College, Mysore, MS in Department of Surgery from Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli and MCh in neurosurgery from the GB Pant Hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
• He has bagged first place in award paper presentation.
• He has many publications under his name in both national and international journals.

• Dr. Kapil Kumawat is an Interventional Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist with 22 years of experience.
• His clinical interest includes cardiac rhythm management and heart failure management using interventional Electrophysiology and devices such as Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT) and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD).
• He one of the few cardiologists in India certified by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE) as a Cardiac Devices and Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist.
• After completing MBBS, he did MD in medicine and DM in cardiology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
• Dr. Kumawat completed a fellowship in Cardiac Rhythm Management from Monash Heart, Australia.
• He has many publications under his name in both national and international journals.

• Dr. Shreesha Shankar Maiya is a well known Paediatric Cardiologist practicing successfully for more than 24 years.
• He is skilled in offering treatment for congenital heart diseases.
• He is adept in performing Paediatric Electrophysiology.
• He possesses rich experience in working with cardiac surgeons and intensive care specialists.
• He is a member of the Royal college of Physicians, Edinburgh, UK.

• Dr. Raghu M G is a Cardiac Surgeon with 21 years of experience.
• His areas of expertise include Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, off-pump artery bypass (OPCAB) and Cardiac Valve Replacement.
• After completing MBBS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, he did MS in general surgery from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh and MCh in cardiothoracic surgery from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
• He completed his training in cardiac surgery from prestigious hospitals.
• Dr. Raghu is a member of the Karnataka Medical Council.
• He has several publications under his name for national journals.

• Dr. Darshan B N is a renowned Interventional Cardiologist in Bangalore with 25 years of experience.
• He is skilled in managing complex cardiac conditions such as Minimally Invasive Heart Bypass (CABG), Mitral Valve Replacement, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Balloon Valvuloplasty.
• Dr. Darshan completed his MBBS in 1999 and MD in 2005 from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Health Sciences, Bangalore.
• He further specialized in cardiology, earning a DNB in Cardiology from the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, in 2011.
• Dr. Darshan offers a wide range of services, including echocardiography, pacemaker surgery, temporary pacemaker implantation, renal angioplasty, fetal echocardiography, peripheral angiography, and peripheral angioplasty.