Work Experience

Post Place Work Duration
Consultant Cardiovascular thoracic and Transplant Surgeon Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai
  • Performed Minimally Invasive multivessel off pump Coronary artery bypass surgeries with total arterial grafts, Mini AVR, Minimally invasive Mitral valve replacements and Double valve replacements.
  • Working as Heart and lung transplant surgeon and performed out of state harvesting of donor heart and lungs, institutions of ECMO as resuscitation and as Bridge to transplant.
  • Operated patients for multiple Redo Heart surgeries, Pulmonary endartrectomy and complex congenital heart defects.
From Dec 2021
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai
  • Worked as consultant cardiac surgery at wockhardt Hospitals Mira road (North Mumbai) and Mumbai central (South Mumbai).
  • I have performed major cardiac, thoracic and vascular procedures independently such as High risk and conventional off pump coronary artery bypass surgeries, total arterial revascularisations, Minimally invasive Valve replacements, VATS lung resections, Aortic root replacements for acute aortic dissections and root replacements for aortic aneurysms.
  • Able to lead the cardiac team.
  • Work as group Lead for ECMO programme and have performed ECMO support therapies for Respiratory failure in COVID 19 pandemic.
  • Serves as Visiting cardiac surgeon at Wockhardt Hospital Nashik and has performed cardiac operations.
Dec 2019 -
Dec 2021
Cardiothoracic Fellow Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Assisted and Performed, independently and under supervision cardiac surgeries on an elective and emergency basis the following operative procedures:
  • Coronary bypass surgery, including total arterial grafting and off-pump surgery.
  • Cardiac valve repair and replacement, Ross Procedure, redo valve procedures.
  • Reconstruction and replacement of the thoracic aorta, including the arch.
  • Electrophysiology surgery for life-threatening arrhythmias.
  • Correction of congenital cardiac abnormalities in adults.
Experience in Thoracic Surgery including exploratory and diagnostic procedures, many through minimally invasive techniques. These include:
  • Lung and oesophagealtumours
  • Management of thoracic traum
Jan 2018 -
Nov 2019
Consultant -
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Heart And Lung Transplantation
Fortis Multispecialty Hospital, Mulund, Mumbai
  • Experience in minimally invasive cardiac surgery and total arterial revascularization, off pump coronary artery bypass surgery.
  • Experience in preoperative evaluation of heart failure patients, retrieval of donor heart hearts and intra and post-operative care of heart and heart lung transplantation.
  • Part of team that performed 65 heart and 2 heart lung transplants over my working tenure.
  • Harvested donor hearts for heart transplantation.
  • Part of team who performed first long term Left ventricular assist device Implantation (LVAD ) in Mumbai and western India.
  • Instituted ECMO in patients with cardiogenic shock (ECLS) and as a mechanical circulatory support in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.
March 2016 -
Dec 2017
Junior Consultant Cardiac Surgery Sevenhills Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai
  • Worked as a part of busy cardiac surgery team performing over 1500 cardiac surgeries a year.
  • Performed off pump coronary artery revascularizations valve replacements and complex cardiac surgeries under supervision and Independently.
April 2015 -
March 2016
Fellow, Paediatric Cardiac Surgery Narayana Hridaylaya – Bangalore, India
  • Worked at the biggest pediatric cardiac surgery unit in India as a fellow.
  • Assisted complex neonatal and pediatric cardiac surgical procedures and performed basic and advanced pediatric cardiac surgeries.
Jan 2014 -
April 2015
Assistant Professor Cardiac Surgery Grant Medical College And Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai
  • Performed Adult and pediatric cardiac surgeries. Simple and complex congenital cases (cyanotic and acyanotic), Valve repairs and replacements, Coronary artery bypass grafting.
  • Performed Lung resections (infection and malignancy), Mediastinal masses and thymectomy Bronchoscopy, Thoracic trauma.
  • Vascular Surgery Aortic Surgery - thoracic, thoracoabdominal and abdominal aneurysms, Peripheral vascular reconstructions, bypass Vascular trauma.
  • Teaching - Weekly presentations to joint meetings. Tutorials and teaching of Mch cardiac surgery students, perfusion, physiotherapy, nursing students audits and mortality meeting.
Dec 2013 -
Dec 2014
Visiting Consultant Cardiac surgery Terna Sahydri Hospital and research center, Nerul Navi, Mumbai
  • Independently performed various cardiac surgeries and thoracic surgeries.
Dec 2016 -
till date
Superspecailty Registrar/ MCh Trainee Grant Medical College And Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai
  • Trained at one of the biggest public hospital in Mumbai offering cardiacsurgical services.
  • Performed basic and advanced cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgeries independently and under supervision.
Aug 2010 -
Nov 2013
Assistant ProfessorGeneral Surgery Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai
  • Performed Various operative general surgical procedures.
  • Teacher for undergraduate and postgraduate general surgery students.
May 2010 -
Aug 2010
General Surgery Registrar / M.S Trainee Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital And Medical College, Mumbai
  • Received extensive general surgical training in one of the largest department in India , Performed large number of basic and advanced general surgical procedures.
  • Advanced training in Acute trauma care unit as trauma registrar, Burns unit Vascular clinic - trained in endovenous ablation of varicose veins gastroenterology surgical services.
June 2007 -
May 2010
Internship Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai
  • Worked as Medical Officer in rural health care unit, extensive work in surgical research projects sponsored by Indian Council of Medical Research.
Jan 2006 -
Feb 2007