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Achievements — Cardiac Surgery

Twenty-five years of open-heart surgery, an accredited residency, and the only free perfusion programme in the country.

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Recognition

Standing & Contributions

A Quarter-Century of Open-Heart Surgery

30,837 cardiothoracic and vascular procedures since 2001 — adult and paediatric, open and closed heart, every one performed free of charge.

Accredited Residency Since 2002

Among the earlier CTVS programmes accredited by the National Board of Examinations, offering a 6-year direct post-MBBS residency at no cost to the resident.

The Only Free Perfusion Degree in India

The BSc Cardiac Perfusion Technology programme is the only one of its kind in the nation offered free of cost, training the perfusionists who run the heart-lung machine.

Scale

The Record in Numbers

30,837
Cardiac Surgeries Since 2001
~1/3
Paediatric Share of the Case-Mix
2002
NBE Accreditation of the DNB Programme
Clinical Excellence

Surgical Range and Technique

✓A majority of coronary artery bypass procedures are performed off-pump (OPCAB), without the heart-lung machine.
✓Valves are repaired rather than replaced wherever repair is feasible; replacement uses mechanical or tissue prostheses as indicated.
✓Aortic aneurysms are treated according to location, including aortic root replacement with valve conduits or grafts and re-implantation of the coronary buttons.
✓The congenital programme covers the full range from palliation to complete repair — ALCAPA re-implantation, AV canal repair, AP window closure, ASD and VSD closure, coarctation repair, Blalock–Taussig shunt and bi-directional Glenn.
✓Around a third of the surgical volume is paediatric, supported by an in-house perfusion team and dedicated paediatric bypass circuits.
Teaching

Training the Next Generation

DNB Cardiothoracic Surgery

A 6-year super-specialty residency (1 seat), 2 years in general surgery and allied specialties followed by 3 in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, with the final year in a centre of excellence. Free, with stipends as per NBE guidelines.

DNB Programme →

Fellowship in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

Advanced fellowship training for qualified cardiac surgeons within the high-volume paediatric programme.

Fellowships →

BSc Cardiac Perfusion Technology

A three-year allied-health degree in extracorporeal circulation — heart-lung machine, IABP and other life-support systems.

Programme Details →
Conferences Hosted

IACTS SCORE at SSSIHMS

The department hosts SCORE, the review course of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons, bringing trainees and faculty from across the country to Whitefield.

The 2019 edition is recorded in the Institute’s CME archive; later editions are added there as they are held.