Dr. Anil Bhan
Cardiology

Dr. Anil Bhan

Chairman, Cardiac Surgery

Medanta – The Medicity• Gurugram

43+ years of experience
Cardiac Surgery
MCh, MS, M.B.B.S.

About the doctor

Dr. Bhan is a graduate from Medical College Srinagar (Best outgoing graduate-Gold Medalist). He possesses the largest experience in aortic surgery in India and has designed and developed more than 50 surgical instruments in cardiac surgery.

Dr. Bhan was one of the team members that performed the first successful heart transplantation in India (1994). He is associated with starting three cardiac surgical programmes at Puttaparthi (1992), Whitefield (2001), and Max Heart and Vascular Institute Saket (2004). He has performed more than 15,000 cardiac and vascular procedures.

Area of expertise

Aortic aneurysm surgeryPediatric cardiac surgeryValve repairsPeripheral vascular surgeryHeart transplantationCardiac care

Qualifications

MCh (CTVS)

MS (General Surgery)

M.B.B.S.

Professional Journey

  1. Chairman, Cardiac Surgery, Medanta · Gurugram
  2. Started cardiac surgical programme, Max Heart and Vascular Institute Saket (2004)
  3. Started cardiac surgical programme, Whitefield (2001)
  4. Started cardiac surgical programme, Puttaparthi (1992)
  5. Graduate, Medical College Srinagar (Best outgoing graduate, Gold Medalist)

Awards & achievements

  • Delivered the prestigious P.K. Sen Oration at the CT Conference (2009)
  • Performed the youngest bypass with coronary aneurysm repair at 18 months old (2007)
  • Conducted the first ECMO procedure in India (2000)
  • First use of harmonic scalpel for arterial conduit harvesting in India (1995)

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