Dr. Chiran Babu A

Qualifications & Education:

• MCh (Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery) - Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Pondicherry University
• DNB (Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery) - National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
• MS (General Surgery) - Mysore Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore
• MBBS - J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere, Kuvempu University

Areas of Expertise:

• Coronary artery bypass grafting (On-pump and Off-pump)
• Mitral and aortic valve repair and replacement
• Minimally invasive cardiac surgery & MIDCAB
• Robotic-assisted cardiac surgery
• Surgery for heart failure (Surgical ventricular restoration, VSR, papillary muscle rupture)
• Congenital heart surgery (ASD, VSD, TOF, PDA, Fontan, arterial switch, etc.)
• VATS, pneumonectomy, lobectomy
• Aortic and peripheral vascular surgeries
• Aortic aneurysm surgeries (ascending, arch, abdominal), Bental and Ross procedures
• Thymectomy, mediastinal mass excision
• Homograft harvesting and preservation

Clinical Interests:

• Surgical ventricular restoration (DOR’s Procedure)
• Minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery
• Valve repair techniques & MAZE procedure
• Advanced heart failure surgery
• Cryopreservation and use of homografts in CVTS

Professional Experience:

• Senior Consultant – Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Kauvery Hospital, Electronic City, Bangalore
• Senior Consultant – CVTS, SPARSH Super Specialty Hospital
• Senior Consultant – Cardiovascular Surgery, HCG Hospital, Bangalore
• Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore
• Senior Resident & Postdoctoral Fellow – CVTS, JIPMER, Pondicherry
• Resident – General Surgery, Mysore Medical College, Mysore

International Fellowships:

• Mitral Valve Repair Fellowship, The Heart Institute, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Travelling Research Fellow, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minnesota, USA

Research & Publications:

• Severe mitral regurgitation due to left atrial aneurysm corrected by endo atrial patch plasty – Journal of Heart Valve Disease (2009)
• A right atrial mass detected by intraoperative transesophageal echo – Journal of Cardiovascular Anaesthesia (2011)
• A simple technique for securing Gore-Tex neochordal height and knot slippage in mitral valve repair – Journal of Cardiac Surgery (2012)

Book Chapters:

• Ventricular Geometry in Post-Myocardial Infarction Aneurysms – Springer Publications (2012)
  • Chapter 7: The Surgical Technique of Linear Endoventricular Patch Plasty

Technical Proficiency:

• Expertise in robotic and minimally invasive CVTS techniques
• Homograft harvesting and preservation
• Complex aortic and congenital repairs

Languages Known:

English, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil