Dr. Ravi Shivdasani

Qualifications & Education:

• MBBS – Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education & Research (SMIMER), Gujarat
• DNB (Cardiothoracic Surgery) – National Board of Examinations, MIOT International Hospitals, Chennai

Areas of Expertise:

• End-stage heart failure, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory assist device implant surgery
• End-stage lung disease and lung transplantation
• Combined heart and lung transplantation
• ECMO – central and peripheral
• Coronary artery bypass grafting (off-pump & on-pump)
• Mitral and aortic valve surgeries
• Complex aortic surgeries
• Adult congenital heart disease surgery
• Thoracic and lung surgeries
• Post-operative ICU and critical cardiac care
• Post heart and lung transplant critical care and immunology

Professional Experience:

• Senior Specialist – CTVS, Aster RV Hospital, Bengaluru
• Junior Consultant – CTVS, MIOT International, Chennai
• Junior Consultant – CTVS, P. D. Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai
• Junior Consultant – CTVS, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai
• Junior Consultant – CTVS, MIOT Hospitals, Chennai

Clinical Experience & Skills:

• Extensive experience in managing OPDs, planning surgeries, and performing cardiac and thoracic procedures
• Proficient in independent and supervised execution of complex CTVS surgeries
• Strong expertise in perioperative and postoperative ICU management
• Active involvement in emergency cardiac care and ECMO services
• Heart, lung, and combined heart–lung organ retrieval and transplantation
• Experience in teaching nursing staff, allied health professionals, and junior trainees

Research & Publications:

• Our Experience in Patients Requiring Mitral Valve Procedure for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation – IACTS
• Role of Myocardial Viability Assessment in Patients with LV Dysfunction Requiring CABG – IACTS
• Case reports and posters on complex CABG, prosthetic valve mismatch, pulmonary thromboendarterectomy, collagen vascular disease, and rare congenital anomalies
• Video presentation on excision of a complicated posterior mediastinal tumor under peripheral CPB

Conferences & Workshops:

• IACTS Annual Conferences – Bangalore & Chennai
• IACTS Midterm CME on Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
• Heart Failure, Transplant & LVAD CME Programs
• Aortic Summit on Aortic Arch & Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
• VET Lab Training on Coronary Anastomosis & Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Professional Memberships:

• Life Member – Indian Association of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeons (IACTS)
• Life Member – Indian Society of Heart and Lung Transplant
• Member – International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant

Languages Known:

English, Kannada, Hindi, Gujarati, and Tamil