DOCTOR INTRODUCTION

Dr. Ramji Mehrotra, Principal Director & Chief – CTVS BLK-Max Heart Centre BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi

Dr. Ramji Mehrotra, one of the leading names in the field of Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) joins BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, further strengthening the BLK-Max Heart Centre. He has a vast experience of more than 26 years in Beating Heart Surgery, Total Arterial CABG and a legacy of many successful procedures. He is a versatile surgeon who has many firsts to his credit. He has been part of many prestigious Institutions in USA and India. He has been part of many prestigious Institutions like Brigham & Women’s Hospital (Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA), Boston Children’s Hospital (Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA) Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (New Delhi) and Indraprastha Apollo Hospital (New Delhi) just to name a few.

Academics:

• M.B.B.S.
• M.S. (General Surgery)
• M.Ch. (Cardio-thoracic Vascular Surgery)
• Fellowship (Cardiac Surgery), Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

Work Associations:

• Director, CTVS (March 2016 March 2021), Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi Sr. Consultant, CTVS (Aug. 2004 – Feb. 2016), Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
• Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai Fellow, Cardiac Surgery (Feb. 2001 – June 2002), Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
• USA Fellow, Cardiac Surgery (Feb. 2000 – Feb. 2001), Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

Awards / Accomplishments:

• Performed first total arterial revascularization using bilateral mammary arteries composite grafting at Indraprastha
• Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi Established total arterial revascularization program using bilateral mammary arteries at Fortis Escorts Heart
• Institute, New Delhi Performed first minimal incision OPCAB total arterial revascularization at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi.
• Performed total arterial CABG on youngest patient in India aged 10 years
• Performed first successful arterial switch operation in Mumbai, India • Started Paediatric Cardiac Surgery at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
• Setup Pediatric Cardiac surgery facility at Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai Times of India “Legends of Cardiac Surgery” award

Areas of Interest:

• Total Arterial CABG
• Beating Heart CABG
• Complex Bypass including Endarterectomies Valve Repairs & Replacement, Sutureless Valve
• Surgery for Aortic Aneurysm including Bentall Operations
• Left Ventricular Aneurysm Repair Congenital Heart Surgeries
• Minimal Access Cardiac Surgeries
• Surgery for Heart Failure (ECMO, LVAD, Heart Transplantation)
• Endovascular Procedures including TAVI / TAVR