Brief Profile

Dr. Rajesh T R is highly regarded among Cardio thoracic & Vascular Surgeons in Bengaluru with 18+ years’ experience. He has performed over 5000 cardiac surgeries. He was the first in Asia to implant a third-generation artificial heart in a patient with terminal heart failure. He has won several prestigious awards towards his excellent service.

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS, VIMS Bellary
• DNB(General Medicine), NBE, New Delhi
• MS (General Surgery), J.S.S Medical College, Mysore
• MCh (CTVS ), GSMC, Mumbai

Experience

18+ years

• Consultant - Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, HCG, Bengaluru
• Consultant - Cardiac and Vascular Surgery,  Narayana Hrudayala, Bengaluru
• Consultant - Cardiac and Vascular Surgery,  Sparsh, Bengaluru

Expertise

• MICS -
  • Mini Sternotomy and Mini Thoracotomy CABG
  • Valve repairs and replacements
  • ASD closures
  • Excision of Cardiac Tumours

• Complex and Total Arterial Offpump CABG, Coronary Endarterectomy, MICS
• Cardiac Surgery in Heart Failure
• LVAD ( Artificial Heart ) Implantations, ECMOs, Heart Transplants
• Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Interventional Procedures

Accomplishments

• First in Asia to implant the third generation Artificial Heart in a patient with terminal Heart failure
• Performed nearly 5000 cardiac surgeries

Honors & Awards

• Gold Medal in MS-General Surgery, awarded by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Medical Sciences,
• Special award for excellence in Cardiac surgery by the Chief Minister of AP, Sri Rosaiah
• Limca Book of Records -first to Implant a third generation artificial heart in India.
• Bharata Vikaasa Ratna Rashtra Prashasthi, by Bharata Ratna Sir M V Engineering
• Award for excellence in Surgery by Samartha Saahitya Mattu Sanskruthika Prathistaana
• Youngest recipient of Vasavasiri, the highest title conferred in the Aryavysya community, to people with special accomplishments

Research & Publications

• Efficacy of three different ablative procedures to treat atrial fibrillation in patients with valvular heart disease: a randomised trial. Heart Lung Circ. 2008 Jun;17(3):232-40.

Affiliations & Memberships

• Indian Association Of Cardiovascular And Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS) and other such reputed organizations
• Indian Medical associations

Academic Exposure

• Focus area: Heart failure, Transplants, and Ventricular Assist Devices (Artificial hearts)-  University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
• Focus area: MICS - Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany.