🧑‍⚕️ Dr. Bhaba Nanda Das

Chief Cardiac Surgeon (CTVS

Dr. Bhaba Nanda Das is a highly experienced cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon with over 36 years of dedicated practice, including a significant tenure at AIIMS, New Delhi (1984–1996). Since joining Apollo Hospitals in the mid-1990s, he has served as Chief Cardiac Surgeon, performing over 20,000 heart surgeries, handling more than 800 cases annually. He pioneered beating-heart bypass and aortic aneurysm surgery in North India and contributed to India’s early heart transplant programs.

🩺 Specialization & Expertise

• Beating-heart (off-pump) Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)

• Heart Valve Surgery, including double, mitral, and aortic valve replacement

• Aortic Aneurysm Repair

• Complex Congenital and Intracardiac Heart Repairs

• Pediatric Cardiac Procedures

• Heart Transplantation & LVAD Support

• Introduced all-arterial grafting techniques and Fontan procedure enhancements

🎓 Academic Qualifications

• MBBS – University of Gauhati (1977)

• MS in General Surgery – PGIMER, Chandigarh (1980)

• MCh in Cardio-Thoracic & Vascular Surgery – AIIMS, New Delhi (1983)

• Fellowships – WHO (1993), Commonwealth (1994)

👨‍💼 Career Milestones

• Senior Consultant, AIIMS, New Delhi (1984–1996)

• Chief Cardiac Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi (mid-1990s–present)

• Visiting roles at leading international centers including Mayo Clinic, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Texas Heart Institute

• Instrumental in setting up cardiac surgery units in Puttaparthi (Sathya Sai Institute) and Bangladesh women’s medical college

🏆 Awards & Recognition

• Vishisht Chikitsa Ratna, Delhi Medical Association (2012)

• Lifetime Achievement Award, Morland News (2017)

• Listed in Limca Book of Records for pioneering heart surgeries on elderly patients

• Multiple honors for cardiac innovation and excellence

🌐 Professional Memberships

• Member of the Cardiological Society of India

• Associated with the Cardiovascular & Pediatric Cardiac Societies of India

• Fellow of the World Health Organization and Commonwealth health programs