Most of time it is the cardiologist who will recommend a cardiac surgeon for your surgery but it is recommended to check him out before the operation.

The internet is full of resources on how to choose the best heart surgeon for your surgery –

Four steps

How to vet your cardiac surgeon

  • Check the qualification of the heart surgeon

    Apart from specialization — did the surgeon get any experience from a center of excellence abroad?

  • Enquire about the success rates

    Enquire about the success rates of the cardiac surgeon — like mortality rate / success rate, etc. You will get it from the hospital.

  • Go through Google Reviews

    Go through the heart surgeon’s Google Reviews — once you read it you can judge whether it is fake or original.

  • Match the specialisation to your case

    Every surgeon specializes in a specific area like Mitral Valve / Aortic Valve Replacement or repair, CABG or the following — Minimally Invasive CABG, involving multi-vessel ENDARTERECTOMY for diffuse coronary artery disease & total occlusion of coronaries.

Specialised procedures

The procedures to ask about

Involving multi-vessel ENDARTERECTOMY for diffuse coronary artery disease & total occlusion of coronaries

  • CABG in poor ejection fraction hearts (Poor heart pumping)
  • Redo CABG
  • CABG with LV Aneurysmectomy
  • CABG with valve surgery
  • Elderly group (more than 75 years)
  • MAZE procedures for Atrial Fibrillation.
  • Aortic root surgery (Aneurysms)
  • L.V. Aneurysms Operation
  • Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
  • Carotid endarterectomy
  • Peripheral Vascular Surgeries like – Femoral-Popliteal bypass surgery. Aorto-iliac bypass surgery.
  • Thoracic surgery for Mediastinal masses (Thymus tumours)

Find it out and then approach the heart surgeon.

Next step

Ask for a second opinion

Call +91 9820160600 or write to info@drpavankumar.in for a free second opinion.