M.B.S.S. - Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, 1979
M.S. in Surgery - Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, 1982
Fellowship - Royal college of surgeons, England, 2009
Honoris Causa (DL) - University of Mysore, mysore, 2011
Honoris Causa (Dsc) - University of Minnesota, USA, 2011
He has an impeccable experience of 34 years and cardiothoracic and pediatric cardiac surgeon.
He has worked in multiple hospitals in his lifetime and currently he is the chairman and executive director of Narayana Health. Before this, he was the senior cardiac surgeon at B M Birla Heart Research Center, Kolkata and Manipal Heart foundation from 1989-1996 and 1996-2001 respectively.
Congenital heart defects
Cardiomyopathy
Structural heart defects
Mitral valve Disease
Ventricular septal defect
Pulmonary hypertension
Coronary artery disease
Aortic aneurysm surgery
Hypoplastic Left Heart repair
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) repair
Redo heart surgery
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return correction
Valve repairs in babies and children
Mitral valve replacement
Ventricular septal defect repair
Atrial Septal Defect repair
Pediatric cardiac surgery
Pulmonary Endarterectomy
Ross procedure
Truncus Arteriosus Repair
Aortic Valve replacement
Congenital heart defects repair
Lifetime achievement award - Clinical car and Public leadership (gold), 2018
FT ArcelorMittal Boldness - Business awards, 2013
The economist innovation award - Lowering Health Care costs, 2011
Social Entrepreneurship Award - World economic forum, 2005
Padmashree - 2003
Rajyotsava Award - 2002
Nikkei Asia Prize - Economic and Business innovation, Tokyo, 2014
Padma Bhushan - 2012
NDTV - Indian of the year 2010, 2011
Dr. B C Roy Award - Medical council of India, 2004
Entrepreneur of the year - Ernst and Young, 2003
A few of his published papers are:
Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals - Mitral Valve Repair in Infants and Children, 2007
A & A Practice - Methemoglobinemia unmasked by Use of Sodium Nitroprusside and Hypothermia in case of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension During Pulmonary Endarterectomy: A Case Report, 2020