Dr. (Col) Mrithyunjaya V. Kalmath
Sr. Consultant - Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery Minimal Invasive, Advanced Aortic & Heart Transplant Surgeon
Dr (Col) Mrithyunjaya V Kalmath is the Senior Consultant Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery, Minimal Invasive, Advanced Aortic and Heart Transplant Surgeon
He is Former Professor and Head of CTVS at Army Hospital Research and Referral Delhi. He has a rich blend of Clinical and administrative experience of 25 years in Indian Armed Forces and over 15 years of Cardiac Surgical Experience.
After premature retirement from Army,he has started a robust Minimal Invasive Cardiac Surgery programme at Apollo Hospital Navi Mumbai performing more than 90% of cases through minimal invasive approach including cathlab emergencies.
He is an alumnus of MR Medical College Gulbarga (MBBS), AFMC Pune (MS), National Board of Examination (DNB Surgery and DNB CTVS) and Srichitra Tirunal Institute of Medical science and Technology Trivandrum( MCh CTVS).
He was awarded Dr CS Sadasivan GOLD MEDAL for standing 1st in DNB CTVS.
He is a Versatile and innovative cardiac surgeon with special expertise in
1. Minimally invasive off pump Total Arterial CABG (MICS CABG/MICAS)
2. Minimally invasive Valve Replacement
3. Advanced Minimally Invasive surgery (Bentall operation, RSOV Repair, HOCM surgery, Redo surgeries) First in the country
4. Aortic Root and Arch surgery
5. Heart and Lung Transplant
6. Congenital cardiac surgery (Pediatric cardiac surgery)
7. Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy for CTEPH
8. Extended septal Myectomy for HOCM
9. Commando Operations
10. Redo Cardiac Surgery
11. Lung Surgeries
12.Peripheral arterial surgeries ( Aortic bifemoral bypass, Femoro Popliteal and Femoro Femoral bypass, Endovascular procedures)
13.All vascular aneurysms and trauma
14.Laser, RF, sclerotherapy for varicose veins
15.AV fistulas & Redo AV Fistulas
He has performed the
1. World's first Commando Bentall with extended septal myectomy
2. World's first Four vessel Coronary Endarterectomy
3. Country's first Minimally invasive RSOV Repair , Minimal invasive Transmitral extended septal Myectomy for HOCM and Minimally invasive Cortriatrum Repair
4. He also has the largest series of transfusion less heart transplantations in the world
5. He is a pioneer of minimal access coronary surgery, Complex Valve Repairs including minimally invasive Rheumatic Mitral Valve Repairs in Armed forces.
6. He is one of the leading Aortic root and arch surgeons of the country and has performed the highest number of Aortic Surgery in the history of armed forces.
7. He has not only revived the heart transplant programme at AHRR twice but also made AHRR the leading Transplant Centre in North India.
8. He has performed 13 heart transplnts in one year including a complex Redo Heart Transplant for a pediatric failing Fontan.
9. He is the leading Heart Transplant surgeon of India in public sector.
An academician par excellence who has not only trained residents and young surgeons in all academic fora but also delivered excellent outcomes in all spheres of complex cardiac surgery.
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