Best Open Heart Surgeons in India

When you or someone you love needs open-heart surgery, finding the right surgeon becomes everything. India has become a serious destination for cardiac care, with skilled doctors, modern hospitals, and costs that are often much lower than in many Western countries.

A 2023 review in the Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery estimates that around 300,000 cardiac procedures are performed annually in India.

We’ve been helping patients find the right cardiac surgeons in India for over 9 years and have supported more than 12,000 people. The truth is, the right doctor can make all the difference when it comes to open heart surgery. With Experts Medical, you don’t need to search and compare endless options. We’ve already done it for you.

1. Doctor Yugal Kishore Mishra

When patients need open-heart surgery, they often look for a surgeon who has performed thousands of these operations with steady hands and meticulous results. Doctor Yugal Kishore Mishra brings exactly that long experience. At Manipal Hospital in New Delhi, he serves as Head of Cardiac Sciences and Chief Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgeon. Over his career, he has completed more than 19,000 open heart surgeries, including many where the heart keeps beating during the procedure.

What stands out is his focus on making the surgery as less-invasive as possible. He regularly uses smaller incisions, known as keyhole or port-access methods, for valve repairs and other heart procedures. This approach helps many patients recover with less discomfort while still getting the full benefit of the operation. Patients from countries such as the USA, UK, UAE, and several African nations have trusted him for their open-heart procedures because of his clear explanations and consistent outcomes.

• Specialisation: Open heart surgery, beating heart coronary artery bypass, valve repair and replacement, aortic aneurysm repair
• Accreditation: Works at NABH-accredited Manipal Hospital, New Delhi
• Hotel and transfer: included
• Years of experience: 35

2. Doctor Aayush Goyal

Doctor Aayush Goyal is a Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgeon at Yashoda Super Speciality Hospital in Ghaziabad. He specialises in open heart surgery with a focus on coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and repair surgeries. He completed his MBBS from B J Medical College, Pune in 2009, DNB in General Surgery in 2013, and MCh in CTVS from KEM Hospital and GS Medical College, Mumbai in 2016.

He received the P K Sen Award Gold Medal for standing first with distinction in the MCh Cardio Vascular Thoracic Surgery exit exam in Maharashtra. Doctor Aayush Goyal is a life member of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeons and the Association of Surgeons of India. He speaks English and Hindi.

• Specialisation: Open heart surgery, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), valve replacement and repair surgeries
• Accreditation: Works at NABH and NABL-accredited Yashoda Hospital, Ghaziabad
• Hotel and transfer: included

3. Doctor Arun Kumar Goyal

Doctor Arun Kumar Goyal is a Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at Sharda University Hospital in Greater Noida. He has more than 30 years of experience in cardiac surgery. He completed his MBBS and MS from Rajasthan University in Jaipur and M.Ch in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery from Lucknow University. He also holds FIACS and PGDHHM certifications.

Doctor Arun Kumar Goyal has performed over 5,000 open-heart surgeries. These include beating heart coronary artery bypass surgery, total arterial revascularisation, valve replacement, ASD repair, and combined coronary and carotid surgery. He was one of the pioneers in starting the off-pump beating heart coronary artery bypass surgery program in South Rajasthan.

• Specialization: Open heart surgery, beating heart coronary artery bypass surgery, valve replacement, ASD repair
• Accreditation: Works at NABH-accredited Sharda University Hospital, Greater Noida
• Hotel and transfer: included
• Years of experience: 30

4. Doctor Sameer Bhate

Doctor Sameer Bhate is HOD - Cardiac Surgery at Amrita Hospital in Faridabad. He has over 20 years of experience in cardiothoracic surgery. He has performed more than 4,000 cardiac surgeries. His qualifications include MBBS, MS, MCh, DNB (CVTS), FIACS, and MNAMS.

Doctor Sameer Bhate regularly performs open-heart surgeries. These include valve replacements and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). He also handles surgery for aortic aneurysms and adult congenital cardiac surgery.

• Specialisation: Open heart surgery, coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), valve replacement surgery, surgery for aortic aneurysm
• Accreditation: Works at NABH, NABL, and ISO-accredited Amrita Hospital, Faridabad
• Hotel and transfer: included
• Years of experience: 20

5. Doctor Ramji Mehrotra

Doctor Ramji Mehrotra is Vice Chairman - Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery at BLK Hospital in New Delhi. He has 26 years of experience in cardiac surgery. He has performed over 18,000 cardiovascular procedures and 1,400 pediatric cardiac surgeries. He completed total arterial CABG on India’s youngest patient at the age of 10.

Doctor Ramji Mehrotra performs open heart surgeries, including total arterial CABG, beating heart CABG, valve replacements and repairs, minimal access mitral and aortic valve surgery, and redo arterial CABG. He also handles simple congenital cases such as ASD, VSD, BD Glenn, and TOF repairs.

• Specialization: Open heart surgery, total arterial CABG, beating heart CABG, valve replacement and repair, surgery for aortic aneurysm
• Accreditation: Works at NABH and JCI-accredited BLK Hospital, New Delhi
• Hotel and transfer: included
• Years of experience: 26

6. Doctor Naresh Trehan

Doctor Naresh Trehan is Chairman of Cardiac Services and Chairman of Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. He has 40 years of experience in cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgery. He has performed over 48,000 successful open-heart surgeries.

Doctor Naresh Trehan specialises in open-heart surgery for coronary artery blockages through coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). He also performs valve replacement surgeries, including mitral valve replacement and aortic valve replacement, as well as aortic root replacement and surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

• Specialisation: Open heart surgery, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), valve replacement surgery, aortic aneurysm surgery
• Accreditation: Works at NABH, JCI, and NABL-accredited Medanta - The Medicity, Gurugram
• Hotel and transfer: included
• Years of experience: 40

7. Doctor Anupam Das

Doctor Anupam Das is Senior Consultant & Head - Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery at Sarvodaya Hospital in Faridabad. He has 15 years of experience. He specialises in both adult and paediatric cardiac surgery, including neonatal procedures. His qualifications include MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (CTVS), DNB (Cardiothoracic Surgery), MRCS (Edinburgh, UK), MEBCTS (Europe), FRCS (Cardiothoracic Surgery, Edinburgh, UK), FACS, and FCCE.

Doctor Anupam Das performs open-heart surgeries such as on-pump and off-pump CABG, total arterial revascularisation, valve replacements and repairs, aortic surgeries, and adult congenital heart surgeries. In paediatric cases, he handles ASD repair, VSD repair, TOF repair, BD Glenn, Fontan procedure, TAPVC repair, arterial and atrial switch operations, and Blalock-Taussig (BT) shunt.

• Specialization: Open heart surgery, CABG (on-pump and off-pump), valve replacement and repair, paediatric and neonatal cardiac surgery, aortic surgery, Blalock-Taussig shunt
• Accreditation: Works at NABH and FDA-accredited Sarvodaya Hospital, Faridabad
• Hotel and transfer: included
• Years of experience: 15

8. Doctor Surendra Nath Khanna

Doctor Surendra Nath Khanna is Chairperson - Adult Cardiac Surgery & Heart-Lung Transplant at Artemis Hospitals in Gurugram. He has 30 years of experience and has performed over 21,000 cardiac surgeries. He completed MBBS and MS from King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, and MCh in Cardio Thoracic Surgery from King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. He holds FICS, FIACS, FAMS, and FICC.

Doctor Surendra Nath Khanna specialises in open heart procedures, including CABG (including redo), mitral valve replacement, aortic valve replacement, double valve replacement, heart valve repair, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, aortic aneurysm surgery, and aortic dissection repair.

• Specialisation: Open heart surgery, CABG (redo), valve replacement (mitral, aortic, double valve), valve repair, aortic aneurysm surgery, minimally invasive valve surgery
• Accreditation: Works at NABH and JCI-accredited Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram
• Hotel and transfer: included
• Years of experience: 30

9. Doctor Abhinav Sharma

Doctor Abhinav Sharma is a Consultant - CTVS Surgery at Amrita Hospital in Faridabad. He has 14 years of experience. He specialises in CTVS surgery with a focus on open heart procedures. His qualifications include MBBS, MS, and MCh (Cardiac Surgery).

Doctor Abhinav Sharma performs open-heart surgery, valve replacement, and CABG. He also manages cases of deep vein thrombosis and varicose veins.

• Specialisation: Open heart surgery, valve replacement, CABG
• Accreditation: Works at NABH, NABL, and ISO-accredited Amrita Hospital, Faridabad
• Hotel and transfer: included
• Years of experience: 14

10. Doctor Prashanth Y M

Doctor Prashanth Y M is Sr. Consultant - CTVS Surgery at Aster Hospitals in Bengaluru. He has 25 years of experience. He completed MBBS from Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, in 1999; MS in General Surgery from Bangalore Medical College in 2001; and MCh in Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery from SCTIMST, Trivandrum, in 2003.

Doctor Prashanth Y M performs open heart surgeries, including off-pump coronary bypass surgery, multi-arterial bypass surgery, minimally invasive valve surgery, MICS CABG, valve repairs and replacements, aortic surgery (conventional and hybrid/TEVAR), robotic cardiac surgery, and TAVR/TAVI.

• Specialisation: Open heart surgery, off-pump CABG, multi-arterial bypass, valve repair and replacement, minimally invasive valve surgery, MICS CABG, aortic surgery
• Accreditation: Works at NABH and JCI-accredited Aster Hospitals, Bengaluru
• Hotel and transfer: included
• Years of experience: 25

11. Doctor Manoj P Nair

Doctor Manoj P Nair is a cardiac surgeon at Aster Hospitals. He has 20 years of experience and has performed over 6000 surgeries. He has done approximately 2500 CABG, 2500 valve replacements, and 2000 lung resections. He pioneered Hybrid Aortic Aneurysm Surgery in Kerala.

Doctor Manoj P Nair performs open heart surgery, including CABG and valve replacement surgeries. He also handles lung resection procedures.

• Specialisation: Open heart surgery, CABG, valve replacement
• Accreditation: Works at NABH and JCI-accredited Aster Hospitals
• Hotel and transfer: included
• Years of experience: 20

12. Doctor Pravin P Kulkarni

Doctor Pravin P Kulkarni is Director - Cardiac Heart Centre at Hiranandani Hospital in Mumbai. He has 10 years of experience. He completed MBBS from B.J. Medical College, Pune, MS in General Surgery from Bangalore Medical College, and MCh in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery from PGIMER, Chandigarh. He has fellowships in cardiac and transplant surgery from Toronto General Hospital, Canada and St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

Doctor Pravin P Kulkarni performs open heart surgeries, including CABG (on-pump and off-pump), arterial grafting, mitral and aortic valve replacement, valve-sparing aortic root replacement, surgery of the ascending aorta and aortic arch, and minimally invasive cardiothoracic procedures. He also handles advanced mechanical circulatory support (ECMO, LVAD, RVAD), permanent LVAD implantation, and heart & lung transplant surgery.

• Specialization: Open heart surgery, CABG (on-pump and off-pump), valve replacement, valve-sparing aortic root replacement, aortic surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery
• Accreditation: Works at NABH and NABL-accredited Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai
• Hotel and transfer: included
• Years of experience: 10

13. Doctor Abhay Suresh Jain

Doctor Abhay Suresh Jain is a Consultant Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgery at Fortis Healthcare in Mumbai. He has 17 years of experience in CTVS surgery. He completed MS in General Surgery and MCh in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum in 2016. He also holds DNB in General Surgery.

Doctor Abhay Suresh Jain has performed more than 5000 heart operations. He specialises in open heart surgery with a focus on off-pump CABG (LIMA-RIMA-Y), heart valve replacement surgeries, aortic replacement and repair surgeries, minimally invasive cardiac surgeries (MICS), and congenital heart diseases. He currently maintains a less than 0.5% mortality rate.

• Specialisation: Open heart surgery, off-pump CABG, valve replacement, aortic replacement and repair, minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS), congenital heart disease surgery
• Accreditation: Works at NABH and JCI-accredited Fortis Healthcare, Mumbai
• Hotel and transfer: included
• Years of experience: 17

14. Doctor Krishnanu Dutta Choudhury

Doctor Krishnanu Dutta Choudhury is a cardiac surgeon at Max Super Speciality Hospital. He specialises in cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery. He is responsible for determining surgeries, planning, scheduling, coordinating aspects of care, procurement of equipment and supplies, pre and postoperative assessment of patients, risk stratification, counselling, adherence to surgical standards and protocols, and management of the postoperative ICU. He also handles surgical and clinical audits.

• Specialisation: Open heart surgery and thoracic vascular surgery
• Accreditation: Works at NABH and JCI-accredited Max Super Speciality Hospital
• Hotel and transfer: included

What to Expect During Open Heart Surgery?

Open-heart surgery is a major procedure in which the surgeon opens the chest wall to operate directly on the heart. It is commonly performed to treat blocked coronary arteries, damaged heart valves, or certain congenital heart defects. In most cases, the heart is temporarily stopped, and a heart-lung machine takes over the function of pumping and oxygenating the blood.

Main Benefits of Open Heart Surgery

• Restores normal blood flow to the heart muscle
• Repairs or replaces damaged or diseased heart valves
• Fixes structural problems in the heart
• Improves heart function and overall circulation
• Reduces symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, and fatigue
• Significantly improves the quality of life for many patients

How Long Does the Procedure Take?

The duration of open-heart surgery typically ranges from 3 to 6 hours.

More complex operations, such as multiple valve replacements or combined procedures, may take longer.

Recovery After Open Heart Surgery

Recovery time varies depending on the patient’s age, overall health, and the type of surgery performed. The usual recovery process includes:

• Hospital stay of 5 to 7 days, with the first 1–2 days in the intensive care unit (ICU)
• Gradual return to light daily activities within 4 to 6 weeks
• Full recovery, including return to work and normal physical activities, usually takes 2 to 3 months
• Participation in a cardiac rehabilitation program to support heart strength and safe recovery
• Regular follow-up visits with the cardiologist and surgeon

Success Rates of Open Heart Surgeries in India

A 2025 nationwide survey of 93 Indian cardiac surgeons revealed wide variation in practice. Nearly half (47%) of surgeons perform more than 250 cardiac surgeries per year, while 58% handle only 1–5 acute aortic dissection cases annually. Most surgeons (61%) dedicate just 1–10% of their practice to aortic surgery (PubMed).

Late presentation remains a major issue. About 19.4% of surgeons reported that more than 20% of patients with acute type A aortic dissection died after hospital admission but before surgery. Senior surgeons and high-volume centres are more likely to operate on elderly patients and high-risk cases with malperfusion. The survey emphasises the need for better referral systems and dedicated high-volume aortic centres to improve consistency and outcomes across India.

Why Patients Choose Experts Medical

For over 9 years, Experts Medical has been helping patients from around the world receive high-quality medical treatment abroad. All our services are completely free for you - you pay only directly to the clinic and the doctor upon arrival. 

Our Advantages:

• We create a clear treatment plan with fixed prices and personally check it as doctors to avoid anything unnecessary
• We accompany you throughout the entire journey - from choosing the doctor to organising the trip and supporting you after surgery
• We maintain direct contact with the doctor so any questions are resolved quickly
• We work only with top doctors carefully selected over 9 years of experience
• We act as your advocate and stand on your side in any situation with the clinic or doctor
• Payments are made directly to the clinic after arrival, with no prepayment required in most cases

Our 9 years of experience allow us to guide you safely, avoid common mistakes, and choose the best solution for your specific condition.

Conclusion

Open-heart surgery in India offers modern treatment, experienced surgeons, and advanced techniques at competitive prices. With proper planning and the right specialist, patients can achieve excellent results and a good quality of life after surgery.

At Experts Medical, we have already done all the hard work for you. Over 10 years, we have carefully selected the best cardiac surgeons, studied their real success rates, and built strong partnerships with leading hospitals. You don’t need to search, compare, or worry about hidden costs - we provide a ready individual treatment plan with fixed prices and full support from the first call until your safe return home.

Your health is in reliable hands with Experts Medical.

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