Medical Degrees

• MBBS — King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEM Hospital) and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, University of Bombay, Maharashtra, India, 1983
• MS — General Surgery — University of Bombay, Maharashtra, India, 1986
• MCh — Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery — University of Bombay, Maharashtra, India, 1989

Fellowships & Special Training

• DRE — Diplôme de Résident Étranger, Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire — Collège de Médecin des Hôpitaux de Paris, France, 1991 (trained under Dr. Christian Cabrol, Heart Transplant Team, La Pitié Hospital, Paris: 200+ heart transplants, 1,800+ open-heart surgeries, 40 artificial heart implantations)
• Advanced training in Off-pump CABG, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Robotic Surgery — La Pitié Hospital, Paris, France (1999–2000)
• Advanced training — University of Leipzig, Germany (Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Off-pump CABG)
• Advanced training — Lennox Hill Hospital, New York, USA (Robotic Surgery) (1999–2000)
• Paediatric Cardiac Surgery — Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia (Professor Roger Mee)
• CTVS Training — St. Vincent's Hospital, Australia

Certifications & Accreditations

• Maharashtra Medical Council Registration
• FIACS — Fellow, Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons, 1996
• FISC — Fellow, Indian Society of Cardiology, 2009
• Member — Medical Association of Mumbai
• Member — Indian Medical Association (IMA)
• Member — Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Current Affiliation

• Saifee Hospital, Mumbai — Consultant, Cardiovascular, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery, Present
• S.R. Mehta Hospital, Sion, Mumbai — Consultant, CTVS
• Private Practice — Juhu, Mumbai (since 1994)

Past Affiliations

• La Pitié Hospital, Paris, France — DRE Training (Heart Transplant Team of Dr. Christian Cabrol), 1991
• Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia — Paediatric Cardiac Surgery (Prof. Roger Mee)
• St. Vincent's Hospital, Australia — CTVS Training
• University of Leipzig, Germany — Advanced CTVS Training (1999–2000)
• Lennox Hill Hospital, New York, USA — Robotic Surgery Training (1999–2000)

Academic & Research Roles

• Guest lectures at various national and international conferences in Cardiac and Vascular Surgery
• Workshop faculty and national conference participation (India and abroad)

Key Achievements

• 39+ years of cardiovascular, thoracic, and vascular surgery experience
• First Indian to work with Dr. Christian Cabrol's Heart Transplant team at La Pitié Hospital, Paris
• Participated in 200+ heart transplants, 1,800+ open-heart surgeries, 40 artificial heart implantations (La Pitié, Paris)
• MCh CTVS — University of Bombay (KEM Hospital) 1989
• DRE — Collège de Médecin des Hôpitaux de Paris, France, 1991
• Advanced CTVS training: Paris, Leipzig (Germany), New York (USA), Melbourne (Australia)
• FIACS (1996); FISC (2009)
• 99% patient recommendation rate