Dr. Kumud Kumar Dhital

Heart Lung Transplant Specialist

Kauveri Hospital, Chennai

Chennai

27+ Years of Experience

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About Doctor

Dr. Kumud Kumar Dhital is a renowned Heart Lung Transplant Specialist with an elaborate experience of more than 27 years in the field.

His educational qualifications encompass an MBBS from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, an MD in Anatomy from the University of London, United Kingdom, and an FRCS in General Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons, England.

His area of expertise lies in treating DCD Heart Transplantation, Pulmonary Endarterectomy for CTEPH, Management of End-Stage Heart & Lung Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support, and Temporary Pacemakers.

Dr. Kumud Kumar Dhital is globally known for being the surgical pioneer of DCD Heart Transplantation.

Medical Qualification

MBBS: University of Oxford, United Kingdom in 1992.
MD: Anatomy from the University of London, United Kingdom in 2000.
FRCS: General Surgery from Royal College of Surgeons, England in 1996.

Professional Experience

He was a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Director of Cardio-Pulmonary Transplantation, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, USA.
He was a Consultant Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon at St. Vincent Hospital, Sydney.

Special Interests

Heart & Lung Transplantation
DCD Heart Transplantation
Pulmonary Endarterectomy for CTEPH
Management of End-Stage Heart & Lung Failure
Mechanical Circulatory Support

Career Highlights

Dr. Kumud Kumar Dhital has achieved global prominence for his pioneering role in DCD Heart Transplantation.

All Treatments

Cardiac OPD Procedures
ECG-Treadmill Test TMT
24-Hour Holter Monitoring
Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
Echocardiography with Color Doppler
Transesophageal Echocardiography - TEE
Stress Echocardiography
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
Thallium Test - Nuclear Stress Test
64 Slice CT Angiography
PET Scan
CARDIAC SURGERY - ADULTS
Off-Pump beating CABG LV restoration
Valve Repair Replacement
Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
Ross Procedure
Cardiac Tumour Treatment
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Treatment
Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
Minimal access surgeries for valves
ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) Closure
Aortofemoral Bypass Surgery
PTE - Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Neonatal and Infant cardiac surgeries
Closure of defects like ASD VSD
Complex congenital heart surgeries
TAPVC - Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Repair Arterial Switch
Single Ventricle Defects Surgery
ECMO Support
Cardiac Catheterization for congenital
Heart disease
Device Closure- ASD VSD
Balloon septostomy
Balloon Valvuloplasty - Aortic
Pulmonary and Mitral
Closure of Fistulas
Fetal Echocardiogram
Coronary Angiogram
Renal Angiogram
Cerebral Angiogram
Peripheral Angiogram
PTCA-Percutaneous Transluminal
Coronary Angioplasty
Peripheral Angioplasty
Aortic Stent Grafting
EPS-Electrophysiological
Radiofrequency Ablation
PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant - Single Chamber
IVC Filter Insertion
Biventricular Pacing
AICD
Trigger Point Injection (TPI)
PTMC - Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy
Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
Angiography
Aortic Valve Replacement
Mitral Valve Replacement
VSD Closure (Adult) Surgery
Heart Double Valve Replacement
PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant - Double Chamber
CRT- D Implant (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
PDA Device Closure
Single Bypass and Valve Replacement
Pediatric interventional cardiology

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Special Interests
Career Highlights
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