Qualification 

• MBBS — Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam Apr 1984
• MS (General Surgery) — King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam (Jun 1984 – May 1985)
• M.Ch (Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery) — Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (Jul 1989 – Jun 1992)

 Past Positions 

• Associate Professor (Cardiothoracic Surgery), Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad (1993)
• Senior Consultant (Cardiothoracic Surgery), Mediciti Hospital, Hyderabad (1994 – 1997)
• Senior Registrar (Cardiothoracic Surgery), Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad (Aug 1992 – Nov 1992)
• Senior Registrar (Cardiothoracic Surgery), P D Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai (Nov 1992 - Feb 1993)

 Skills / Expertise 

• Associated with more than 10,000 Open heart surgeries
• Performed more than 2500 Open heart surgeries independently
• Associated with heart transplantation programme
• Developed Cryo Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation with an indigenous probe and performed Cryo Maze in more than 300 patients from 2005 - 2011