Dr. Sameer Diwale the HOD and a Senior Consultant Cardiovascular & Thoracic surgeon, Department of CTVS, Continental Hospitals. He has successfully performed over 7000 heart surgeries. His expertise is beyond a regular cardiothoracic surgeon as he excels in doing beating heart, total arterial grafts for bypass surgery (CABG) that leads to patency of the grafts for 20+ years. This surgical skill is deemed to be rare in our country. Dr. Diwale operates on a large number of overseas patients and is held in high esteem amongst patients from the CIS (Central Asian) and south-central African countries.

 Speciality 

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

 Areas Of Interest 

• Extensive experience in Aortic Root Operations, Open and Endovascular surgery on the Aorta Hybrid procedures and Minimally Invasive Surgery
• High-risk procedures like Valve-CABG, acute Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation repairs, and post-Renal Transplant CABGs
• Complex valve surgeries including valve replacement or repair with stentless bioprosthesis, homografts, and Adult congenital and redo- surgeries
• Heart surgery for atrial fibrillation Aortic surgery including an aneurysm and dissection repairs, Pulmonary resections and decortications, Endoscopic radial/vein harvesting
• Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Simple and complex congenital heart defect repairs.