Dr. Ramji Mehrotra
About the Doctor
Dr. Ramji Mehrotra is a heart, chest and blood vessel surgeon with 27+ years' experience. At BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi, India, he is Chairman & Chief – Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery. His main work is bypass on a beating heart and bypass using only arteries (total arterial CABG).
He does complex bypass with endarterectomy (clearing plaque from an artery). He repairs and replaces valves, including with stitch-free (sutureless) valves. He operates on aneurysms (bulging arteries), including the Bentall operation. He also does keyhole heart surgery and repairs heart defects present from birth. For heart failure, he uses ECMO (a heart-lung machine), LVADs (heart pumps) and heart transplants. He also does procedures inside blood vessels, such as TAVI/TAVR (valve replacement through a thin tube).
The hospital credits him with firsts. These include the first total arterial bypass using both chest-wall (mammary) arteries at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. Another was Mumbai's first successful arterial switch operation.
He was a heart surgery fellow in Boston, USA, at Harvard Medical School's Brigham & Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital. He has been Director (CTVS) at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Senior Consultant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. Earlier he was Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai. The Times of India gave him its "Legends of Cardiac Surgery" award. Medwell can book your consultation.
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Areas of Specialisation
- Total Arterial & Beating Heart CABG
Bypass surgery using arterial grafts, often without stopping the heart. - Valve Repair & Replacement
Including sutureless valve options. - Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
Including Bentall operations for aortic root disease. - Minimal Access Cardiac Surgery
Heart operations through smaller incisions. - Heart Failure Surgery
ECMO, LVAD and heart transplantation. - Congenital Heart Surgery
Operations for heart defects present from birth.
Qualifications
- M.B.B.S.
- M.S. (General Surgery)
- M.Ch. (CTVS)
- Fellowship (Cardiac Surgery)
Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Work Experience
- Chairman & Chief – Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi • Present - Director (CTVS)
Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi - Senior Consultant (CTVS)
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi - Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai - Fellow, Cardiac Surgery
Brigham & Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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Who is Dr. Ramji Mehrotra?
Dr. Ramji Mehrotra is Chairman & Chief of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India, with more than 27 years of experience. He trained in cardiac surgery at Harvard Medical School, Boston, and is known for beating heart and total arterial bypass surgery.
Does Dr. Ramji Mehrotra perform beating heart bypass surgery?
Yes. Beating heart CABG and total arterial CABG are among the main areas of interest of Dr. Ramji Mehrotra at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi. He also performs complex bypass with endarterectomies. The surgical approach for each patient is decided after the surgeon reviews the angiography and other reports.
What heart operations does Dr. Ramji Mehrotra perform?
Dr. Ramji Mehrotra performs coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repair and replacement, aortic aneurysm surgery including Bentall operations, congenital heart surgery, minimal access cardiac surgery and heart failure surgery including ECMO, LVAD and heart transplantation, as listed by BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital.
What languages does Dr. Ramji Mehrotra speak?
Dr. Ramji Mehrotra sees patients in English and Hindi. If you are more comfortable in another language, for example Arabic, French, Russian, Swahili, Bengali or Uzbek, you can ask Medwell to arrange an interpreter when you book, so nothing is lost in translation during your appointment at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital.
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