Dr. Adil personifies warmth and care. Talk to him for 10 mins and you would be totally confident and courageous to follow his suggestions. My sister was diagnosed with OS ASD. We were referred to him by his colleague Dr

Dr. Adil personifies warmth and care. Talk to him for 10 mins and you would be totally confident and courageous to follow his suggestions. My sister was diagnosed with OS ASD. We were referred to him by his colleague Dr. Deepak Krishnamurthy at Sakra. Dr. Adil Sadiq spoke to us about the issue. Explained it in detail. Demonstrated the proposed procedure and assured us the benefits. I, for sure was very convinced by his patient engagement skills.

We took our time to assimilate the situation. The issue before us, was a surprise to us, as my sister was asymptomatic. Between diagnosis and decision to go ahead with surgery, it took us about 2 weeks and in the mean time I was trying to gather as much information as possible about the place, process and persons to make a decision. To be frank, at the end of two weeks I had the same conviction as on Day 1; that is, lets get the procedure done with Dr. Adil Sadiq at Sakra World Hospital. Nothing could bolster me to decide otherwise.

With the persuite to follow up and take this journey to a logical conclusion I approached Dr. Adil Sadiq by writing him an email about my concerns and seeked his clarification on few points that were required for us to make this big decision as a family. He was kind enough to write back promptly addressing each of my concerns.

Dr. Adil Sadiq is very approachable, I was fortunate to engage with him on WhatsApp and clarify few things. Finanly once we decided the date of admission and tenantive dates of procedure, I didn't have to do anything extra. His office at Sakra was completely prepared to accomodate us as per the plan.

To summarize the hospitalization; It was indeed a very smooth experience; with absolutely no scope to complain on any front. On the date of admission angiogram was performed and the results were discussed. In our case it was all good; so the only outstanding issue as far as my sister's heart is concerned was ASD and it was decided that it will be closed by surgery the following day. We were shifted to ward; the nursing staff under Dr. Adil requires a special mention, they know their job very well. As an attendee, I was present there as a physical point of contact, other than that everything was taken care by the staff.

One more confidence boosting event happened in the evening before the procedure. Team Dr. Adil Sadiq arrived in batches as per their area of expertise, they introduced and explained about their role in the procedure. Next came Dr. Adil's associate surgeon Dr. Ravichandan. He explained to me in detail about the procedure. They ensure that we know what is going to be done. Finally came Dr. Adil Sadiq to ensure we are at peace and have faith in the process.

One more interesting fact about Sakra; I had arranged about 7 donors and only two got eligible for donation. Eventually it was more than sufficient as not even a single drop of blood was transfused; it did panic me in the beginning; but later got to know from Dr. Adil Sadiq that at Sakra they don't sell blood; hence they ensure the highest quality in collection of blood. He assured me that they have the requisite units of blood in place and I need not worry.

The day of procedure was very professionally handled. They took my sis around 8:30 in the morning. I was asked to leave my mobile number with the OT security and I will be informed of the progress from time to time. After every phase of the process I was called and informed the status and condition of my sis. After a marathon 6 hours procedure, Dr. Adil Sadiq came and met me. He is indeed a man of steel; how can someone be so calm and composed after a 6 hour operation; I was literally awestruck. He explained to me and comforted me by saying everything is fine and the operation was successful. Later from the security I came to know that Dr. Adil Sadiq is the first man to get into OT and the last to be out. Hats off Sir, your dedication is supreme.

A brief about Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery labelled as LIS (Least Invasive Surgery) at Sakra. It is a highly advanced technology assisted process, which creates less damage in terms of surgical cuts and blood loss and helps in faster recovery. And I must say Dr. Adil and team performed it with text book precision. I, in my capacity could actually relate my sister's recovery progress and I can say every aspect of her was in alignment with the data points I had collected about this method of surgery.

Post operation care is execellent. The support staff know their job and they execute it with utmost professionalism. I aboslutely had no scope to complain.

Thank you Sir. Your contribution in terms of a new lease of life to my sister and peace of mind to the rest of us in the family is priceless. We really cannot thank you enough.

Thanks and warm regards,

Dev

My father, who is a diabetic, was diagnosed with triple vessel disease in May 2016 and was advised cardiac bypass surgery. We consulted 3 cardiac surgeons at different hospitals before deciding on Dr. Adil Sadiq at Sakra

My father, who is a diabetic, was diagnosed with triple vessel disease in May 2016 and was advised cardiac bypass surgery. We consulted 3 cardiac surgeons at different hospitals before deciding on Dr. Adil Sadiq at Sakra Hospital. There were two reasons for making this choice.

1. One of my father’s colleagues was operated by Dr. Adil Sadiq one year prior and he provided very positive feedback on both the surgeon and the nursing staff.

2. My father felt very comfortable after talking to the doctor. Dr. Adil explained how the surgery can be done to reduce the time of recovery. He showed us the exact time table for each of the 7 days of the hospital stay.

The admission process was very smooth. Most of the first day was spent in doing various tests. Towards the evening, both the cardiac surgeons(Dr. Adil and Dr. Ravichandran) visited us and talked to our family about the operating procedure and the test results. Dr. Sunil(anesthesia) also visited us. Dr. Ravichandran sat me down separately and gave me a detailed explanation of the procedure, possible complications and what they are doing to eliminate risk. The nursing staff was very attentive and caring.

On the 2nd day, my father was taken to surgery around 9 AM. During the surgery, we received regular updates from the doctors on how the surgery was going. My father was moved to ICU around 5 PM. As it was late in the day, doctors chose to take him out of sedation the next morning. He was in ICU for two days. By the second day in ICU, my father had recovered enough to ask for newspapers and his glasses. The ICU was very spacious and very well lit. We were only permitted very short visits twice in a day in the ICU. The nursing staff in ICU took very good care of my father.

Once my father moved back to the ward, the nursing staff took very good care of the exercise and diet required for recovery. My father was able to climb a 5-6 steps by the 5th day after surgery. He was discharged after 8 days of total stay in the hospital (Monday to Monday). The doctors provided us a diet chart, exercise regimen and medications to follow for the next month.

We finished the 1 week and 1 month follow up checks on schedule with Dr. Adil. During this recovery period, Dr. Adil was always available on WhatsApp and readily responded to any queries. It was very reassuring that we could get in touch with the doctor if there was a problem. Thankfully we did not have any.

We are very happy with the way everything turned out. Dr. Adil, in addition to being a good surgeon, is very patient and warm. His team (Dr. Ravichandran, Dr. Rajani and Dr. Sunil) are also very caring and put you at ease. The nursing staff in the cardiac ICU and the ward are excellent. I highly recommend Dr. Adil and Sakra hospital for heart related issues.