Dr. Divakar Bhat
MBBS, MS - General Surgery, MCh - Cardio Thoracic Surgery
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Dr.Divakar Bhat is well known for his “Beating heart surgery” technique where in heart (engine) is repaired without stopping, thus helping the patient to recover very fast from major operation. Valve replacement, pediatric heart operations & lung surgeries are done with high success rate in his hands. By now he has performed more than 2800 operations independently, involved in more than 4300 operations as assistant surgeon, and actively involved in around 100 heart lung transplants when he was in Sydney. Dr. Bhat began his career in 1992 as a lecturer in Pathology at Pravarava Medical College and later joined Batra Hospital, New Delhi as a Senior Resident in Oncosurgery. Subsequently, he moved to "Escorts Heart Institute" Delhi, where he developed keen interest in Cardiac surgery.He had worked as cardio-thoracic surgeon in Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh. Back to South India, he took up as cardiac Surgeon at Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Heart centre, Bangalore. It was in his assignment at St’ Vincent’s hospital Sydney, that he has been awarded Fellowship in Heart Lung Transplant surgery. Presently, he is working as Chief Cardio-thoracic Surgeon in Mallya Hospital, Bangalore. Dr. Divakar Bhat is perhaps the youngest cardiac surgeon to occupy this challenging post among the city Hospitals.Between 1992 & 2009 he has presented various papers at the National and International level and has also submitted two dissertations, one on ‘acute appendicitis’ for the award of MS General Surgery, & ‘analysis of surgical results of ASD-Review of 25Yrs’ for the award of Mch Cardiac surgery. He has also published over five articles on various topics in his field.
Patient Stories for Dr. Divakar Bhat
Visited For Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
My overall experience with Dr. Divakar Bhat was good. He clearly explained the surgery details, and I have known him for thirteen years. The clinic staff and waiting time were also good. I would rate my experience a five and would recommend him to others.
Visited For Bypass Surgery
Dr. Diwakar Bhat is an outstanding cardiac surgeon who explained everything clearly and eased our anxiety. The surgery went smoothly, and his follow-up care was very attentive. He is compassionate, highly skilled, and truly cares about his patients.
My experience with Dr. Divakar Bhat was good. He explained things clearly, and the clinic staff were good as well. I would recommend him to others.
My experience with Dr. Divakar Bhat was excellent. He explained everything clearly, and the clinic, staff, and waiting time were all excellent as well. I would definitely recommend him to others.
My experience with Dr. Divakar Bhat was good. He explained everything clearly, and the clinic staff and waiting time were satisfactory. I would definitely recommend him to others.
I had a good consultation with Dr. Divakar Bhat. The consultation was satisfactory, and I appreciate the doctor's time despite being held up with work.
The appointment went very well. I had a very good experience with the doctor. Thank you so much.
I had a very good experience with Dr. Divakar Bhat. He explained everything clearly, and the clinic and staff were very good. I would definitely recommend the doctor and rate my experience as five out of five.
I gave a top rating of five for my experience with Dr. Divakar Bhat. I was satisfied and confirmed the high rating when asked again.
Happy with: Doctor friendlinessExplanation of the health issueTreatment satisfactionValue for moneyWait time
My relative got operated here for heart surgery. Dr Divakar and team did a amazing work to do the bypass surgery successfully which went on for 7 hours due to complications. He spends lot of time to understand and explain the health issue to the patient. Hats off to his passion and friendly attitude with the patients. Such doctors give ***** confidence and courage to the patients. He was approachable very easily and responding at all the time even after many days of surgery. * *** **** ***** *** ***** ******* ** ***** ******* ********* *** ** ** *** ** * ****** *** ***** **** ** *** ******** *** ***** ******* ********* I recommend heart patients to consult Dr Diwakar for the surgery.
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