First endoscopic ASD closure in south India
First Endoscopic repair of a complex congenital heart defect- rerouting of pulmonary veins (PAPVC)
First endoscopic closure of VSD
Largest single surgeon series of Minimally invasive bypass surgeries( over 3000 till date)
Largest single surgeon series of minimally invasive cardiac surgeries ( over 8000 till date)
First hybrid coronary bypass surgery in the country
First hybrid valve + coronary surgery combination
Pioneer of hybrid aortic surgery in bangalore.
Set up Bangalore’s first stand alone MInimal Access cardiac surgery center – “The Heart Center”.
Has started many cardiac surgical programs and trained many surgeons from across the world notably Iraq, South east Asia and nordic countries.