Dr. Vivek Jawali
MS - General Surgery, MCh - Cardio Thoracic Surgery, MNAMS - General Surgery, MBBS
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Dr. Vivek Jawali is Chief Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeon and as a Chairman, he heads the Department of Cardio Vascular Sciences at Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore. Dr. Jawali has also been nominated as a council member to the newly constituted Medical Council of India (MCI), the premier statutory body that governs the standards of medical education and recognition of medical qualifications in the country. He is also on the MCI's academic council.He is a pioneer in minimally invasive cardiac surgery in India and has performed over 18,000 cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeries till date. He performed India's first beating heart bypass surgery in 1992 and performed India's first minimally invasive bypass surgery(MIDCAB)in Sept 1994. Dr. Jawali did India's first Awake Cardiac surgery (Surgery without GA or ventilator, done under continuous high thoracic epidural) in June 1999. He also performed world's 1st awake open heart surgery (a 74 yrs patient underwent triple bypass with aortic valve replacement without G.A. or a ventilator) in April 2002. Dr. Jawali was the president of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS) in 2008. He is the founder member of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgeons (ISMICS) and is the only Indian on the editorial board of its journal - Innovations in Cardiac Surgery. He is also the council member of the Asian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons. He has been the Vice President of the Indian College of Cardiology. He is on the editorial board of the journal of Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons (IACTS), journal of Cardiac Anaesthesia, CTSNET (a comprehensive global website of cardiac surgeons around the world).
Patient Stories for Dr. Vivek Jawali
Visited For Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery(CABG)
Happy with: Doctor friendlinessExplanation of the health issueTreatment satisfactionValue for money
Dr VJ is an angel for us in human form. We visited him for CABG for my father after getting an angiogram done at a different hospital. It was a very complicated case as there were multiple blocks upto 95% on the left side of the heart and with other comorbidities. He looked through the history patiently, diagnosis was narrated in detail -the current condition and state of health of heart , treatment plan established and its impact & prognosis.
He was totally sure of the surgery being a success and gave us the hope we really needed to hang in there. His expertise & perfection has resulted in good recovery and return to normalcy for my father.
Some might feel he is very brief/curt and not friendly in follow up visits post the initial discussion, as he is a man of few words, doesn't like being interrupted while he is talking and likes a certain decorum in his room. That's just an aspect of his personality and probably helps him focus on action more than words. But be rest assured that you are with the BEST and he will do all he can to help his patients.
We will be ever grateful to Dr VJ & his team.
Visited For Open Heart Surgery
Happy with: Explanation of the health issueTreatment satisfactionValue for money
My father got angioplasty from other hospital then after much investigation i went to sir vivek jawali. I went to meet doctor with reports, after watching reports he understood the case very well and told me to go for his bypass. I admire his skill because after watching reports I don't need to ask him anything, he knows what are questions and what are answers. Ya one thing is he is very strict and scolds you if u ask anything, but u will not be needing to ask any question for sure. After operation, it was open heart surgery, my father is doing great i can say. its been around one year he had his surgery.
This doctor is very impatient. He never listens to the questions we ask him and keeps shouting us calling people as dumb. He says I have narrated Ramayana and now you are asking this question. First of all when we consult doctor with some issue, we will be nervous and also it would be difficult for a common man to digest the info doctors give and we might end up asking some questions to understand the situation. We just need to listen to him ..no questions.
It does not matter How much famous doctor he is ..but if he doesn't have patience to listen then he is of no use.
I consulted him for my father's heart problem for a second opinion. Another doctor has told that my father needs to under go open heart surgery. But Dr. Vivek Jawali confirmed that it is not required and suggested to consult pulmonologist as it is because of lung infection and this is the reason causing pressure on heart and situation will improve once lung function is improved. Now my father is feeling better.
Summary: Go to him at the last resort. Otherwise an efficient doctor.
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