Dr.S. Nagendra Prakash Cardiologist in Mysore

Dr.S. Nagendra Prakash

Cardiologist, Mysore

MS, FIACS (FRACS)

  • 39 Years Experience

About

  • An eminent cardiovascular surgeon with more than 26 years of extensive experience in performing advanced and complex cardiac surgeries. 
  • Expert in adult cardiac surgeries, has performed over 4300 coronary artery bypass surgeries including about 1400 beating heart surgeries, and about 500 valve surgeries. 
  • Also an acknowledged specialist in performing the entire range of cardiac surgeries through minimally invasive approach.
  • As one of the prominent pioneers in cardiac surgeries, has to his credit a number of first-of-its-kind cardiac surgeries performed like Karnataka’s first Endoscopic Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery and First Key-Hole Anterior Thoracotomy for AVR in Karnataka, to name a few. 
  • Has also performed many ‘life-changing’ cardiac-surgeries such as Second Redo MVR through right Thoracotomy on unclamped Aorta without CP, emergency surgery for Stab injury to heart, an urgent right ventricular hydatid cyst removal, etc.
  • He is currently Vice President of the Karnataka Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons 

Specialities

  • Cardiology

  • Cardiovascular Surgery

Procedures

  • Thoracotomy

Expertise

  • spectrum of minimally invasive cardiac surgeries through left and right mini Thoracotomy.

Education

  • MS, FIACS (FRACS)
  • Masters in General Surgery from Bangalore Medical College in 1985
  • Trained for FRACS by Royal Prince Alfred Hospital attached to Central Sydney University, Australia for more than three years

Practice Information

Achievements & Contributions

  • His contribution in the research on viability of great saphenous vein related to its harvesting techniques and as conduit for CABG is worth-mentioning.
  • He has presented a number of papers in national and international conferences such as Australasian Cardiothoracic Conference - Sydney (1993), World Valve Summit - Kuala Lumpur (2009
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