Dr. Ajay Kaul

• Dr. Ajay Kaul is one of the most highly qualified cardiac surgeons in India with 38+ years of vast experience in heart transplants, ventricular assist device implantation, and hybrid cardiac surgeries. He is a specialist in Total Arterial Coronary Bypass Surgery, surgery for children with heart diseases, Valve reconstruction, diseases of heart structures, and Cardiac Failure surgery.
• He specializes in Structural Heart Disease Peripheral Vascular and Endovascular Stent placement Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement transplants, and Left Ventricular Assist Devices.
• Dr. Kaul has MBBS, MS (General Surgery), and M.Ch (Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery) degrees from Bombay University. Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Germany; Royal Melbourne Children’s Hospital, Melbourne; Hannover Medical School, Germany; Leipzig Cardiac Centre in Germany.Arterial Coronary Bypass Surgery, Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Valve Repairs, Structural Heart Disease, and Cardiac Failure Surgery.
• Dr. Kaul has significant experience in heart transplants, Ventricular Assist Devices, and Hybrid Cardiac Surgeries. He has performed over 5000 Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgical procedures.
• He has extensive expertise in interventions for Structural Heart Disease, Peripheral Vascular and Endovascular Stent placement, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement transplants, and Left Ventricular Assist Device placement.
• Dr. Kaul earned his MBBS, MS (General Surgery), and M.Ch (Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery) from Bombay University.
• He has completed fellowships in Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplantation, and Minimally Invasive Surgery at renowned institutions, including Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Germany), Royal Melbourne Children's Hospital (Melbourne), Hannover Medical School (Germany), and Leipzig Cardiac Centre (Germany)
• He has expertise in dealing with congenital heart diseases and operating on infants with complicated heart surgeries. He performs the highest number of mitral valve operations, aortic valve implantations, ASD closures, and several VSD operations using minimally invasive thoracotomy techniques (in cuts that are 1-2 inches). Dr. Kaul had worked in some other reputed hospitals before he joined the team of Fortis.

Conditions treated by Dr. Ajay Kaul

• Coronary bypass surgery
• Pediatric cardiac surgery
• Valve malfunctions
• Structural heart disease
• Cardiac failure
• Minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Area of Interest

• Total Arterial Coronary Bypass Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
• Pediatric Infant Cardiac Surgery
• Heart Valve Repairs& Replacement
• Cardiovascular & Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Cardiac Failure Surgery
• Heart Transplant Surgery
• Single Ventricular Assist Devices
• LVAD (Artificial Heart Implantation)
• TAVI, TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation)
• ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) Procedures
• Endovascular procedures for treating Aneurysms

Qualification

• MBBS (A.P. Singh University)
• MS (General Surgery)
• M.ch. (Cardiothoracic Surgery) From Bombay University

Work Experiences

• Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
• Guest professor Chairman & HOD in Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) Department at BLK Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi
• Director – Cardiothoracic Surgery at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (Delhi)
• Director – Cardiac Surgery, department of cardiac surgery B.M. Birla Heart Research Centre. Kolkata
• Visiting Professor Department of cardiac surgery Hannover medical school, Hannover Germany
• Consultant Cardiac surgeon & unit head, Bombay Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai
• Teacher in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Bombay University
• Examiner for M.Ch (Cardiac Surgery), Bombay University
• Associate Professor – Dept. of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery LTM Medical College, Sion Hospital, Bombay
• Overseas Training in Cardiac Surgery