Dr. Rajneesh Malhotra

Dr. Rajneesh Malhotra

Vice Chairman

37 Years of Experience

Cardiac Surgeon, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon, Robotic Surgeon

MBBS, MS, M.Ch, Fellowship

Reg. No.:5081, Haryana State Medical Council

Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi

English, Hindi

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About Dr. Rajneesh Malhotra

  • Dr. Rajneesh Malhotra is a distinguished cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon with over 37 years of experience.
  • His expertise covers heart failure surgery, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), left ventricular assist devices (LVAD), heart transplants, and robotic cardiac surgery.
  • Dr. Malhotra excels in minimally invasive cardiac procedures, including coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), atrial septal defect (ASD) repairs, and mitral and aortic valve surgeries.
  • He started his educational journey with an MBBS and an MS in General Surgery from King Georges Medical College, Lucknow, which he completed in 1987 and 1990, respectively.
  • Later, he specialized in heart surgeries by pursuing an MCh in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur, in 1992.
  • Dr. Malhotra also holds a Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden, and a Fellowship from the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons of India (IACTS).
  • His international experience includes training in Port Access Cardiac Surgery at Heart Port Training Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, training in Da Vinci Robotic Cardiac Surgery at Invasive Surgery Center, Ohio State University, USA, and training in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery at Medtronic Inc. Minneapolis, USA.
  • Dr. Malhotra has held significant roles at several renowned medical institutions.
  • He is dedicated to enhancing cardiac care through conventional and advanced surgical techniques.
  • He is an active member of various respected medical societies and associations, such as the European Association For Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.

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Education

  • MBBS, King Georges Medical College, Lucknow, 1987
  • MS (General Surgery), King Georges Medical College, Lucknow, 1990
  • MCh (Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery), Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur, 1992
  • Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
  • Fellowship of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons of India (IACTS)

Training & Certificates

  • Training in Port Access Cardiac Surgery, Heart Port Training Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
  • Training in Da Vinci Robotic Cardiac Surgery, Invasive Surgery Center, Ohio State University, USA
  • Myocore Institute Valve Repair - Beating Heart Training, Myocore Institute, Minneapolis, USA
  • Training in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Medtronic Inc. Minneapolis, USA

Past Experience

  • Director (Cardiac Surgery), Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, 2012
  • Senior Consultant (Cardiac Surgery), Fortis Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, Delhi
  • Chief Consultant (Cardiac Surgery), Durdons Heart Surgical Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Awards

  • Dr. J. J Sood Oration Award in 2013

Associations/Membership

  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
  • European Association For Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
  • International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (ISMICS)
  • Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons of India (IACTS)
  • Indian Association of Surgeons (IAS)
  • Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Net (CTS Net)
  • Indian College of Cardiology (ICC)
  • Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Paper Published

Dr. Rajneesh Malhotra has published several works in renowned journals. A few of his articles are:

  • Malhotra, Rajneesh & Sangal, Anuj & Kumar, Ratna. (2020). Sutureless Aortic Valves: A Surgical Boon for Challenging Patients. Structural Heart. 4. 35-35. 10.1080/24748706.2020.1715700.
  • Sangal, Anuj & Krishan, Kewal & Kumar, Ratnamalika & Kansara, Bhuvnesh & Malhotra, Rajneesh. (2019). Hybrid closure of post-infarct ventricular septal rupture with periventricular Amplatzer Septal occluder reinforced with a composite patch. Cardiology Research and Cardiovascular Medicine. 4. 10.29011/2575-7083.000052.
  • Sangal, Anuj & Kumar, Ratnamalika & Malhotra, Rajneesh. (2019). Minimally Invasive Removal of Right Atrial Extension of Tumour Thrombus in a Young Patient of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Liver Transplant Candidate). Cardiology Research and Cardiovascular Medicine. 4. 10.29011/2575-7083.000050.
  • Sangal, Anuj & Kumar, Ratnamalika & Malhotra, Rajneesh. (2019). Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement in a Case of Marfan’s Syndrome- Post Bentall’s Procedure and Pectus Excavatum Reconstruction. Cardiology Research and Cardiovascular Medicine. 4. 10.29011/2575-7083.000051.
  • Sangal, Anuj & Malhotra, Rajneesh. (2019). Surgery for Large Mediastinal Hydatid Cyst With Severe Aortic Stenosis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 109. 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.07.086.
  • Sangal, Anuj & Kumar, Ratna & Malhotra, Rajneesh. (2017). Chapter 140 Surgical AF Ablation. 10.5005/jp/books/13034_141.
  • Kansara, Bhuvnesh & Thombare, Charusheela & Majhi, Sanjay & Chand, Rajesh & Malhotra, Rajneesh. (2016). Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) Probe Induced Hypopharyngeal and Esophageal Injury; A Case Report. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 31. 10.1053/j.jvca.2016.12.004.

Field of Expertise

  • 24-Hour Holter Monitoring
  • 64-Slice CT Angiography
  • Ablation Therapy
  • Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
  • Aneurysm Surgery: Traditional Open Surgery
  • Angiography
  • Aorta Surgery
  • Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
  • Aortic Stent Grafting
  • Aortic Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Repair (AVR)
  • Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR)
  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Surgery in the Young Patient
  • Aortic Valve: Ross Procedure
  • Arterial Switch Surgery
  • ASD/VSD Device Closure
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure
  • Atrioventricular Canal Repair
  • Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD)
  • Balloon Septostomy
  • Balloon Valvuloplasty
  • Beating Heart Surgery
  • Bentall Surgery
  • Biventricular Pacemaker
  • Blalock-Taussig (BT) Shunt
  • Cardiac Ablation
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiac Devices for Patients with Heart Failure
  • Cardiac Implant Closure Devices in Adults
  • Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Replacement
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Defibrillator (CRT-D)
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Pacemaker (CRT-P)
  • Cardiac Tumor Treatment
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Complex Aorta Surgery
  • Complex Congenital Heart Surgeries
  • Congenital Heart Disease Treatments
  • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Treatment
  • Coronary Angiogram
  • Coronary Angioplasty
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
  • Coronary Brachytherapy
  • Coronary Stents
  • Coronary Thrombectomy
  • CT Stent
  • Device Closure For ASD
  • Device Closure For PDA
  • Device Closure For VSD
  • Double Valve Replacement
  • Drug Eluded Stent
  • Dual Chamber Pacemaker
  • Echocardiography With Color Doppler
  • Electrical Cardioversion
  • Endoleak Treatments
  • Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
  • Endovascular Stent Graft: Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
  • Fetal Echocardiogram
  • Fontan Conversion Surgery
  • Fontan Procedure
  • Glenn Procedure
  • Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
  • Heart Failure Surgery
  • Heart Lung Transplant
  • Heart Transplant
  • Heart Valve Surgery
  • Impella Device Implantation
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
  • Infective Endocarditis Surgery
  • Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) Device
  • Intestinal PAD Bypass Surgery
  • Intestinal PAD Visceral Artery Aneurysm Surgery
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
  • Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
  • Left Atrial Appendage & Closure
  • Left Ventricular Assist Devices (Mechanical Circulatory Support MCS)
  • Left Ventricular Reconstructive Surgery (Modified Dor Procedure)
  • LV Restoration Surgery
  • Maze Procedure (Atrial Fibrillation Surgery)
  • Mechanical Valve Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive CABG
  • Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
  • Mitral Valve Repair
  • Mitral Valve Replacement
  • Myectomy-Myotomy
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
  • Neonatal And Infant Cardiac Surgeries
  • Norwood Procedure
  • Off-Pump CABG
  • On-Pump CABG
  • Open Heart Surgery
  • Paravalvular Leak Closure
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure
  • PDA Ligation
  • Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Treatment
  • Pediatric Heart Surgery
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
  • Percutaneous Myocardial Laser Revascularization
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)
  • Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy (PTMC)
  • Percutaneous Valve Replacement
  • Pericardiectomy
  • Permanent Pacemaker
  • Pulmonary Valve Repair
  • Pulmonary Valve Replacement
  • Radial Artery & Saphenous Vein Harvesting
  • Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Revision CABG
  • Rhabdomyomas
  • Robotically Assisted Atrial Septal Defect Repair
  • Robotically Assisted Heart Surgery
  • Robotically Assisted Mitral Valve Repair
  • Robotically Assisted Removal of Cardiac Tumors
  • Robotically Assisted Tricuspid Valve Repair
  • Rotational Atherectomy
  • Septal Myectomy
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Tissue Valve Replacement
  • Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE)
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
  • Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement (TPVR)
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
  • Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)
  • Treadmill Test (TMT)
  • Tricuspid Valve Replacement
  • Truncus Arteriosus Repair
  • Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
  • Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aberrant Subclavian Artery
  • Adventitial Cystic Disease
  • ALCAPA - Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
  • Angina
  • Aortic and Mitral Atresia
  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aortic Coarctation
  • Aortic Dissection
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic Valve Regurgitation
  • Arrhythmia
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB)
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
  • Atrial Tachycardia
  • Atrioventricular Canal Defect (AVC Defect)
  • Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD)
  • Axillo-Subclavian Vein Thrombosis
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
  • Blood Pressure
  • CAD: Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • CAD: Bifurcation Blockage
  • CAD: In-Stent Restenosis
  • CAD: Total Coronary Occlusions
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Cardiac Cyst
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease
  • Cervical (Carotid or Vertebral) Artery Dissection
  • Chest Pain
  • Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)
  • Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)
  • Congenital Heart Anomaly
  • Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Coronary Fistula
  • Cyanotic Heart Defects
  • Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries (d-TGA)
  • Dextrocardia
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Double Aortic Arch
  • Double Inlet Left Ventricle (DILV)
  • Double Outlet Right Ventricle
  • Down Syndrome
  • Ebstein's Anomaly
  • Endocarditis
  • Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly)
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophageal Disorders
  • Esophageal Diverticulum
  • Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysm
  • Fetal Heart Disease
  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
  • Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
  • Heart Birth Defects
  • Heart Block
  • Heart Cancer
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Palpitations
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
  • High Cholesterol in Children
  • Hole in the Heart
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
  • Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome (HRHS)
  • Interrupted Aortic Arch (IAA)
  • Irregular Heartbeat
  • Left Ventricular Valve Dysfunction
  • Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries (l-TGA)
  • Mitral Valve Regurgitation
  • Non-Cyanotic Heart Defects
  • Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (PAPVC)
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
  • Pediatric and Congenital Heart Conditions
  • Pentalogy of Cantrell
  • Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
  • Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
  • Persistent Truncus Arteriosus
  • Portal Hypertension
  • Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
  • Premature Ventricular Contractions
  • Pulmonary Atresia
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Stenosis
  • Radiation Heart Disease
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Scimitar Syndrome
  • Shone's Complex
  • Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
  • Subcortical Vascular Dementia
  • Sudden Cardiac Death (Sudden Cardiac Arrest)
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
  • Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC)
  • Transposition of the Great Vessels
  • Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation
  • Valve Disease
  • Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Viral Myocarditis
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

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