Dr. Vishal Khullar

Dr. Vishal Khullar

Director

27 Years of Experience

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon

MBBS, MS, Fellowship, M.Ch

Nanavati-Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai

English

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About Dr. Vishal Khullar

  • Dr. Vishal Khullar is a renowned cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon with 27 years of experience.
  • His clinical interests include Heart Valve Repairs and Replacements, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Complex Surgeries, Aortic Root Replacement, Hemi-Arch, Total Aortic Arch Replacement and Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support Cases such as Heart Transplant, Lung Transplant and other cardiothoracic transplants.
  • He is an MBBS graduate from B. J. Medical College, University of Pune (1997). Later, in 2005, he did his MS in General Surgery from KEM Hospital & Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai. He also did an MCh in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery from the University of Health Sciences, Maharashtra 2010.
  • Dr. Khullar has become the first Cardiovascular Surgeon from the Indian Subcontinent to hold the position of Senior Associate Consultant at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
  • He has more than 50 publications and abstracts on his name published in various national and international journals.
  • He has also authored a chapter for Oxford University Press on ‘Heart Transplant: Brain Death, Organ Donation, and Transplantation.’
  • He is an active member of various associations: the Medical Association, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Minnesota Medical Association, The International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, and the Indian Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons.
  • He has been honored nationally and internationally for his significant contribution.

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Education

  • MBBS, B. J. Medical College, University of Pune (1997)
  • MS, General Surgery, KEM Hospital & Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai , 2005
  • MCh, Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Center, Mumbai (2010)
  • Fellow in Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Rochester, USA (2015)
  • Fellow in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA,2016
  • Fellow in Heart & Lung Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support from Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA, 2018)

Past Experience

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery and Senior Associate Consultant in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA (2018-2022)
  • Consultant in Adult Cardiac Surgery at Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai (2013-2014)
  • Associate Consultant in Cardiac Surgery at P. D. Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Center, Mumbai (2012)

Paper Published

  • Khullar, V., Schaff, H. V., Dearani, J. A., Daly, R. C., Greason, K. L., Joyce, L. D., & Pochettino, A. (2017). Open surgical repair remains the gold standard for treating aortic arch pathology. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 103(5), 1413-1420.
  • Borde, D., Gandhe, U., Hargave, N., Pandey, K., & Khullar, V. (2013). The application of the European system for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II (EuroSCORE II) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) risk-score for risk stratification in Indian patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 16(3), 163-166.
  • Choi, K., Locker, C., Fatima, B., Schaff, H. V., Stulak, J. M., Lahr, B. D., ... & Khullar, V. (2022, July). Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Octogenarians—Risks, Outcomes, and Trends in 1283 Consecutive Patients. In Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Vol. 97, No. 7, pp. 1257-1268). Elsevier.
  • Khullar, Vishal, Kevin L. Greason, Gurpreet S. Sandhu, and Sorin V. Pislaru. "Repeated Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Insertion." The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 101, no. 2 (2016): 746-747.
  • Khullar, V., Bhalla, V., & Tyagi, H. (2018). Potential heat transfer fluids (nanofluids) for direct volumetric absorption-based solar thermal systems. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 10(1), 011009.

Field of Expertise

  • Ablation Therapy
  • Aneurysm Surgery: Traditional Open Surgery
  • Angiography
  • Aorta Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Surgery in the Young Patient
  • Aortic Valve: Ross Procedure
  • ASD/VSD Device Closure
  • Biventricular Pacemaker
  • Cardiac Devices for Patients with Heart Failure
  • Cardiac Implant Closure Devices in Adults
  • Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Replacement
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Complex Aorta Surgery
  • Congenital Heart Disease Treatments
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
  • Coronary Brachytherapy
  • CT Stent
  • Electrical Cardioversion
  • Endoleak Treatments
  • Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
  • Endovascular Stent Graft: Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
  • Heart Failure Surgery
  • Heart Transplant
  • Heart Valve Surgery
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
  • Infective Endocarditis Surgery
  • Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) Device
  • Intestinal PAD Bypass Surgery
  • Intestinal PAD Visceral Artery Aneurysm Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
  • Left Atrial Appendage & Closure
  • Left Ventricular Assist Devices (Mechanical Circulatory Support MCS)
  • Left Ventricular Reconstructive Surgery (Modified Dor Procedure)
  • Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
  • Open Heart Surgery
  • Permanent Pacemaker
  • Radial Artery & Saphenous Vein Harvesting
  • Renal Artery Stenting
  • 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
  • Sclerotherapy
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  • Adventitial Cystic Disease
  • Angina
  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aortic Coarctation
  • Aortic Dissection
  • Arrhythmia
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB)
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
  • 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
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease
  • Cervical (Carotid or Vertebral) Artery Dissection
  • Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)
  • Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Double Outlet Right Ventricle
  • Down Syndrome
  • 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 Block
  • Heart Cancer
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Palpitations
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
  • High Cholesterol in Children
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
  • Pediatric and Congenital Heart Conditions
  • Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
  • Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
  • Portal Hypertension
  • Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
  • Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

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