Doctors in Bangalore

Dr. Poorna Chandra KS completed his post graduate degree in Medicine (M.D.) and doctorate (D.M.) in Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh. He has won a number of medals during his undergraduate and postgraduate courses. He is well trained in the Management of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases including emergencies and in performing GI Endoscopic procedures. He is well versed in all therapeutic procedures including therapeutic ERCP.

 

Diploma in Orthopedics, Fellowship in Foot & Ankle

Dr Aditi Bhatt is experienced over 10 years as Consultant Surgical Oncologist, She been working at renowned cancer centers in the country and abroad with 1000 major cancer surgeries. Dr Aditi is a specialist in the management of Peritoneal cancers (Stage 4 cancers which have spread in the abdominal cavity like Pseudomyxoma peritonei, colorectal cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, and mesothelioma). She is well experienced in performing extensive cytoreductive surgeries for the same. She is the first surgeon in Bangalore and South India to perform HIPEC (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy) for these cancers. She also performs all major open and laparoscopic surgeries for abdominal cancers (esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas and gall bladder, uterus, ovaries, cervix) as well as sphincter conserving surgery for rectal cancer (avoiding a permanent colostomy). She also treats Breast cancer , chest tumors, head and neck cancers, sarcomas and skin tumors.

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 MCIs 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 Indias first beating heart bypass surgery in 1992 and performed Indias first minimally invasive bypass surgery(MIDCAB)in Sept 1994. Dr. Jawali did Indias first Awake Cardiac surgery (Surgery without GA or ventilator, done under continuous high thoracic epidural) in June 1999. He also performed worlds 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). He is the founder and the web administrator of the iacts.org (a website of the Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons).