Dr. Sushant Srivastava

Senior Director & Chief – Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Experience & Surgical Volume Dr. Sushant Srivastava is one of India’s most experienced and versatile cardiothoracic & vascular surgeons with over 25 years of dedicated practice and more than 11,000 complex cardiac surgeries successfully performed.

Clinical Expertise

• High-volume coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG): beating-heart, total arterial revascularization
• All types of heart valve repair and replacement (mitral, aortic, tricuspid, double-valve)
• Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS CABG, mini-AVR/MVR)
• Complex adult congenital heart disease correction
• Aortic surgery: root replacement, Bentall, aneurysm repair, acute Type-A dissection
• Heart failure surgery: LVAD implantation, ECMO support, high-risk redo surgeries
• Pediatric & neonatal cardiac surgery
• Vascular & endovascular procedures (carotid endarterectomy, peripheral bypass)

Landmark Contributions

• Core surgical team member for India’s first successful heart transplants at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
• Personally assisted and managed donor care in the first 10 heart transplants performed in the country
• Performed over 3,000 cardiac surgeries during his long tenure as faculty at AIIMS
• Established high-volume adult & pediatric cardiac programs at multiple leading hospitals

International Training

• Specialized training in Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD & artificial heart) – Temple University, Philadelphia, USA
• Advanced training in complex aortic surgery and heart failure management

Academic & Teaching Role

• Former Senior Faculty & Consultant – Cardiothoracic Surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi
• Mentor to generations of cardiac surgeons across India
• Invited faculty and live surgery demonstrator at national & international conferences