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