Name

Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty

City

Bangalore

Qualification

MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, MS (General Surgery), Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore - Trained and worked as cardio thoracic surgeon under National Health Service UK at Brompton Hospital and Guys Hospital London,1983-1989, FRCS,England

Specialization

Cardiac Surgery - Adult

Work Experience

• Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty is Chairman Narayana Health & Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences/NH Health City, Bangalore.

• He is also Professor of International Health at University of Minnesota Medical School, USA and at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, Bangalore.

Achievements/Awards

• Contribution to cardiac surgery: First Heart surgeon in India to perform heart surgeries on newborn babies and use Micro chip camera to close holes in the Heart.

• Pioneered operations for complex problems of the Heart like Pulmonary Endarterectomy, Redo Heart surgery, Valve Repairs in newborn Babies and Aortic Aneurysm surgeries.