MBBS , MS - General Surgery , MCh - Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery

Cardiologist

Dr.Divakar Bhat is well known for his “Beating heart surgery” technique where in heart (engine) is repaired without stopping, thus helping the patient to recover very fast from major operation. Valve replacement, pediatric heart operations & lung surgeries are done with high success rate in his hands. By now he has performed more than 2800 operations independently, involved in more than 4300 operations as assistant surgeon, and actively involved in around 100 heart lung transplants when he was in Sydney. Dr. Bhat began his career in 1992 as a lecturer in Pathology at Pravarava Medical College and later joined Batra Hospital, New Delhi as a Senior Resident in Oncosurgery. Subsequently, he moved to "Escorts Heart Institute" Delhi, where he developed keen interest in Cardiac surgery. He had worked as cardio-thoracic surgeon in Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh. Back to South India, he took up as cardiac Surgeon at Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Heart centre, Bangalore. It was in his assignment at St’ Vincent’s hospital Sydney, that he has been awarded Fellowship in Heart Lung Transplant surgery. Presently, he is working as Chief Cardio-thoracic Surgeon in Mallya Hospital, Bangalore. Dr. Divakar Bhat is perhaps the youngest cardiac surgeon to occupy this challenging post among the city Hospitals. Between 1992 & 2009 he has presented various papers at the National and International level and has also submitted two dissertations, one on ‘acute appendicitis’ for the award of MS General Surgery, & ‘analysis of surgical results of ASD-Review of 25Yrs’ for the award of Mch Cardiac surgery. He has also published over five articles on various topics in his field.

Mallya Hospital sampangiramnagar Bangalore

2, Vittal Mallya Road

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
09:00 - 13:00

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