Doctor Profile

Dr. Yugal K Mishra, Director,Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre,Okhla Road,New Delhi. He was one of the core team member that built the Escorts Heart Institute. Dr. Mishra has more than 29 years experience in cardiac surgeries and he performed more than 19,000 open heart surgeries,which includes minimally invasive cardiac surgery,port access approach (key hole) for valve surgery, Atrial septal defect (ASD) closure,carotid artery endarterectomy,aortic aneurysms,Extra corporial life support,cardiac arrhythmia surgery,total arterial revascularization,minimally invasive coronary artery surgery on beating heart, Bentall’s operation with excellent result. He has also founded the Robotic Cardiac Surgery Program at Escorts Heart Institute and he performed more than 500 successful robotic surgery. Besides clinical work he is actively involved in research and already published more than 150 scientific papers and chaired scientific sessions in national and international conferences in USA, UK, China, Italy, Japan,France and Far East Countries.

Education

• MBBS – S. S. Medical College Rewa, MP, India, 1980
• MS – Surgery – S. S. Medical College Rewa, MP, India, 1984
• Ph.D – Cardiovascular Surgery – Bakulev Institute of Cardio-vascular Surgery, Moscow, Russia, 1991
• Fellow – Cardiovascular Surgery – Thoracic Centre, University Hospital Uppsala, Sweden
• Fellow – Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of India.
• Fellowship – CTVS – University Hospital Upsala, Sweden

Memberships

• Director – International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
• Member – International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
• Member – Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• Member – Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
• Founder member – Indian College of Cardiology
• Fellow – Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of India.
• Life member – Cardiological Society of India.

Training

• Robotic Cardiac Surgery Training – Odessa Texas, USA
• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery – University Hospital Utrecht Netherland
• Robotic Cardiac Surgery Training – University Hospital Utrecht Netherland
• Special Course in Endoscopic IMA harvesting – Institute of Tele surgery, University of Strasbourge, France.
• Robotic MidCAB Surgery Training – Columbia University Medical Centre, USA
• Robotic Cardiac Surgery Training – Ohio State University Columbus Medical Centre, USA
• Minimally Access Valve Surgery – Heart Post surgery or Key hole surgery – Heart Port Research and Training Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Experience

• Cardiovascular Surgery, Director- Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla Road , currently working
• Cardiovascular and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Director – Max Heart & Vascular Institute, Saket, New Delhi , 2006

Awards and Achievements

• Honoris Causa Doctorate – Doctor of Science confer by Governor of Madhya Pradesh and Chancellor of Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya.
• Lifetime Achievement Award conferred by President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
• Rastriya Ratan Award by International Study Circle