Dr. Sanjay Kumar
Experience: Over 27 years
Medanta Super Speciality Hospital
Noida, India
Introduction
Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Director & Head of CTVS at Medanta Noida, operates on blocked heart arteries, damaged valves, aortic aneurysms, congenital heart defects, and mechanical heart support. He takes on planned bypass operations to midnight emergency surgeries where every minute counts.
About Dr. Sanjay Kumar
Dr. Sanjay has been operating on hearts for over twenty-six years now. He handles routine single-valve replacements to extremely tough cases involving aortic dissections.
He performs minimally invasive cardiac procedures through smaller chest openings, so patients aren’t dealing with a full sternum cut and months of healing.
He got observership training in cardiac transplant and LVAD at the University of Chicago Hospital. In 2024 got international credit for pulling off a combined valve surgery with liver transplant, which very few centres attempt. Has done over twelve thousand cardiac and aortic surgeries across his career, working at Max, Batra, and Paras hospitals before Medanta.
Qualifications
- MBBS — J.L.N. Medical College, Ajmer
- MS (General Surgery) — Patna Medical College & Hospital
- MCh (Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery) — SMS Medical College, Jaipur
Awards & Recognition
- Director & Head of CTVS at Medanta Noida.
- Over 12,000 cardiac and aortic surgeries performed.
- International credit for combined valve surgery with liver transplant (2024).
- Pioneer of endovascular aortic surgery in Jharkhand.
- Previously at Max, Batra, and Paras hospitals.
Specialities & Expertise
- Coronary bypass surgery (CABG)
- Heart valve repair and replacement
- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
- Aortic aneurysm and dissection repair
- Endovascular aortic procedures
- Pediatric congenital heart surgery
- ECMO and LVAD support
Patient Experience & Approach
Families mention that Dr. Kumar doesn’t throw medical jargon when explaining why a bypass is needed over stenting. People whose family members needed emergency aortic surgery say he operated within hours and kept the family updated throughout. Those who got minimally invasive valve surgery appreciate the smaller scar and quicker discharge compared to what they expected from open-heart surgery.
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