
Dr. Vishal Khullar 
Director
27 Years of ExperienceCardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon
MBBS, MS, Fellowship, M.Ch
Nanavati-Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai
English
Consultation Fee ₹ 3000
Book AppointmentAbout Dr. Vishal Khullar
- Dr. Vishal Khullar is a renowned cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon with 27 years of experience.
- His clinical interests include Heart Valve Repairs and Replacements, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Complex Surgeries, Aortic Root Replacement, Hemi-Arch, Total Aortic Arch Replacement and Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support Cases such as Heart Transplant, Lung Transplant and other cardiothoracic transplants.
- He is an MBBS graduate from B. J. Medical College, University of Pune (1997). Later, in 2005, he did his MS in General Surgery from KEM Hospital & Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai. He also did an MCh in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery from the University of Health Sciences, Maharashtra 2010.
- Dr. Khullar has become the first Cardiovascular Surgeon from the Indian Subcontinent to hold the position of Senior Associate Consultant at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
- He has more than 50 publications and abstracts on his name published in various national and international journals.
- He has also authored a chapter for Oxford University Press on ‘Heart Transplant: Brain Death, Organ Donation, and Transplantation.’
- He is an active member of various associations: the Medical Association, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Minnesota Medical Association, The International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, and the Indian Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons.
- He has been honored nationally and internationally for his significant contribution.
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Education
- MBBS, B. J. Medical College, University of Pune (1997)
- MS, General Surgery, KEM Hospital & Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai , 2005
- MCh, Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Center, Mumbai (2010)
- Fellow in Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Rochester, USA (2015)
- Fellow in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA,2016
- Fellow in Heart & Lung Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support from Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA, 2018)
Past Experience
- Assistant Professor of Surgery and Senior Associate Consultant in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA (2018-2022)
- Consultant in Adult Cardiac Surgery at Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai (2013-2014)
- Associate Consultant in Cardiac Surgery at P. D. Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Center, Mumbai (2012)
Paper Published
- Khullar, V., Schaff, H. V., Dearani, J. A., Daly, R. C., Greason, K. L., Joyce, L. D., & Pochettino, A. (2017). Open surgical repair remains the gold standard for treating aortic arch pathology. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 103(5), 1413-1420.
- Borde, D., Gandhe, U., Hargave, N., Pandey, K., & Khullar, V. (2013). The application of the European system for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II (EuroSCORE II) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) risk-score for risk stratification in Indian patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 16(3), 163-166.
- Choi, K., Locker, C., Fatima, B., Schaff, H. V., Stulak, J. M., Lahr, B. D., ... & Khullar, V. (2022, July). Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Octogenarians—Risks, Outcomes, and Trends in 1283 Consecutive Patients. In Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Vol. 97, No. 7, pp. 1257-1268). Elsevier.
- Khullar, Vishal, Kevin L. Greason, Gurpreet S. Sandhu, and Sorin V. Pislaru. "Repeated Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Insertion." The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 101, no. 2 (2016): 746-747.
- Khullar, V., Bhalla, V., & Tyagi, H. (2018). Potential heat transfer fluids (nanofluids) for direct volumetric absorption-based solar thermal systems. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 10(1), 011009.
Field of Expertise
- Ablation Therapy
- Aneurysm Surgery: Traditional Open Surgery
- Angiography
- Aorta Surgery
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Aortic Valve Surgery in the Young Patient
- Aortic Valve: Ross Procedure
- ASD/VSD Device Closure
- Biventricular Pacemaker
- Cardiac Devices for Patients with Heart Failure
- Cardiac Implant Closure Devices in Adults
- Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Replacement
- Catheter Ablation
- Complex Aorta Surgery
- Congenital Heart Disease Treatments
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
- Coronary Brachytherapy
- CT Stent
- Electrical Cardioversion
- Endoleak Treatments
- Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
- Endovascular Stent Graft: Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
- Heart Failure Surgery
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Valve Surgery
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
- Infective Endocarditis Surgery
- Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) Device
- Intestinal PAD Bypass Surgery
- Intestinal PAD Visceral Artery Aneurysm Surgery
- Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
- Left Atrial Appendage & Closure
- Left Ventricular Assist Devices (Mechanical Circulatory Support MCS)
- Left Ventricular Reconstructive Surgery (Modified Dor Procedure)
- Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
- Open Heart Surgery
- Permanent Pacemaker
- Radial Artery & Saphenous Vein Harvesting
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Robotically Assisted Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Robotically Assisted Heart Surgery
- Robotically Assisted Mitral Valve Repair
- Robotically Assisted Removal of Cardiac Tumors
- Robotically Assisted Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Sclerotherapy
- Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Adventitial Cystic Disease
- Angina
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Coarctation
- Aortic Dissection
- Arrhythmia
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB)
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
- Axillo-Subclavian Vein Thrombosis
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
- Blood Pressure
- CAD: Acute Coronary Syndrome
- CAD: Bifurcation Blockage
- CAD: In-Stent Restenosis
- CAD: Total Coronary Occlusions
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease
- Cervical (Carotid or Vertebral) Artery Dissection
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)
- Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Double Outlet Right Ventricle
- Down Syndrome
- Endocarditis
- Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly)
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Disorders
- Esophageal Diverticulum
- Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysm
- Fetal Heart Disease
- Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
- Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
- Heart Block
- Heart Cancer
- Heart Failure
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Valve Disease
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
- High Cholesterol in Children
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
- Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
- Pediatric and Congenital Heart Conditions
- Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
- Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
- Portal Hypertension
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
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