MBBS, MS - General Surgery, MCh - Cardio Thoracic Surgery
Cardiology
Bangalore, Karnataka
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More About Dr. Divakar Bhat
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.
Clinic Locations
Mallya Hospital
2, Vittal Mallya Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India,
Specialization
Cardiologist
Education
Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, (KIMS) - 1990 Graduated
MBBS
Government medical college,Mysore - 1996 Graduated
MS - General Surgery
POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, CHANDIGARH - 2001 Graduated
MCh - Cardio Thoracic Surgery
Work & Experience
KMC Hospital, Hubli
One year compulsory rotatory internship
1990-1991
Pravara Medical College, Loni
Asst Lecturer in Patholog
1992-1993
K R Hospital Mysore
Trained in General surgery operations
1993-1996
Batra Hospital
Senior resident in Oncosurgery
1996-1997
PGIMER
Senior Resident in Cardiothoracic Surgery
1998-2001
Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Heart Centre
Junior consultant in Cardiothoracic Surgery
2001-2002
St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney.
Fellow in Cardiothoracic surgery and Heart -Lung Transplantation
2002-2004
Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Heart Centre
Consultant cardiothoracic surgeon
2004-2006
Mallya Hospital
Chief Cardio-thoracic Surgeon
2006-2016
Membership
Life member of the Indian Association of Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS), LM 20521
Life member of the Karnataka Association of Cardiothoracic surgeons (KACTS)
Associate Member of Cardiology Society of India, Bangalore chapter
Medical advisory board member TSS hospital Sirsi
Pediatric Cardiac Society of India (PCSI)( L-485)
Life member of Indian Society of Organ Transplantation ( ISOT)
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