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Dr M.R. Girinath has performed nearly 25,000 open-heart
operations in the last 16 years.
As one of the first surgeons to obtain the M Ch (Magister
Chirurgiae) degree in Cardio Vascular Surgery in India
(1969), Dr Girinath is a pioneer in cardiac surgery for
infants, coronary bypass surgery, multivalve replacement
and cardiac transplantation. He has trained over 20
surgeons who, together, perform 20% of the cardiac
surgeries done in the country today.
Recipient of many national awards including the Padma
Bhushan in 1998, Dr Girinath has been at the forefront in
establishing coronary bypass surgery as a standardised and
safe procedure in India (thus reversing the trend of
patients going abroad for this facility).
He has presented over 275 papers at national and
international conferences and has made around 20 orations
including the Subroto Memorial Oration and the Sadasivan
Oration. Dr Girinath has participated in the first
multi-organ transplant in India (Heart, Liver, Kidneys and
Cornea). He was the first surgeon to repair a complex
congenital heart defect in a child below one year. And he
is also the first to apply heart, lung machine-supported
Coronary Angioplasty in India.
He joined Apollo Hospitals as Chief Cardio-vascular surgeon
in 1984.
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