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Dr. Anupam Das

Senior Consultant & Head - Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Department : Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Paediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery

Dr. Anupam Das | Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery,Paediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery | Sarvodaya Hospital

Information

Trained Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgeon (from AIIMS, New Delhi) experienced in adult and paediatric cardiac surgeries. Experienced in performing on-pump and off-pump CABGs, LIMA, RIMA and radial harvesting, total arterial revascularisation, minimally invasive cardiac surgeries (AVR, MVR, ASD Closure). Started the complex congenital heart surgery program in AIIMS, Jodhpur. First to perform Fontan surgeries in Western Rajasthan. Pioneered the minimally invasive cardiac surgery program in AIIMS Jodhpur, have been actively involved in setting up the cardiac surgery ICU in AIIMS Jodhpur, established the program of aortic surgery and was instrumental in the first Ozaki Aortic Valve repair in Rajasthan in AIIMS Jodhpur. Have been actively involved in ECMO in AIIMS, New Delhi and AIIMS, Jodhpur & LVAD and heart transplant programs in AIIMS, Delhi.

Speciality

Adult Cardiac Surgery:
  • On-pump and off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
  • Total Arterial Revascularisation
  • Valve Replacements & Valve Repairs (Including Minimally Invasive Techniques)
  • Aortic Surgeries (e.g., Aneurysm Repair, Dissection Management)
  • Thoracic Surgeries
  • Peripheral Vascular Surgical Interventions
  • Adult Congenital Heart Surgeries

Paediatric (Including Neonatal) Cardiac Surgery:
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) repair
  • Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) repair
  • Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair
  • Bidirectional Glenn (BD Glenn) procedure
  • Fontan procedure (for single ventricle palliation)
  • Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC) repair
  • Arterial and Atrial Switch Operations
  • Truncus Arteriosus Repair
  • Paediatric Valve Repairs
  • Blalock-Taussig (BT) Shunt

Heart Failure and Advanced Cardiac Support:
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
  • Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices (including Left Ventricular Assist Devices - LVADs)
  • Heart Transplantation

Education

  • DNB (Cardiothoracic Surgery)
  • MCh. (CTVS)
  • MS (General Surgery)
  • MRCS (Membership of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons), Edinburgh, UK
  • MBBS
  • MEBCTS (Adult & Congenital Cardiac Surgery), Europe
  • FRCS (Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons) Cardiothoracic Surgery, Edinburgh, UK
  • FACS (Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons)
  • FCCE (Fellowship in Critical Care Echocardiography) under the aegis of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists & Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons & Bangalore Chapter of IACTA
  • ECMFG Certification (USMLE Step 1 & 2)

Experience

  • Associate Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
  • Associate Consultant, Department of Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery, BLK MAX Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi
  • Senior Registrar, Department of Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi

Awards & Recognition

NATCON- IASO:
  • Award of Honour for Poster Presentation on "Depressive Psychosis & its correlation with response to Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with Breast Cancer- A prospective study” at the National Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Oncology, Ludhiana, Punjab.
Delhi State Chapter, Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India:
  • Presented a poster on "Impacted Pancreatic Duct Calculi: An unusual diagnosis of severe abdominal pain."
  • Presented a paper on "Primary Parotid Tuberculosis: An Enigma."
Delhi State Chapter, Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India:
  • Awarded the second prize in the Surgical Quiz at DDU Hospital, Delhi.
62nd Annual Meeting of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons:
  • Presented a paper on "The expanding indications of unidirectional valved patch to manage patients with advanced pulmonary arterial hypertension" at SGPGI, Lucknow.
63rd Annual Meeting of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons:
  • Presented papers on "Acute type A dissection complicated by Stroke: Optimum Strategy?” and "Aortic valve replacement with zero patient prosthesis mismatch (PPM): An integrated approach."
  • Presented a poster on "Common carotid artery cannulation for arterial inflow and antegrade cerebral perfusion for complex aortic surgeries" in Bengaluru, India.
7th World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery:
  • Presented posters on "Incidence and risk factors for early post-operative arrhythmias following paediatric cardiac surgery" and "A randomised controlled trial comparing right ventricular function between trans right atrial versus trans right atrial/right ventricular approach for Tetralogy of Fallot repair" at Barcelona, Spain.
68th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeons:
  • Presented a poster on “Atrial Septal Defect with Double orifice Mitral Valve- a rare intraoperative encounter” in Jaipur, India.
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh International Conference, Chennai:
  • Presented Poster on “Acute cerebellitis & obstructive hydrocephalus: an extremely rare neurological entity after surgical repair for Tetralogy of Fallot” 
7th Annual Conference and Workshop of the Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons of India (SMICTSI):
  • Presented a paper in the award section, “Minimally Access ASD Closure in a 2-year-old child- alternative to central arterial cannulation”

Membership

  • Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons
  • European Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UK
  • Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK
  • American College of Surgeons
  • European Association of Cardio-thoracic Surgeons
  • Society of Paediatric and Congenital Heart Surgeons

Other Information

Research & Publications:
  • Das A, Sharma AK, Mathur A. Reviving Duran's Approach to Pericardial Valve Reconstruction in the Pulmonary Position Within the Right Ventricle-to-Pulmonary Artery Conduit: A Compelling Case Report. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 23;40(4):e20240123.
  • Das A, Rajagopal R, Rajashekar P (June 26, 2024) An Alternative Non-Conduit Repair Strategy for Tetralogy of Fallot With Short Segment Pulmonary Atresia. Cureus 16(6): e63241. doi:10.7759/cureus.63241
  • Das A (June 14, 2024) Acute Cerebellitis and Obstructive Hydrocephalus: An Unseen Neurological Complication After Surgical Repair for Tetralogy of Fallot. Cureus 16(6): e62355. doi:10.7759/cureus.62355
  • Das A, Rajashekar P. Scimitar Syndrome: Variations in anatomy and challenges in surgical repairs. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences. 2024 April;23(4):1-3.
  • Meena D, Patel S, Chandolia P, Das A, Sharma PP, Katti M et al. Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Among Cardiac Surgical Patients Towards Coronavirus Disease at A Tertiary Care Centre in Western Rajasthan, India. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences. 2023 September;22(9):12-19
  • Das A, Agrawal G, Mathur A. Persistent left superior vena cava alternative feasible technique during the Senning procedure.   J   Card   Surg.   2022   Mar   12.   doi: 10.1111/jocs.16409.
  • Sharma S, Das A, Deora S, Rajagopal R. "Dual" drainage in cardiac partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. J Card Surg. 2022 May;37(5):1422-1424.
  • Patel, S., Das, A., Rajagopal, R. et al. Successful open surgical repair of a large ilio-caval fistula presenting with congestive heart failure. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 38, 96–98 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-021- 01268/0.
  • Rajagopal, R., Chawla, S., Kaushal, N. et al. A ‘Masked’ Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From Pulmonary Artery: Utility of Endoluminal Views. Paediatr Cardiol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-021-02714-x.
  • Das A, Singh K A. Primary abdomen closure (using sheath relaxation) versus staged closure (using modified Bogota) following laparotomy in secondary peritonitis: a comparative study. Int Surg J. 2021 Jan;8(1):278-285.
  • Agrawal G, Das A, Gupta G. An unusual case of uninterrupted inferior vena cava with the accessory hemizygous channel: An incidental finding in a child. Ann Card Anaesth 2020;23:512-4.
  • Das A, Kaul A, Khanuja JS. A single-stage approach to ascending aortic aneurysm and coarctation: Feasibility and challenges. J Card Surg. 2019 Dec; 34(12):1635-1638.
  • Srivastava S, Das A, Khanuja JS, Pendharkar A, Ganesan PK. Cardiopulmonary Bypass Before Anaesthesia Induction in a Case of Ruptured Ascending Aortic Aneurysm. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Dec; 108(6):e373-e375.
  • Agrawal G, Das A. Tetralogy of Fallot With Interatrial Communication of the Inferior Sinus Venosus Type: A Rare Association Causing Post-Operative Desaturation. World J Paediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2019 Nov; 10(6):801-802.
  • Talwar S, Das A, Khadgawat R et al. A prospective study of risk factors associated with persistent pleural effusion after total cavopulmonary connection with special reference to serum cortisol level. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-017-0617-8.
  • Sahu MK, Das A, Siddharth B, Talwar S, Singh SP, Abraham A, Choudhury A. Arrhythmias in Children in Early Postoperative Period After Cardiac Surgery. World J Paediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2018 Jan; 9(1): 38-46.
  • Sahu,  M.K.,  Das,  A.,  Hote,  M.P.  et al.  Predictors of intra-aortic balloon pump insertion in different spectra of patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2017) 33: 296.
  • Sahu MK, Das  A, Malik V, Subramanian A,  Singh SP,  Hote M. Comparison of levosimendan and nitroglycerine in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.  Ann  Card Anaesth 2016;19:52-8.
  • Talwar, S., Das, A., Siddarth, B. et al. Patch materials for right ventricular outflow reconstruction: past, present, and future. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055- 017-0621-z
  • Talwar S, Das A, Choudhary SK, Airan B. Diaphragmatic Fenestration for Resistant Pleural Effusions After Univentricular Palliation. World J Paediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2016 Mar;7(2):146-51.
  • Das  A,  Singh  U,  Rajashekar  P.  Quadricuspid aortic valve:  A  rare intraoperative diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography. Ann Card Anaesth 2018;21:95-6.
  • Sahu  MK,  Singh  SP,  Das  A,  Abraham  A,  Airan  B.  High  blood  tacrolimus  and hyperkalemia in a heart transplant patient. Ann Card Anaesth 2017; 20(2): 270-71.
  • Das A, Arya SV, Soni N, Gowda GG, Kalwaniya DS. A rare presentation of hepatic and splenic cystic malignant fibrous histiocytoma: A case report and literature review. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2013;4(1):139-41.
  • Singh S, Das A, Chawla AS, Arya SV, Chaggar J. A rare presentation of midgut malrotation as an acute intestinal obstruction in an adult: Two case reports and literature review. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2013;4(1):72-5.
  • Das  A,  Ralte  L,  Chawla  AS,  Arya  SV,  Kumar  A,  Saroha  R,  Kalwaniya  DS. Colocolic intussusception in an older child:  a rare case report and a literature review. Case  Rep Surg. 2013;2013:106831.
  • Arya SV, Das A, Singh S, Kalwaniya DS, Sharma A, Thukral BB. Technical difficulties and their remedies in laparoscopic cholecystectomy in situs inversus totalis: A rare case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2013;4(8):727-30.

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