Dr. Anupam Das

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

• 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)

• 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

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”

• 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

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.