Profile Summary

Medical Qualification:

• MBBS
• MS (General Surgery)
• Diploma in Surgical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK
• Master of Chirurgiae in Cardio-Vascular & Thoracic Surgery (M.Ch.), Nair Hospital, Mumbai
• Fellowship in Cardio-Vascular Surgery and Advanced Heart Failure & Transplantation, University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital, Canada

Designation: Consultant, Cardio Vascular Surgery, Advanced Heart Failure Management, Transplant Surgery & Aortic Surgery

Years of experience: 9+ years

Areas of expertise:

• Surgeries for advanced heart failure
• Cardiac transplantation procedures
• Implantation & management of ventricular assist devices and artificial hearts
• Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) including off-pump and total arterial revascularization
• Repair & replacement of Aortic & Mitral valves
• Advanced Aortic surgery, including sppecialized techniques in aortic valve repair and valve-sparing operations (David's procedure), Adult Ross Procedure
• Surgical repair of Aortic dissections
• Bentall procedure
• Thoraco-abdominal Aortic repair
• Pulmonary endarterectomy
• Carotid endarterectomy
• Surgical repair of post-infaction ventricular septal defects (VSD)
• Atrial septal defect (ASD) and ventricular septal defect (VSD) repair
• Complex vascular surgeries

Introduction:

Dr. Amit Karad is a preeminent cardiac surgeon, possessing extensive acumen in Cardio-Vascular Surgery, Advanced Heart Failure Management, Transplant Surgery, and Advance Aortic Surgeries. Dr. Karad embarked on his initial training in cardiac surgery at Jaslok Hospital in 2010, under the mentorship of Mumbai's leading experts in the field. He subsequently completed his M.Ch. training at the illustrious Nair Hospital, Mumbai, where he attained 3rd place in the university rankings and served as an Assistant Professor.

Dr. Karad further honed his skills by securing an advanced fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant at the 3rd best hospital in the world, Toronto General Hospital, Canada, This fellowship is recognized as one of the most prestigious fellowships globally, Toronto General is renowned for its high volume of heart and lung transplants, as well as ventricular assist device procedures.

Under the tutelage of world-renowned surgeons such as Dr. Cusimano, Dr. Vivek Rao, Dr. Tirone David, Dr. Jennifer Chung, and Dr. Piroze Daverwala, Dr. Karad garnered extensive experience in performing heart transplants and ventricular assist device implantations. Notably, he was among the first to perform a beating heart bypass surgery concomitantly with a lung transplant at Toronto General.

Under Mentorship of Dr. Timon David and Dr. Jennifer Chung, Dr Karad encompassed advanced techniques in mitral valve repair and complex aortic surgeries, including David's procedure, the Ross procedure, and the Bentall procedure. His exceptional contributions were recognized with the Best Fellow of the Year award from Toronto General Hospital.

Till date Dr. Karad has successfully performed over 6000 open-heart surgeries.

His specialized interests encompass advanced heart failure and transplant surgeries, Total arterial and beating heart coronary artery bypass surgery, Mitral and Aortic valve repair, and Advanced Aortic surgeries. Dr. Karad continues to practice at Jaslok Hospital, where he leverages his extensive knowledge and expertise to deliver superlative cardiac care.

Awards & Publications:

Awards:

• Master of General Surgery (M.S.): Achieved the 1st rank in the University
• M.Ch. in Cardio-Vascular & Thoracic Surgery: Attained the 3rd rank in Maharashtra
• Dr. Luis Olivares Award of Excellence from Toronto General Hospital, Canada
• Imperia Awards 2021, supported by Ekata Manch, Mumbai
• Certificate of Appreciation for extraordinary contribution during COVID-19, awarded by Ahtessab in Association with raiz Shaikh, Member of Legislative Assembly, Government of Maharashtra, India

Publications:

• International Journal of Research and Review: "Predictors of Clinical Outcome after Mitral Valve Replacement”
• International Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Research: Original paper on "Effect of Chewing Gum on Bowel Motility in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgeries"