Dr. NS Devananda

About Dr NS Devananda

Dr NS Devananda is one of the highly experienced medical professionals who specializes in the field of diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. He has experience of 29 years of practice in the field of cardiology and vascular surgery. The area of expertise of Dr NS Devananda is aortic aneurysm, complex valve surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, congenital heart problems, and heart transplant. 

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Educational Qualifications of Dr NS Devananda

Dr NS Devananda cardiologist is one of the best and highly knowledgeable cardiologists who is currently practicing in Manipal Hospital, HAL Airport Road. Here is an overview about the educational qualifications of Dr NS Devananda cardiologist.

• MBBS from Karnataka Medical College at Hubli in 1991

• MS in general surgery from Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College at Bombay in 1995

• Mch in cardiothoracic from Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology at Trivandrum in 1999

Membership of Dr NS Devananda 

Dr NS Devananda is an active member of many reputed associations of cardiologists. Here are all the memberships of Dr NS Devananda.

• Founding member of World Society of Pediatric and congenital heart surgery at Washington DC, USA
• Member of Indian Association of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
• Member of Karnataka Association of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
• Member of Pediatric Cardiac Society of India
• Member of Indian college of cardiology

Dr NS Devananda’s extensive membership in the prestigious Medical Association gives an idea about his dedication to healthcare excellence and experts in cardiology.

Awards and Achievements of Dr NS Devananda 

Dr NS Devananda is one of the reputed cardiologists with extensive experience and has many multiple awards and other achievements in his career. Here are the awards and achievements of Dr NS Devananda.

• The one and only surgeon who has performed complex open heart surgery on a 28-week-old baby whose weight is 900 grams.

• He was awarded as Rotary Centenary for vocational excellence

• He has performed over 8000 successful pediatric and adult surgery

• He has successfully transported a patient on ECMO by road for a distance of 450 km

• He has successfully removed a PNET tumor from the heart.

Treatments Offered by Dr NS Devananda 

Dr NS Devananda is a highly professional cardiologist who provides treatment in the field of cardiothoracic and vascular surgeries. Here are the treatments that are offered by Dr NS Devananda.

• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG): A surgical operation to enhance the flow of blood to the heart muscles by creating alternative channels apart from the blocked or narrowed coronary arteries.

• Valve Repair or Replacement: An operation done to correct damaged valves in the heart and restore their normal functionality.

• Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Surgical mechanism used to fix a dilated or weakened part of the aorta which is the largest blood vessel in the body so as to prevent it from bursting open or splitting.

• Arrhythmia Management: It involves controlling abnormal heart rates either through use of drugs, implantable machines like pacemakers plus defibrillators or carrying out catheter ablation operations.

• Heart Transplantation: The act of examining, caring for and then transferring a healthy heart from one person called donor into another who has reached an advanced stage of cardiac failure known as recipient. 

• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Heart surgeries conducted using complex surgical skills where small cuts are made on patients’ bodies hence leading such people recover faster after treatment and reducing later complications related with operations performed upon them. 

• Peripheral Vascular Surgery: These are medical procedures performed on blood vessels that are not close to the main organ for pumping blood(heart); examples include those found in arms, hands as well as legs.

Specialization of Dr NS Devananda 

Dr NS Devananda is specialized in cardio thoracic and vascular surgery which means he has focused medical career in diagnosis, treatment for conditions that affect the heart, lungs, and chest cavity. Here are the specializations of Dr NS Devananda.

• Cardiovascular surgery: This refers to a specialty in which surgical interventions are done on the heart, lungs, esophagus and other organs within the chest cavity. 

• Vascular surgery: It is a branch of medicine that focuses on surgical treatments for diseases affecting blood vessels including arteries and veins throughout the body.

• Chest surgery: This involves different types of operations performed within the thorax such as those on lung, esophagus, mediastinum or chest wall. 

• Heart transplant: These doctors specialize in evaluating patients’ eligibility for transplantation; managing pre- and post-operative care; performing surgeries if necessary (heart transplants involve replacing diseased hearts with healthy donor ones). 

• Minimally invasive cardiac surgery: Modern techniques allow surgeons to operate through small incisions which leads to shorter recovery period and fewer complications. 

• Peripheral vascular surgery: This field deals with problems caused by blockages or other abnormalities in blood vessels outside the heart like leg or arm arteries. 

Arrhythmia Management: Doctors who detect abnormal heartbeats using drugs, devices or catheters to burn tissue that is causing disturbance.