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Nov 17, 202410 min read

HEART FAILURE - A SURGEON'S PERSPECTIVE

The heart is located in the chest and is the only circulatory pump that distributes oxygenated blood to the tissue. It is a hollow...

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Oct 31, 20249 min read

AN ALTERNATIVE MAMMALIAN CIRCULATORY PATHWAY -- THE FONTAN CIRCULATION

The circulatory system and the spontaneity of the contractile tissue, especially the myocytes continue to intrigue us. The evolution of...

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Oct 5, 20246 min read

INTRAUTERINE FETAL SURGERY -- WHERE DO WE STAND

These pictures became viral in the net world in the '90s. Though these had a fair share of criticism, modern medicine saw the spread and...

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Sep 24, 20244 min read

CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION

The year 1994 is important for transplant surgeons in India as the first human heart transplant was done in Delhi and India claimed a...

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Sep 20, 20246 min read

EVOLUTION OF TOTAL IMPLANTABLE ARTIFICIAL HEART - II

The Jarvik-7 model has been the most popular device used so far for adequate circulatory maintenance in the absence of a heart. However,...

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Sep 20, 20247 min read

EVOLUTION OF TOTAL IMPLANTABLE ARTIFICIAL HEART - I

The concept of an implantable artificial heart that can drive circulation rhythmically and ensure the functioning of all other organs was...

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Jul 1, 20242 min read

SURGICAL NEEDLES

During training, needles are least talked about and most of us remain ignorant about the basic features and specific uses of the various...

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I retired as a Professor and Head of the Department of the Cardiothoracic and Vascular unit in SSKM & IPGME&R Hospitals, Kolkata, West Bengal. Currently, I am a honorary Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgeon at the Centenary Hospitals of KOPT, Kolkata and an independent consultant in Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgery. In my career, apart from standardizing coronary artery bypass surgery, I have experience in complex Cardiothoracic and Vascular cases as well as trauma, including tracheal repairs and reconstructions. Furthermore, as a senior consultant in the department, I initiated minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) using the general instruments and infrastructure that was available within the department. Another achievement during my tenure as HOD was initiating video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) as a sub-unit. I have been able to maintain more than one open heart case a day and, immediately before the COVID-19 situation, was doing more than 5 cardiothoracic cases every day in 4 operation theatres with a limited number of instruments and staff in a government set-up. To top it all, I have completed five heart transplants as a team leader with the same facilities without any early in-hospital mortalities (30 days).

At present, I am interested in starting a new unit of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery with a different setup and continue teaching new students.

In addition to attachment with IACTS, I am presently the secretary of the West Bengal Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons (ACTVSWB). I have been an Examiner for the post-doctoral MCh & DNB candidates and have been appointed as an expert for the appointment of post-doctoral Teachers and inspection of new units in other states of India.