Dr. Umesh Nareppa, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Specialist - Chennai, India

Dr. Umesh Nareppa graduated from the prestigious College in Bangalore and went on to complete his residency training in General Surgery (M.S) and Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (M.Ch) from a premier institute at Mumbai. He has done fellowships from Emory University, Atlanta (rated among the top 10 academic hospitals in the USA) and St.Luke's Episcopal Hospital/ Texas Heart Institute, Houston (which under the leadership of Dr. Denton Cooley has been at the forefront of cardiac care since 50 years). 

Extensively trained in:

• Total Arterial Offpump Coronary Revascularization, 
• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery,
• Robot-assisted and Hybrid Coronary Revascularization,
• Transcatheter Valve Replacement and Heart failure surgeries including Ventricular Assist Devices and Heart Transplantation.

Experience

• 13 years experience in Cardiac Surgery in India, Bahrain and USA.
• Worked with one of the most experienced cardiac team at a tertiary care center in Bangalore
• Served the Bahrain Defence Forces Hospital, Bahrain for 3 years.
• Adult Cardiac Surgery Fellow at Emory University hospital, Atlanta, USA, 2011-12
• Cardiovascular Surgery Fellow at St.Luke's Episcopal Hospital and Texas Heart Institute, Houston, USA, 2013
• Associate Professor and Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, at a medical college and Hospital in, Mysore, 2013-2015. Helped to setup the department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery.

Special Interests:

• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
• Hybrid Coronary Revascularization
• Heart Failure surgeries- VADs and Transplantation