- Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty is one of the most renowned Cardiothoracic Surgeon in Bangalore.
- Dr. Shetty has been awarded ‘Padma Shri’, the fourth highest civilian award in India and ‘Padma Bhushan’, the third-highest civilian award by the Government of India for his contribution to healthcare.
- With an experience of over 34+ years, he has performed over 15,000 heart operations among which 5000 were performed on kids.
- Dr. Shetty has completed his MBBS & MS from the eminent Kasturba Medical College .Following which he did his FRCS from the West Midlands Cardio-Thoracic Rotation Program between Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry and East Birmingham Hospital.
- Dr. Shetty has performed Asia’s first dynamic cardiomyoplasty operation to strengthen the weak heart muscle using the chest wall muscle.
- He is one of the few surgeons in the world to use a microchip camera to perform a keyhole heart surgery.
- For the first time in India, he has used a left ventricular assist device to temporarily support a failing heart .
- Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty is counted amongst one of the most experienced doctors in the world in performing bypass-grafting operation on a beating heart.
- In 1990, he became the first surgeon in India to venture into Neonatal open heart surgery by performing the open-heart surgery on a 9-day-old baby.
- Dr. Shetty has won several awards for his contribution in both Medical Science and Public Welfare.
- Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty is the founder of multi-specialty hospital Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore and Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS) Kolkata.
- Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty has his expertise in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery
Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty
- Surgical Oncologist
- Director , MBBS, MS, 28 years of experience
- Delhi
Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty
- Surgical Oncologist
- Director , MBBS, MS, 28 years of experience
- Delhi
Profile (Overview)
Specialities
Specialization
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Paediatric Cardiac Surgery
- Cardiovascular Surgery
Work Experience of Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty
Education
- MBBS, Kasturba Medical College ,Mangalore
- MS, Kasturba Medical College ,Mangalore
- FRCS
Awards
- Padma Bhushan, 2012
- Padma Shri Award for Medicine in 2004.
- Karnataka Ratna Award in the year 2001
- Rajyotsava Award in the year 2002.
- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Memorial Award in for the year 2003.
- Ernst & Young-Entrepreneur of the Year in 2003.
- Dr. B.C. Roy Award for the year 2003.
- Schwab Foundation’s award in 2005
