Dr. Sameer Diwale the HOD and a Senior Consultant Adult Cardiovascular & Thoracic surgeon, Department of CTVS, Continental Hospitals. He has successfully performed over 7000 heart surgeries. His expertise is beyond a regular cardiothoracic surgeon as he excels in doing beating heart, total arterial grafts for bypass surgery (CABG) that leads to patency of the grafts for 20+ years. This surgical skill is deemed to be rare in our country. Dr. Diwale operates on a large number of overseas patients and is held in high esteem amongst patients from the CIS (Central Asian) and south-central African countries. Dr. Diwale area of expertise are Adult cardiac surgeries like on and of pump coronary bypass surgery.
AREA OF INTERESTS
Use of ulnar approach for percutaneous interventions- more than 250 procedures performed Radial approach used in more than 500 coronary interventions Performed independently All complex Coronary interventions e.g. Primary PCI, CTO’s(Retrograde Approach Also), SVG graft interventions, Left main Interventions, Bifurcation Stenting etc. Performed Independently ASD Device closure,PDA Closure, RSOV closure, Alcohol Septal Ablation in HOCM, Peripheral Interventions (Iliac,Femoral Popliteal), Renal Stenting