Dr. Anandathirtha H. S
Senior and chief Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
MBBS, MS (General Surgery Residency), M. Ch. (Master Chirurgie Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery)

Dr. Anandathirtha H. S completed his cardiovascular and thoracic surgery residency (training) from Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, India from a university teaching hospital which is one of the busiest cardiothoracic centers in Northern India with an annual case load of 1800 cases. During my residency, I underwent training in cardiothoracic surgery and intensive care which covered wide spectrum of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Being a university teaching hospital, the cases included whole spectrum of adult cardiac surgery, pediatric cardiac surgery, aortovascular and thoracic surgery except transplants and complex neonatal cardiac surgery.

As an Associate consultant at Manipal Heart Institute, Manipal Hospital Bangalore, India Dr. Anandathirtha H. S underwent training and exposure to diagnosis, planning, operative and post-operative management of complex congenital cardiac surgeries like neonatal shunts, Fontan operation, Arterial switch operation, Double switch operation and Rastelli’s operation and homograft revisions and redo-operations. He was also involved in aortic surgeries and day to day management of homograft procurement and its cryo-banking. Dr. Anandathirtha H. S also had the opportunity to be an active member of the dedicated ECMO team involved in one of the few fully fledged ECMO programs in India in 2013 at Manipal Heart Institute, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, India involving both adult and pediatric cases when we were one of the few center providing ECMO retrieval and management for both adults and pediatrics patients in the country between 2012-2013.

In 2013 he joined Narayana Multi-specialty Hospital, Mysore (A unit of Narayana Health formerly Narayana Hrudayalaya) in 2013 and have been independently operating most of the routine surgeries across adult and pediatric cardiac (non-neonatal) and thoracic surgery. Apart from the routine surgeries, he was also involved in high risk surgeries like pericardiectomy, redo-valve surgeries, and some minimal access surgeries which include atrial septal defects, and valve replacements (through mini sternotomies and mini-thoracotomies) and some aortic surgery.

Dr. Anandathirtha H. S trained at Lancashire Cardiac Center, Blackpool, United Kingdom as an international fellow between October 2018 to June 2020 in various aspects of cardiac and thoracic surgery including minimal invasive surgery. He then did a transplant fellowship at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham and was trained in thoracic organ retrieval and transplantation including endomyocardial biopsy, right heart catheterization, immunosuppression and various aspects of short and long-term mechanical circulatory support.

Dr. Anandathirtha H. S took up a consultant post with Fortis Hospital at Dehradun and Noida between September 2021-October 2022 as a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon and then took up a consultant post at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad attached to medical school and was one of the surgeons setting up the department. He was selected for aortic fellowship at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK which he accepted and joined in June 2023. Dr. Anandathirtha H. S hold full registration with NHS Blood and transplant since 2021 for thoracic organ retrieval in the UK and have good experience in endomyocardial biopsy.

• Aortic-trans fellow: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK June 2023 – September 2024
• Senior Consultant CTVS Surgery, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad India October 2022 till March 2022
• Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Fortis Escorts Hospital, NoidaDehradun, India. Sept 2021 till October 2022.
• Cardiothoracic Transplant Fellow, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK June 2020- September 2021.
• Clinical Fellow, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, UK. November 2018 to June 2020.
• Consultant Narayana Multispecialty Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka India: Mar 2013 – Oct 2018.
• Associate Consultant Manipal Heart Institute, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, India: Feb 2012- Feb 2013.
• Registrar, Cardiothoracic Surgery, BGS Global hospitals, Bangalore, Karnataka, India: Oct 2011 – Jan 2013.
• Senior resident, Cardio-thoracic and Vascular surgery, Sawai Man Singh Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India: July 2008-July 2011.
• Resident, General Surgery, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka, India: May 2005- April 2008.
• Junior resident (Internship), Adichunchangiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellur, Karnataka, India: June 2003 to June 2004

• M.Ch (Master Chirurgie Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery) – Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery residency from July 2008- July 2011 at Sawai Man Singh Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India affiliated to Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Ranked among one of the top 10 medical colleges (schools) in India for M.B., B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) and residency trainings positions in India.
• Master of Surgery (General Surgery Residency) – General Surgery Residency, from May 2005- May 2008 at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Ranked successively as one among the top tenm edical colleges in India. Secured 3rd rank for the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India for the academic year 2008.
• M.B.B.S.,(Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)– Medical school from October 1998– June 2004(Five and half years) including one year of rotatory clinical internship at Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellur, Mandya, Karnataka, India affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

• Paediatric Peripheral Vascular Injuries – Modes, Presentations, Morbidity and Outcome. CTCON 2011, Mamalapuram, Chennai.
• Fibrinolytic therapy as first line therapy in Mitral prosthetic valve thrombosis. CTCON 2011, Mamalapuram, Chennai.

All the posts (Residency positions) from May 2005-2008 and 2008-2011 are recognized teaching posts wherein I have been responsible for classes, tutorials, clinics, practical coaching and lectures of under-graduate and post-graduate medical students and paramedical personnel.

• Tips and Tricks of Cardiac Transplant at Heart Failure Foundation Conclave on Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation held in July 2018
• Has been invited to be a Faculty 2019 Heart Failure conclave to be held at New Delhi in February 2019
• Society of Heart Failure and Transplant 2016
• Faculty IACTS – 2017
• Presentation on Mechanical Circulatory Support at KCSICON -2017 – Mechanical Circulatory Support
• Faculty and Chief Wet lab hands on workshop on LVAD and Cardiac transplant with International Faculty 2018 -HFF Conclave.
• Faculty / ACTS – Wet lab on Cardiac Transplant / LVADI
• Faculty HFF conclave 2021 – 2023 – Program Director Wet lab, conference

Life member, Indian association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS)

1. Secured Rank 3 for the State in the Master of Surgery exit examinations of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, 2008.
2. Awarded’ Prathiba Rathnakara’ for Carnatic Instrumental Music, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Cultural meet Moodbidri, 2002.