Dr. Suresh Rao

Dr. Suresh Rao has been involved in the development of Congenital Heart Surgery in India since 1988. He has contributed to its advancement by setting up two successful centres of national repute, first in Kochi and the at KDAH in Mumbai. Today, KDAH is the largest private congenital heart centre across Western India. The types, varieties and complexities of cases handled from neonates to adults , with a success rate matching international benchmarks makes the Children Heart Centre one of the foremost centres in this part of the world. Dr. Rao has been greatly instrumental in this journey by providing leadership, Surgical skills and developing a multidisciplinary team. He has been the National President of the Paediatric Cardiac Society of India & the Indian Association of CardioVascular Thoracic Surgeons. Dr. Rao has pioneered in India the practice of Modified Ultrafiltration after Congenital Heart Surgery.

Dr. Suresh Rao is one of the Senior most Paediatric and Congenital Heart Surgeons of India, with a special interest in Neonatal Cardiac Surgery. He has pioneered many techniques in congenital surgery corrections and cardiopulmonary bypass and has established two large Congenital Heart Centres of National repute. He has trained many Congenital Heart Surgeons who are heading units across India. Dr. Rao has trained in India, New Zealand, Australia and USA. Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon for 30 years. Have performed more than 12000 surgeries across all age groups and all forms of complexities. He set up the Children's Heart Centre at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in June 2009. The centre has performed more than 10,000 congenital heart procedures, more than 8000 corrective surgeries and 2000 cardiological interventions. All spectrum of complexity of congenital heart surgeries have been handled by the surgeons of Children Heart Centre.