Dr. Kumud Kumar Dhital

Dr. Kumud Kumar Dhital

Cardiac Surgeon

Senior Consultant

25+ years

Apollo Hospitals Greams Road Chennai

Chennai, India

Country: India

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About Doctor
  • Dr. Kumud Kumar Dhital is an internationally acclaimed Cardiothoracic, Heart and Lung Surgeon with more than 25 years of experience. 
  • He has performed more than 6,000 pediatric cardiac surgeries, including some of the most complex procedures, and is widely respected for his precision and compassionate approach.
  • He is globally recognized as the surgical pioneer of the first series of DCD (Donation after Circulatory Death) heart transplants, performed with his team at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
  • Dr. Dhital is a science graduate (BSc) with a research degree (PhD) from the University of London and obtained his medical degree (BMBCh) from the University of Oxford. 
  • His postgraduate qualifications include the FRCS in General Surgery and FRCS-CTh in Specialist Cardiothoracic Surgical training in the UK, as well as the FRACS from Australia.
  • Dr. Dhital is an active member of several leading international and national medical societies, including the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, the Transplantation Society, the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand, the Society for Heart Failure and Transplantation (India), and the Indian Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation.
Qualifications
  • BSc (Science) | University of London, UK
  • PhD (Research Degree) | University of London, UK
  • BMBCh (Medicine) | University of Oxford, UK
  • FRCS (General Surgery) | United Kingdom
  • FRCS (CTh – Cardiothoracic Surgery) | United Kingdom
  • FRACS (Cardiothoracic Surgery) | Australia
Work Experience of Dr. Kumud Kumar Dhital
  • Visiting Senior Cardiothoracic & Transplant Surgeon | Apollo Hospital, Seshadripuram, Bangalore, Karnataka | 2025
  • Program and Surgical Director, CTVS & Thoracic Transplantation – Heart & Lung Transplantation and MCS | Kauvery Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 2024
  • Program and Surgical Director, CTVS & Thoracic Transplantation | Marengo Asia Healthcare, Faridabad & Gurgaon, Haryana | 2023
  • Program and Surgical Director, CTVS & Thoracic Transplantation | SPARSH Hospitals, Bangalore, Karnataka | 2022
  • Program & Surgical Director, Heart & Lung Transplantation and MCS | Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana | 2021
  • Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery & Transplantation; Program Director – Alfred Heart & Lung | Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia | 2020
  • Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery & Transplantation | Monash University, Melbourne, Australia | 2020
  • Consultant Cardiothoracic & Transplant Surgeon (VMO) | St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia | 2018
  • Consultant Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon; Director of Lung Transplantation | Papworth Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK | 2009
  • Honorary Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon | Papworth Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK | 2006
  • Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon; Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh; Director of Cardio-Pulmonary Transplantation and Mechanical Assistance | IsMeTT – Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Therapies, Palermo, Sicily, Italy (affiliated with UPMC, USA) | 2005
  • Locum Consultant Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon | Papworth Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK | 2003
Specialties of Dr. Kumud Kumar Dhital
  • Heart & Lung Transplantation (including DCD heart transplantation pioneer)
  • Adult & Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Neonatal & Congenital Cardiac Surgery
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support (ECMO, VADs, Total Artificial Heart)
  • Pediatric & Adult Congenital Heart Surgery
  • Surgical Management of Heart Failure & Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology-Related Cardiac Surgery
  • Airway & Tracheal Surgery
  • Bloodless & Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
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