Dr. Bhaba Nanda Das

MBBS, MS (General Surgery), MCh (CTVS)

Chief Consultant & Head – Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery (CTVS)

37+ Years of Experience
Delhi NCR

Dr. Bhaba Nanda Das is an absolute colossus and a living legend in the global landscape of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. Graduating from the University of Gauhati, he completed his MS from PGIMER, Chandigarh, and his MCh in CTVS from the premier AIIMS, New Delhi. He was subsequently awarded prestigious World Health Organization (WHO) and Commonwealth Fellowships, which allowed him to refine his craft at elite international centers, including the Mayo Clinic (USA) and Boston Children’s Hospital. As the Chief Consultant at Indraprastha Apollo since 1994, Dr. Das is a visionary pioneer who forever transformed North India’s cardiac care by introducing advanced structural heart programs and beating-heart surgeries. Celebrated for his unrivaled volume of successful outcomes, Dr. Das pairs his unmatched technical authority with a profoundly empathetic, patient-first approach that has saved tens of thousands of lives across the globe.

  • Beating Heart Surgery (Off-Pump CABG): Pioneer in performing complex multi-vessel bypass surgeries on a beating heart, minimizing post-operative complications.
  • Valvular Reconstructions: Mastery in executing Double Valve Replacements (DVR), Mitral Valve Replacements, and complex valve-sparing repairs.
  • Aortic Aneurysm & Root Surgery: High-precision emergency and elective repairs of volatile thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms.
  • Congenital Intra-Cardiac Repairs: Correcting critical structural birth defects of the heart, including Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and complex tricuspid anomalies.
  • Successfully completed a monumental, historic milestone of performing over 20,000 independent, complex heart surgeries over his illustrious career.
  • Universally acclaimed for being a core member of the elite team that performed India’s very first successful Heart Transplant surgery.
  • Visionary builder who single-handedly founded and established premier cardiac surgery programs at the Sathya Sai Institute (Andhra Pradesh) and corporate networks across South Asia.

  • Conferred with the highly prestigious Vishisht Chikitsa Ratan Award by the Delhi Medical Association for exemplary and dedicated medical service.
  • Recipient of the celebrated Lifetime Achievement Award for global surgical excellence and his pioneering role in beating-heart surgery programs.
  • Served as a premier faculty member and Senior Consultant at AIIMS, New Delhi, for over a decade before taking the helm at Apollo.