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Senior Cardiothoracic Surgeon; Head, Adult Cardiothoracic surgery, Sakra World Hospital, Bangalore, India
Dr. Adil Sadiq has the distinction of probably being the only Cardiac surgeon in South India who is trained in Robotic Cardiac surgery. He is one of the very few surgeons in the country, who has extensive experience in minimally invasive cardiac surgery, including endoscopic approaches and is one of the very few surgeons performing Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) in this part of the country. He has considerable experience with Percutaneous Transcatheter Implantation of an Aortic Valve (valve replacement via the groin), being part of the team that had pioneered its clinical use. He has performed over 4500 Cardiac Surgeries, 1600 thoracic procedures and 65 Heart and Lung Transplants which speak volumes about his success in critical surgeries.
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Professional Experience
/ Bangalore, India
Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon & Head
Have taken over as head of the department, of a state-of-the art facility, the first joint venture between Toyota & Secom (Japan) and the Kirloskar group with a focus on Minimally invasive cardiac surgeries, complex aortic surgery, Pediatric cardiac surgery, redo cardiac surgeries and VATS.
/ Bangalore, India
Worked as the Senior Consultant on the department of cardiothoracic surgery, performing the entire spectrum of cardiac and thoracic operations, including Minimally invasive valvular surgery and CABG, Off-pump CABG, aortic surgery and pediatric cardiac surgery along with VATS.
/ Atlanta, GA
Chief Resident / Fellow - Dept. of Cardio- Thoracic Surgery
Had been appointed Chief resident, Cardio-thoracic surgery, Emory University, from July 2011 to March 2011. Full time surgical fellow concentrating on the operative management of the surgical patient, focusing on the acquisition of new surgical skills as well as the fine-tuning of existing skills. Have performed more than 650 cases over a three-year period as primary surgeon.
/ Atlanta, USA
Chief Resident- Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
Have performed all surgical procedures as primary surgeon during this fourmonth tenure, including CABGs, Valve surgery and Aortic surgery. Duties included day-to-day management of the ICU, surgical clinics, operative schedule, relegation of tasks to other team members, and participation in audit.
Higher Education
/ Atlanta, USA
Fellowship: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
American Graduate Medical Education accredited three-year specialized training in cardiothoracic surgery with Emory university, a pioneer not only in Off-pump CABGs, but also in transcatheter Aortic valve replacements, Robotic CABGs, and a leader in complex redo-aortic surgery, and surgery for heart failure.
/ Atlanta, USA
Fellowship: Pediatric Congenital Cardiac Surgery
I have successfully completed a six-month fellowship with the Children’s Hospital, Atlanta, rated as one of the top 5 pediatric heart surgical centers in the US for 5 consecutive years. The fellowship concentrated on complex surgical repairs, pediatric heart assist devices and transplantation.
/ Trivandrum, India
Magister Chirurgiae (MCh): Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
I have successfully completed a three year specialized residency & training in cardiothoracic & vascular surgery from the prestigious Sree Chitra Institute, an institute of National importance, under the Government of India; well known for engineering & developing India’s only commercially available prosthetic heart valve and membrane oxygenator.
/ Edinburgh, UK
Membership Of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) – Part 1
I have successfully completed section A & B (Part 1) of the MRCS(E)
Examination held by The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Awards & Achievement