Dr. Bijoy G Rajbanshi
Principal Consultant & HoD
Dr. Bijoy G. Rajbanshi is one of Nepal's most accomplished cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons, with extensive national and international experience in advanced cardiac, aortic, and vascular surgery. As the Principal Consultant and Head of the Department of Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery at Nepal Mediciti, he has played a pivotal role in advancing modern cardiac surgical care in Nepal.
Dr. Rajbanshi completed his MBBS from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and pursued his MS in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery from BSM Medical University, Bangladesh. He further enhanced his surgical skills through a Clinical Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (USA), and an Advanced Clinical Fellowship in Adult Cardiac Surgery with specialization in Aortic and Endovascular Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut (USA). These prestigious fellowships provided advanced training in complex cardiac, aortic, and minimally invasive surgical procedures.
With over 7,000 successful heart surgeries, Dr. Rajbanshi has played a pioneering role in developing advanced cardiac surgery in Nepal. He is highly skilled in performing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) - both on and off pump, heart valve repair and replacement, mitral valve repair, and minimally invasive cardiac surgery. His expertise spans the treatment of aortic diseases in patients of all ages, including infants and children, performing complex aortic procedures involving deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and also endovascular procedures. He has also performed a series of surgeries in Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and surgeries involving infection of the heart valves.
Dr. Rajbanshi maintains an active commitment to medical education, research, and international collaboration. He has led and participated in numerous academic initiatives and professional exchange programs in partnership with leading cardiovascular centers worldwide, including Mayo Clinic and several institutions across Europe and Southeast Asia. He is a frequent speaker at national and international scientific meetings and has presented research at major global cardiovascular conferences. His academic contributions include publications in peer-reviewed international and national medical journals and chapters in cardiovascular surgery textbooks.
Dr. Rajbanshi holds key leadership positions in regional and international cardiovascular communities. He was the Past President of the Cardiac Society of Nepal, the country’s largest association of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. He has served as the Vice-President of the Asia Pacific Society of Cardiology. At present, he serves as a Council Member of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia (ATCSA) and a Steering Committee member of the South West Asia and Africa Chapter of Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (SWAAC ELSO).
Education
Area of Focus
- Adult Cardiac Surgeon
- Aortic and Endovascular Surgery
- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Language spoken
- ENGLISH
- NEPALI
- HINDI
- BENGALI
- Clinical Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery from Mayo Clinic and Foundation Rochester, Minnesota
- Clinical Fellowship in Adult Cardiac Surgery from Yale School of Medicine & Aortic Institute - Yale New Haven Hospital
- Clinical Observer at Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Special Clinical Interests
- Coronary artery disease
- Heart valve disorders
- Mitral valve repair
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Aortic aneurysms and aortic disease
- Endovascular and hybrid aortic procedures
- Vascular surgery
- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
- Complex and high-risk cardiac surgery
1. Lakhey PJ, Rajbanshi BG, Singh YP, Vaidya P, Khakurel MK. Splenic Abscess: an experience at TUTH. J Society of Surgeons of Nepal 1999;2:50-52
2. Rajbanshi BG, Rodrigues E, Lynch JJ, Gulati R, Sundt TM 3rd. Coronary artery spasm after Cryo Maze III procedure. Ann Thorac Surg.2011;92(5):1884-7
3. Rajbanshi BG, Phillips SD, Burkhart HM. Minimally invasive surgical resection of right atrial aneurysm. J Am Coll Cardiol.2011;58(23):e41
4. Rajbanshi BG, Hughes JE, Desimone DC, Maleszewski JJ, Baddour LM, Dearani JA. Surgical excision of invasive aspergillosis of the right ventricle presenting as intractable ventricular arrhythmia and right ventricular mass. Mayo Clinic proceedings Mayo Clinic. 2012;87(9):926-8. Epub 2012/09/11.
5. Rajbanshi BG and Dearani JA. Minimally Invasive Surgical Correction of Scimitar Syndrome, 2013. Available at http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/videosection/videos/vg2013_rajbanshi_scimitar.html
6. Rajbanshi BG, Burkhart HM, Schaff HV, Daly RC, Phillips SD, Dearani JA. Surgical Strategies for Anomalous Origin of Coronary artery from Pulmonary artery in Adults. J Thorac Cavdiovasc Surg. 2014 Jul;148(1):220-4
7. Elefteriades JA, Rajbanshi BG. Surgical Management of an Aneurysm in the Aortic Arch and Thoracic Aorta. In:Rossingnol, Chang J, Grundy (eds). Encyclopedia of Life support Systems. EOLSS Publishers, 2013.
8. Rajbanshi BG, Suri RM, Nkomo VT, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Burkhart HM, Stulak JM, Joyce LD, Li Z, Schaff HV. Influence of mitral valve repair versus replacement on the development of late functional tricuspid regurgitation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Nov;148(5):1957-62. Epub 2014 Apr 23.
9. Ziganshin BA, Rajbanshi BG, Tranquili M, Fang H, Rizzo JA, Elefteriades JA. Straight Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest for Cerebral Protection During Aortic Arch Surgery: Safe and Effective. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Sep;148(3):888-98.
10. Rajakaruna C, Rodriguez GM, Rajbanshi BG, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Novel technique for delayed sternal closure: soft tissue approximation with substernal bridge. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.2014 Nov;148(5):2427-9.
11. Rajbanshi BG, Charilaou P, Ziganshin BA, RajakarunaC, Maryann T, Elefteriades JA. Management of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms. J Card Surg. 2015 Sep;30(9):701-6
12. Charilaou P, Ziganshin BA, Peterss S, Rajbanshi BG, Rajakaruna C, Zaza KU, Salloum MN, Mukherjee A, Tranquilli M, Rizzo JA, Elefteriades JA. Current Experience with Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: Validity of the Complication-Specific Approach in the present era. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Oct 27, Epub ahead of print.
13. Sharma P, Shakya U, Sayami G, Rajbanshi BG. Lipoblastoma: an unusual tumor of the left ventricle. Eur J Cardiothroac Surg. 2016 May;49(5)e147-8
14. Rajbanshi BG, Gautam NC, Pradhan S, Sharma A, Ghimire RK, Joyce LD. Complex Cervical Aortic Arch with Hypoplasia: A simple Solution to a Complex Problem. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jul;102(1):e27-29
15. Sharma A, Panthee N, Bajrachary SM, Rajbanshi BG, Koirala RR, Sharma J, Pokharel JN. Predictors of in-hospital mortality following mitral or double valve replacement for rheumatic heart disease. Nepalese Heart J 2016;13(2):25-27
16. Rajbanshi BG, Elefteriades JA. Management of Valvular Heart Disease – Surgical Perspective. In: Chang PF (eds), The Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases. EOLSS Publishers, 2017.
17. Acharya A, Koirala R, Rajbhandari N, Sharma J, Rajbanshi BG. Anterior Pericardiectomy for Post Infective Constrictive Pericarditis; intermediate term outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018;106(4):1178-1181
18. Rajbanshi BG, Joshi D, Pradhan S, Gautam NG, Timala R, Shakya U, Sharma A, Biswakarma G, Sharma J. Primary surgical repair of coarctation of the aorta in adolescents and adults: intermediate results and consequences of hypertension. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019;55(2):323-330.
19. Joshi D, Timala R, Pradhan S, Sharma J, Rajbanshi BG, Gautam N, Koirala R, Sharma A. Prevalence of Coronary Artery disease in Rheumatic patients undergoing valve surgeries in Nepal. J Cardiol Vasc Res. 2018;2(3):1-4
20. Sharma A, Sharma A, Acharya A, Aryal D, Rajbanshi BG, Bhattarai PR, Regmi A, Ghimire A. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in aluminum phosphide poisoning in Nepal: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2018;12(1):311
21. Rajbanshi BG, Rajbhandari N, Pradhan S, Karki A, Gyawali P, Lakhey M, Sharma D, Sharma A. Submitral Anuerysm: an unusual aneurysm of the left ventricle. Ann Thorac Surg.2019;108(1):e11-e13.
22. Rajbanshi BG, Acharya A, Neupane P, Gautam M, Sharma A, Kayastha B, Ghimira RK, Sharma R, Joshi LN. Double Aortic arch with coarctation of aorta in an Adolescent: Unraveling the vascular ring. Aorta.2020; 8(6):169 - 171
23. INCAPS COVID Investigators Group. International Impact of COVID-19 on the Diagnosis of Heart Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol.2021;77(2):173-185
24. INCAPS-COVID Investigators Group. Impact of COVID-19 on Cardiovascular Testing in the United States versus the rest of the world: The INCAPS-COVID Study. 2021.JACC Cardiovasc Imaging;10:S1936-878X
25. Jha DK, Lakhey S, Rana R, Rajbanshi BG, Acharya A, Rai P, Chitrakar N, Thakur J. Common Illiac artery and vein injury associated with Pelvic fracture. Nepal Ortho Assoc J. 2021;7(1):29-31
26. Follis F, Martucci G, Arcadipane A, Follis M, Rajbanshi B, Lorusso R. Resuscitation for moribund alpinists stranded at high altitudes: A stepwise approach including ECMO as a last resort strategy. Artif Organs. 2022 May 29
27. Prajapati D, Rajbanshi BG, Adhikari CM, Sharma D. Cardiac Society of Nepal (CSN)and World Heart Federation (WHF) Cardiovascular Diseases Scorecard Project. Nep H J. 2022;19(1):55-62.
28. Joshi D, Timala R, Pradhan S, Sharma J, Rajbanshi BG, Gautam N, Koirala R, Sharma A. Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease in Rheumatic Patients Undergoing Valve Surgeries in Nepal. Cardiol Vasc Res. 2018;2(3):1-4.
29. INCAPS-COVID Investigators Group. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiovascular Testing in Asia: The IAEA INCAPS-COVID Study. JACC Asia. 2021;1(2):187-199.
30. Rajbanshi BG, Pradhan S, Koirala B. Twenty-five years of Cardiac Surgery in Nepal: Trials, Tribulations and Triumph. Nepalese Heart Journal. 2022;1(2):1-3.
31. Sharma D, Prajapati D, Shakya U, Shrestha M, Shakya S, Gautam NC, Manandhar R, Sherpa K, KC MB, Regmi PR, Poudel CM, Adhikari CM, Gajurel RM, Rajbanshi BG. Consensus Statement of Cardiac Society of Nepal on Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Disease in Nepal. Nepalese Heart Journal. 2022;20(2):37-48.
32. Joshi D, Sharma A, Shrestha SK, Sharma R, Bhatta YKD, Rajbanshi BG. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting following COVID-19 Infection: Difficulties and Challenges. J Nepal Health Res Counc. 2022;20(2):555-557.
33. Rajbanshi BG, Panthee N, Joshi D, Pradhan S, Gauttam N, Timala R, Koirala R, Bhattarai A, Sapkota R, Sharma J, Tuladhar S, Karmacharya R, Jaiswal L, Shreshta U, Shrestha K, Koirala B. Review of current status of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery in Nepal: an analysis from collection of institution database. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2023. Online ahead of print. Doi:10.1177/02184923231175592
34. Amatya AG, Sharma A, Shrestha BK, et al., Rajbanshi BG. Patient Blood Management for Cardiovascular Surgery: Clinical Practice Consensus Statement. Nep H J. 2023;20(2):33-41.
35. Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Member Centers Group. Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry International Report 2022: 100,000 Survivors. ASAIO J. 2024;70(2):131-143
36. Harikrishnan S, Rath PC, Bang V, McDonagh T, Ogola E, Silva H, Rajbanshi BG, Pathirana A, Ng GA, Biga C, Luscher TG, Gaggubati R, Adivi S, Roy D, Banerjee PS, Das ML. Heart Failure, the global pandemic: A call to action consensus statement from the global presidential conclave at the platinum jubilee conference of cardiology society of India 2023. Indian Heart J. 2024.Epub
37. Saraf A, Hirachan A, Sharma RK, Rajbanshi BG. Unusual presentation of ruptured non coronary sinus of Valsalva with new onset heart failure. J Nepal Health Res Counc. 2024;22(2):457-460.
38. Khadka P, Rajbanshi BG, Hirachan A, Gautam M, KC Sangam, Sharma R, Neupane P, Baidhya S. Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy with Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis – A case Report of a commonly overlooked dual pathology. Nep H J. 2025;22(2):61-63.
39. Rajbanshi BG, Kayastha B, Biswakarma G, KC S, Khadka P, Joshi D, Shrestha ML, Mestres CA, Ghimire RK. Aortic Dimension in a South Asian Population: Establishing Normative Data and Implications for Clinical Practice. Aorta. 2025;(5-06):94-100.
40. Joshi D, Sharma A, Rajbanshi BG, Adhikari CM, Koirala R, Bhattarai A, Acharya A, Nepal B, Sharma L, Thapa S, Pradhann S, Aryal M, Jaiswal L, Yadav L. Khakurel P, Nepal R, Koirala P, Koirala B. Cardiac Society of Nepal Consensus Recommendation for INR Monitoring and Warfarin Management. Nep H J. 2026:23(1):3-8
41. Gautam NC, Joshi R, Joshi D, Thakur A, Jha V, Basnet N, PokhrelB, Poudel S, Dhakal P, Upreti G, Rajbanshi BG. Telephone Follow-Up after Cardiac Surgery: A Strategy to Reduce readmission and unnecessary Emergency Visits. Nep H J. 2026:23(1):9-11.
- Past President, Cardiac Society of Nepal
- Member, Cardiac Society of Nepal
- Member, Nepal Medical Association
- Member, Executive Committee for Global Outreach Program, CTSNet Organization, Chicago, United States of America
- General Secretary, Cardiac Society of Nepal; 2015 – 2019.
- President Elect, Cardiac Society of Nepal; 2019 – 2021
- Member, Asian Society of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery; April 2016 – till date.
- Vice President, American Nepal Medical Foundation, May 2017 – 2019
- Vice President, Executive Committee Member, Asia Pacific Society of Cardiology, 2017 – 2019
- Observer Council Member, Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, 2017 till date.
- Member, Society of Surgeons of Nepal.
- Member, Steering Committee South West Asia and Africa Chapter (SWAAC) Extracorporeal Life Support Organization 2024 – till date
