Dr. Kajan Shrestha
Consultant
Dr. Kajan Raj Shrestha is a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Nepal Mediciti and an Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) at the Institute of Medicine (IOM), MCVTC. With a respected career in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, Dr. Shrestha is widely recognized for his clinical expertise and academic contributions in Nepal.
He completed his MBBS from Nepal Medical College, Kathmandu University in 2005, followed by an MS in General Surgery from B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) in 2010. He further specialized with an MCh in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery from MCVTC, IOM in 2013. To gain advanced surgical skills and international exposure, Dr. Shrestha completed a prestigious Fellowship in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery in Leipzig, Germany.
Dr. Shrestha actively participates in Nepal’s professional medical community. He currently holds the position of Treasurer of the Vascular Society of Nepal and is a committed member of both the Surgical Society of Nepal and the Cardiac Society of Nepal. His dedication to medical research and education is reflected in his role as a peer reviewer for several reputable journals, including the Journal of Surgical Society of Nepal, Nepal Health Research Journal, Journal of Surgical Case Reports, and International Journal of Surgical Case Reports.
With a steadfast commitment to excellence in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, Dr. Kajan Raj Shrestha continues to advance surgical standards while providing compassionate, evidence-based care to patients.
Education
Area of Focus
- Vascular and Endovascular surgery
- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Language spoken
- ENGLISH
- NEPALI
- NEWARI
Fellowship:
- Fellowship of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (FEVS), Leipzeg, Germany
Trainings:
- Attended 1 week observational training on how to train juniors and other faculty members in vascular anastomosis and repair at Siriraj hospital, Bangkok, Thailand on December 2014
- Training on RFA organized by Covidien, India at Hyderabad on February 2016
- Attended 1 week of observation at Leipzeig university hospital, Leipzeig, Germany on October 2016
- Attended 1 day workshop on Rotarex at Teaching Hospital Královské Vinohrady in Prague, Czech republic on October 2016
- Attended 1 month training on Aortic Surgery at Hannover Medical Hospital, Hannover, Germany from 1st February to 28th February 2019.
- Attended 2 day workshop on Manufacturing of Aortic Graft at Terumo Vascutek Company, Glasgow, Scotland, UK from 8th and 9th November 2019.
- Attended 2 day workshop by Lifetech international at Pune, India from 21st -22nd April, 2023.
Peer Reviewer- Journal of Surgical Society of Nepal
- Peer Reviewer- Nepal Health Research Journal
- Reviewer- Journal of Surgical case reports
- Reviewer- International Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Publications
- YB Roka, A Bajracharya, KR Shrestha, S Khaniya. Parietal Epidural Dermoid Mimicking a Scalp Abscess in an Infant: Case Report. Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society Vol 29, No 2 (2009) [DOI]
- YB Roka, KR Shrestha, A Bajracharya. Acute Epidural Hematoma after Evacuation of Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Case Report. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience 2009; 6(2): 65 -67
- VC Shakya, CS Agrawal, S Khaniya, G Paudel, KR Shrestha, S Adhikary. Transhepatic perforation of gallbladder: rare complication of common disease. J Surg Case Rep 2010 May 1; 2010 (3) 4. [PubMed/ DOI/ Fulltext]
- Mishra B, Koirala R, Tripathi N, Shrestha KR, Adhikary B, Shah S. Plastic surgery-myths and realities in developing countries: experience from eastern Nepal. Plast Surg Int. 2011;2011:870902. Epub 2011 Dec 8. [PubMed/ DOI/ Fulltext]
- Sapkota R, Sapkota S, Thapa B, Shrestha KR, Rajbhandari N, Shrestha UK. Management of Pseudoaneurysms in IV drug abusers. JIOM 2011; 33 (3) 7- 11.[ Fulltext]
- Koirala B, Shrestha KR, Thapa B, Sayami P. Migration of a piece of shrapnel: femoral vein to superior vena cava--azygous junction. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Sep;42(3):584-6. Epub 2012 Jul 2. [PubMed/ DOI/ Fulltext]
- Shrestha KR, Sapkota R, Rajbhandari N, Thapa B, Shrestha UK. Neurovascular injury in supracondylar fracture of Humerus. JIOM. 2012 Dec (3)34; 12-16. [DOI /Fulltext]
- Thapa B, Shrestha KR, Sapkota R, Sayami P. Lung cancer resection at Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center- where lies our problem? JSSN. 2013; 16 (1)5-9.
- Shrestha KR, Adhikary S, Koirala R, Amatya R. Frequency of Bile Bacteria in Gallstone Disease. JIOM 2014 April (36) 1; 34- 38
- Shrestha UK, Shrestha KR. Retrospective study on extracranial neck schwannomas in tertiary care hospital in Nepal. JIOM August 2014; 36:2; 87- 91.
- Khakurel P, Shrestha KR, Sapkota R, Shrestha UK. An Unusual case of Pulmonary Embolism. J Surg Case Rep Feb 2015 [PubMed/ DOI/ Fulltext]
- Shrestha KR, Pradhan B, Koirala B. A Prospective randomized Study of Goal Oriented Hemodynamic Therapy in Cardiac Surgical Patients. JIOM April 2015,37:1 44- 50
- Baral RK, Shrestha KR, Sapkota R, Shrestha UK. Popliteal artery in and around knee injury: An experience in Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre. JIOM April 2015,37:1 104- 107.
- KR Shrestha, BR Luitel, U Shrestha, UK Shrestha. Femoral Pseudoaneurysm rupturing into urinary bladder: A rare presentation. J Surg Case Rep 2015:4, 1-4 [PubMed/ DOI/ Fulltext]
- Chitrakar A, Shrestha KR, Shrestha UK. Middle aortic syndrome with renal artery stenosis. J Surg Case Rep Sep 2017. [PubMed/ DOI/ Fulltext]
- B Thapa, R Sapkota, KR Shrestha, P Sayami, G Sayami. Transbronchial needle aspiration cytology of endobronchial abnormalities: does it increase the positivity rates of bronchoscopy. J Path of Nepal 2014; 4 (7), 565-569. [DOI/ Fulltext]
- UK Shrestha, KR Shrestha, D Gurung, MR Upreti, A Gurung. Endovascular Treatment for Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injury: A Case Report. JIOM 2018 Aug; 42 (1) 117-9.
- KR Shrestha, D Gurung, UK Shrestha. Brachiobasilic fistula at Manmohan Center: A Retrospective Review. JIOM 2019 April; 41(1) 31-37.
- KR Shrestha. Early Post Operative Outcome and Complication of Arteriovenous Fistula Creation under Regional anaesthesia. JIOM 2019 December 41(3) 39-43.
- A Yadav, UK Shrestha, KR Shrestha, D Gurung. Thoracic aortic aneurysm causing aorto-esophageal fistula- our experience with rare disease. J Surg Case Rep June 2020, 7, 1-4.
- KP Bashyal, KR Shrestha. Vascular Surgery in COVID -19 period and beyond: Acknowledging the new normal. JLMC 2020; 8 (1) 2.
- KR Shrestha, D Gurung, UK Shrestha. Outcome of Cuffed Tunneled Dialysis Catheters for Hemodialysis patients in tertiary care hospital: A descriptive cross-sectional study. J Nepal Med Assoc 2020; 58 (226): 390-95.
- KR Shrestha, D Gurung, N Khanal, UK Shrestha. Femoral Pseudoaneurysm in IV Drug Abusers: Single Center Study Experience. J Nepal Health Res Counc 2020 Jul- Sep; 18 (48)3; 479-83. [PubMed/ DOI/ Fulltext]
- KP Bashyal, UK Shrestha, KR Shrestha, D Gurung, N Bhandari, P Kadel. Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury- Challenges of Open Repair. JSSN 2020 23 (1) 50-2.
- N Bhandari, UK Shrestha, KR Shrestha, D Gurung. Outcome of Extracranial Carotid Pseudoaneurysm Surgery: A Retrospective Study. JIOM 2020 Dec; 42(3) 67-70.
- PB Kadel, UK Shrestha, KR Shrestha, D Gurung. Outcome of Carotid Endarterectomy in a Tertiary Center of Nepal: A retrospective study. JIOM 2021 April 43 (1); 31-35.
- KP Bashyal, UK Shrestha, KR Shrestha, D Gurung. Approach and Outcome of Carotid Body Tumor at a Tertiary University Hospital: Retrospective Cohort. IJISRR 2021 Feb 03 (02) 888- 91.
- PB Kadel, UK Shrestha, KR Shrestha, D Gurung. Distal Arch Aneurysm: Hybrid TEVAR a Novel Approach. IJMRA Nov 2021, 04 (11) 1533-36.
- K Bhusal, PB Kadel, K Bhandari, S Aryal, N Gyawali, A Kushwaha, KR Shrestha, A Shrestha. Popliteal Artery Thrombosis as a Rare Complication of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH): A Case Report. IJSCR Sept 2021, 87.
- Vascular Society of Nepal- Treasurer
- Surgical society of Nepal- member
- Cardiac Society of Nepal- member
