Overview

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery involves surgical procedures related to the heart, lungs, esophagus, and other organs in the chest cavity. The team provides high-quality care and performs hundreds of procedures each year, ranging from minimally invasive surgeries to complex open-heart surgeries. These also include advanced procedures such as Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), artificial heart implantation, and heart and lung transplants.

The Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Nepal Mediciti comprises the best cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons in the country, performing surgeries on adults, children, and infants. The team includes thoracic surgeons specializing in surgery on the lungs, esophagus, and other structures in the chest, as well as cardiac anesthetists, intensivists, perfusionists, cardiopulmonary physiotherapists, and nurses trained to care for patients with cardiovascular and lung diseases. The team is supported by adult and paediatric cardiologists, endocrinologists, nephrologists, neurologists, and experts from other medical fields, ensuring a multidisciplinary approach to expert patient care.

The surgeons at Nepal Mediciti are at the forefront of treating Cardiovascular and Cardiothoracic conditions, utilizing the latest innovations and techniques in heart surgery. These include minimally invasive heart surgery to treat or replace heart valves and treat defects, coronary artery bypass surgery, and surgery for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Over the years, they have mastered cardiac procedures, successfully addressing numerous congenital heart conditions and anomalies in infants, children, and adults. Our institution regularly performs complex heart surgeries, such as thoracic aortic and thoracoabdominal aortic surgeries, surgeries for infections in the heart valves, heart tumor surgeries, treatments for pulmonary hypertension, and ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation).

Further, we have ensured to continue our education and research programs where faculties have written articles and manuscripts on various heart diseases and are invited to present on different aspects of heart disease at various National and International conferences. We continue to develop collaborative care, where complex cases are discussed with specialists in the USA, Europe, and South and South East Asia to ensure the best possible practice. 

The practice at Nepal Mediciti in this Department of Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery can assure that you will be as comfortable as possible and be provided with the best possible care and everything to ensure a quick recovery and a successful follow-through.