Doctor Profile
Dr. Surendra Nath Khanna Chairperson, Adult Cardiac Surgery & Heart - Lung Transplant
Cardio Thoracic
MBBS, MS, M.Ch, FICS (USA), FIACS, FAMS, FICC
Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon, India
34+ Year's
About Dr. Surendra Nath Khanna
- Dr. Surendra Nath Khanna is the Chairperson, Adult Cardiac Surgery & Heart – Lung Transplant at Artemis Hospital, Gurugram, India.
- He specializes in all types of adult cardiac surgical work. He has relentless quest to bring the best in cardiac surgery to India and within the reach of common man.
- He is a Graduate of King George’s Medical College, Lucknow. After completing his MS (Gen. Surgery) he was trained in cardiac surgery at King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai; Christian Medical College, Vellore.
- Thereafter he went abroad and was trained under Prof. Ottavio Alfieri, internationally known for his pioneering work in heart valve techniques. Dr. Surendra Nath Khanna has been practicing cardiac surgery since the last 34 years.
- He has carried out more than 21000 Cardiac surgeries. He has been working as cardiac surgeon at various prestigious hospitals which includes San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy, where he was trained under Prof. Ottavio Alfieri, internationally renowned for his pioneering techniques in valve repairs and valve surgery in severe left ventricular dysfunction. He has worked with Luminaries like Prof Stanley John.
Education and Training
- MBBS: King George’s Medical College, Lucknow (1986)
- MS (General Surgery): King George’s Medical College, Lucknow (1991)
- MCh (Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery): King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (1995)
- San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy (1998–1999)
- Training under Prof. Ottavio Alfieri, renowned for heart valve techniques
Awards & Achievements
Award for Excellence in Cardiology – World Congress on Clinical, Preventive, Geriatric Cardiology & Imaging (WCCPGCI), 2010
Significant contributions to cardiac surgery and cardiology in India
Performed over 21,000 cardiac surgeries, including complex procedures like beating-heart surgeries, valve replacements, and heart-lung transplants
Area of Expertise
- Adult cardiothoracic and vascular surgery
- Beating-heart surgery (off-pump coronary artery bypass)
- Mitral, aortic, and double valve repair/replacement
- Endovascular aneurysm repair
- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
- Heart-lung transplantation
Work Experience
- Artemis Hospital, Gurugram – Chairperson, Adult Cardiac Surgery & Heart-Lung Transplantation
- Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi – Director of Cardiovascular Surgery
- Max Heart Institute, New Delhi – Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon (2006–2010)
- Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi – Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon (1995–2006)
- Escorts Heart Centre, Kanpur – Chief Consultant Cardiac Surgeon (2004–2005)
- San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy – Trained under Prof. Ottavio Alfieri in advanced cardiac surgery
Professional Memberships
- Indian College of Cardiology
- International College of Surgeons, USA
- International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences
- Academy of Medicine, Singapore
- Fellow / Consultant at San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy