Contributions - Dr. Anil Bhan

Published one of the earliest reports on angiographic follow-up of OPCAB (Beating Heart CABG) from India. Accredited by Medtronics(U.S.A.).
(Annals of Thoracic Surgery.2000;vol.69(4): 1216-1221).
Published third report in the world literature on Radial artery angiographic follow up. (Annals
Thoracic Surgery.1999;67(6):1631-1636)
Performed total arterial revascularization on youngest patient in world literature. (J Thorac Cardiovascular Surgery 2005 April.)
Published the data on adenosine preconditioning of the Myocardium in patients with ventricular dysfunction undergoing myocardial revascularization.
(Eur. J of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2001;19(1):41-6.)
Used for the first time Harmonic scalpel for the harvest of Radial and Internal mammary Artery conduits in India. (Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. March, 7;(2001))
Performed the youngest bypass with coronary aneurysm repair in the World at age 20 months for Kawasaki Disease (Mentioned in LIMCA Book of Records)

Described a new - operative technique for repair of supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage. (Published in Annals of thoracic surgery- USA)
Described a new operative technique for coarctation of aortic with type - B aortic dissection(Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery USA)
Published one of the largest experience of arterial switch procedure for transposition of great arteries.
(Indian Heart Journal)
Described a new technique tor pulmonary artery banding. (Indian Heart Journal)
Did first extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in India.
Largest experience of Pediatric Ross procedure in India.
Did the youngest Ross procedure at forty-five days of life.
Did the youngest Bentall procedure in the world literature (at 1 and a half year of age)
Did for the first time in the world a combination of Ross Procedure with Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in a 13 year old girl.
Did the Arterial switch at 1500 gms of Weight (Smallest in India)
Did the youngest Double Switch(Arterial Switch and Senning) procedure(at 48 days of life).

The team specializes in treatment of patients with chronic pulmonary thrombosis (Pulmonary Thromboendartrectomy) with gratifying results.

Part of European Endocarditis Registery.
The team has an extensive experience in treating valve endocarditis and infected aortic aneurysms.

Developed first minimally invasive cardiac surgery programme in India.
Performed more than 400 procedures by this approach. Mainly in pediatric age group patients with ASDs/ VSDs/ Partial AV Canal.(Data Presented at ISMICS meeting in London - 2003)
Developed complete set of instruments for these procedures.

Part of team that performed the first successful heart transplant in India (1994) under the leadership of Professor P Venugopal.
Did the first successful Heart Transplant in Haryana at Medanta The Medicity Hospital under the leadership of Dr. Naresh Trehan
Did the first successful Heart transplant in Central India, at Medanta, The Medicity, Indore.
Performed successful mechanical circulatory support at Medanta The Medicity.

Designed and developed more than 50 instruments for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Thoracic and Thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms, mitral valve surgery and the beating heart Coronary Artery Bypass surgery.

Contributions of Dr. Anil Bhan to Cardiac Surgery