Dr. Vidyadhar Lad
Consultant
30 years of experienceCardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons
MBBS, MS, FRCS, MCh, DNB, Fellowship
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Medical Centre, Mumbai
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Dr. Vidyadhar S. Lad is a well?recognized Cardiac Surgeon with more than 30 years of professional experience. He has performed over 13,000 surgical procedures, which include 8,000+ CABGs and 5,000+ other cardiac procedures such as valve replacement. His surgical practice focuses on procedures such as maze surgery, aortic aneurysm surgery, coronary bypass surgery, complex valve surgery, surgery for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, and surgery for cardiac tumors. He has a high success rate in performing heart valve replacement and repair surgeries, corrective surgery for complex aortic dissection cases, and redo heart operations. Dr. Vidyadhar also focuses on Minimal access surgery Surgery for chronic pulmonary thromboembolism Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Ventricular assist devices Heart transplant surgery His mortality rate for elective CABG and valve surgeries is 0.3%, significantly lower than international standards. Dr. Vidyadhar received his MBBS degree from Seth G.S. Medical Coll., Mumbai, in 1994 and his MS in General Surgery from Tata Memorial Hosp. in 1997. He earned FRCS from the Royal Coll. of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK, in 1998. Later, he obtained an MCh and DNB in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery from KEM Hosp. (Mumbai) and the National Board of Examinations (New Delhi), respectively. Dr. Vidyadhar has also done a fellowship in complex heart surgeries at the National Heart Center, Singapore. He went to Canada to further improve his cardiovascular surgery skills and received a fellowship in complex heart surgeries from Toronto General Hosp. and Ottawa Heart Hosp.. Dr. Vidyadhar has authored numerous high-impact journal publications and presented scientific publications at national and international conferences. He has delivered around 300 talks on heart disease and is actively involved in clinical research on various aspects of it. He is an active part of the Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, the Indian Association of Cardiovascular -Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS), and the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (ISMICS).Education
MBBS, KEM Hosp. & Seth G. S. Medical Coll., Univ. of Mumbai, 1994 MS (General Surgery), Tata Memorial Hosp., Univ. of Mumbai, 1997 Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS), Edinburgh. UK, 1998 MCh (Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery ), KEM Hosp. & Seth G. S. Medical Coll., Univ. of Mumbai, 2001 DNB (Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery ), National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, 2001 Fellowship in Complex Heart Surgeries National Heart Center, Singapore, 2005 Fellowship in Complex Heart Surgeries, Toronto General Hosp., 2008 Fellowship in Complex Heart Surgeries, Ottawa Heart Hosp., 2009Past Experience
Chief Surgeon & Program Director, Dr. L. H. Hiranandani Hosp., Powai, 2012 Consultant, Ottawa Heart Inst., Canada Consultant (Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery), National Heart Center, Singapore, 2005 Consultant (Lecturer) (Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery), K.E.M Hosp., MumbaiAssociations/Membership
Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons Indian Association of Cardiovascular -Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS) International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (ISMICS) Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (CTSNet)
Paper Published
Patwardhan A M, Lad V S, Pai V B. Esophageal injury during Radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: inherent safety of radiofrequency bipolar coagulation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 Sep, 124: 642-a-643-a. Patwardhan A M, Lad V S, N Kumar. Radiofrequency modified Maze procedure for chronic atrial fibrillation. Ind J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 Jul, 19: 136-140. Lad V S, Patwardhan A M. Maze III replication using radiofrequency micro bipolar coagulation. Heart Lung and Circulation 2004 Jun, 13: 139-144. Lad V S. Recurrence of atrial fibrillation and flutter after Atrial Compartment Operation: Modified atrial incisions and role of Amiodarone. Ann Thorac Surg 2005 Jan, 79: 389 Pai RK, Lad V S, Agarwal N, Khandeparkar J, Patwardhan A. Implications of valve prosthesis-patient mismatch in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement; who tolerates and who does not. Ind J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 Dec; 21: 256-61 Lad V S, Jain J, Patwardhan A M et al. Right atrial trans-septal approach for left atrial myxomas - 9 year professional experience. Heart Lung and Circulation 2006 Feb, 15: 38-43 Lad V S, Rao V, Badiwala M, Jackman J. Stem-cell therapy for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy.Indian Heart J 2007 Aug; Suppl B: B133-B142. Newcomb A, David TE, Lad VS, Bobiarski J, Armstrong S, Maganti M. Mitral valve repair for advanced myxomatous degeneration with emphasis on posterior displacement of the mitral annulus. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008 Dec; 136: 1503-9. Butany J, Vaideeswar P, Dixit V, Lad VS, Vegas A, David TE. Ascending aortic aneurysms in unicommissural aortic valve disease. Cardiovascular Pathology 2009 Jan; 18: 11-18 Lad V S, David TE, Vegas A. Mitral regurgitation due to myxomatous degeneration combined with bicuspid aortic valve disease due to prolapse of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve. Ann Thorac Surg 2009 Jan; 87: 79-82. Lad V S. Valve size does matter in the young. Ann Thorac Surg 2009 Jan; 87: 353-4. Lad V S, Badiwala M, Rao V, et al. Mechanical support with the ABIOMED BVS 5000: the Toronto General Hosp. professional experience. Can J Cardiol 2010 Nov; 26: 467-170 Lad V S, Newcomb A, Davis PJ, et al. Surgical techniques for the management of the ‘Difficult Mitral Annulus.’ Heart Lung and Circulation 2014 March; 23: 217-223 Vadi S, Lad V S, Kapoor D. Perioperative Implication of Sodium-glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor in a Patient Following Major Surgery. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021 Aug; 25(8):958-959. Lad V S . Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injury. Chapter 12. Yearbook of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery - 3; 2021.
Area of Expertise
- 24-Hour Holter Monitoring
- 64-Slice CT Angiography
- Ablation Therapy
- Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
- Aneurysm Surgery: Traditional Open Surgery
- Angiography