Dr. Shiv Kumar Choudhary

Dr. Shiv Kumar Choudhary is a highly distinguished Cardiac Surgeon with over 33 years of extensive experience. He currently serves as the Executive Director of Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgery at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla. He is a former Professor & Head of the Department of CTVS at AIIMS, New Delhi. With over 33 years in heart surgery, he is one of the most reputed aortic surgeons in the country. Maximum operations on the aorta are performed by him with excellent results. AIIMS was also established as a national center of excellence for aortic interventions by him. Therefore, his training and credentials are truly world-class.

He specializes in all aspects of adult cardiac surgery. Valve repairs, complex valve procedures, and minimally invasive valve procedures are his key specialties. Re-do operations, total Arterial CABG, Re-do CABG, and Poor-LV CABG are also performed by him. Additionally, MICS-CABG, pulmonary thromboendarterectomy, and HOCM surgery are part of his expertise. Heart failure surgery including heart transplant and VAD is also part of his practice. Moreover, surgery for endocarditis, TAVI Explant, and surgery for MAC are also performed by him. He has performed more than 30,000 operations on the heart. He has published 470+ research papers in various reputed national and international journals. Additionally, he has delivered 452 educational lectures and trained hundreds of cardiac surgeons. Consequently, he is a globally recognized and trusted name in cardiac surgery.