Best Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon in Hyderabad

Brief Profile

Dr. Tapan Kumar Dash is a highly skilled pediatric cardiac surgeon based in Hyderabad. He is the Clinical Director and Head of the Department for Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery with over 20 years of experience. Dr. Dash specializes in performing heart surgeries for children. His expertise and dedication have earned him a reputation as one of the best pediatric cardiac surgeons in Hyderabad, providing excellent care to young patients with heart conditions.

Field(s) of Expertise

• He actively conducts over 500 - 600 paediatric cardiac surgical procedures every year and has successfully performed over 7000 congenital heart surgeries on patients of all ages ranging from 1 day to 60 years and weighing between 700 grams and 87 kgs
• He is armed with extensive expertise in performing complex Paediatric and Congenital Heart Surgeries and procedures including: Norwood Operation Pulmonary Root Translocations Repair of Persistent Truncus Arteriosus without Conduit Redo Complex Heart Surgeries Heart Valve Repair Ross Procedure Jatene Switch Double Switch and more

Education

• MS - AIIMS, New Delhi (December 1999)
• Senior Resident (General Surgery) - AIIMS, New Delhi (Sept 2000 – Dec 2001)
• Senior Resident (Cardiac Surgery) - AIIMS, New Delhi (May 2001 - Nov 2001)
• Clinical attachment and Trainee in Vascular Surgery - Hillingdon Hospital, Middlesex, UK (Dec 2001 – July 2002)
• Tutor in Surgery - Nehru Homeopathic College, New Delhi (July 2002 – Oct 2004)
• Observer (Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery) St. Francis Medical Centre, Peoria, USA University of Illinois College of Medicine (Nov 2004 – Feb 2005)
• Senior Resident (Pediatric Cardiac Surgery) - Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi (Dec 2005 – April 2006)
• Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery - Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Centre, Wayne State University, Michigan, USA (Aug 2006 – Aug 2007)
• Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery - Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA (Aug 2007 – Aug 2008)

Languages Known

English, Hindi, Odia and Bengali

Past Positions

• Consultant Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon - CARE Institute of Medical Sciences,Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India (April 2009 – 2019)
• Director and Head of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery - Rainbow Children’s Heart Institute (April 2019 - 2021)