Best Ventricular septal defect pediatric cardiac surgeons: TOP 61 doctors

Professor Daniel Zimpfer is a cardiac and vascular surgeon with expertise in congenital heart diseases. He leads the Department of Surgery for Congenital Heart Diseases. Since 2012, he has also served as the medical director of the mechanical circulatory support program.

Dr. Zimpfer holds an MBA in Health from WU Vienna. He completed advanced surgical training at Harvard Medical School. He is a member of several national and international cardiovascular societies. He also serves on steering committees and reviews for leading journals in his field.

• Specializes in treating Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) with various methods.
• Expert in both surgical and catheter-based VSD closure procedures.
• Completed Pediatric Cardiology specialization at Siyami Ersek Hospital.
• Performs device closures, open-heart surgeries, and hybrid VSD treatments.
• Well-versed in international medical practices, trained in Turkey.
• Child Health and Diseases Specialist since 1999, with a focus on pediatric cardiology.
• Consults in English and Turkish for patients with congenital heart conditions.

Dr. Sandeep Attawar is famous cardiothoracic surgeon in India. Serves as the Director of the Cardiac Surgery&Thoracic Organ Transplant Program at Gleneagles Global Health City.

Specialty

Dr. Sandeep Attawar is a specialist in cardiothoracic surgery. He has participated in over 10,000 open and closed heart surgeries in adults and children.

His expertise also covers heart and lung transplant with a 85-90% success rate.

Work experience

• Since 2017 – Director & Chair of Cardiovascular Surgery, Thoracic Organ Transplantation & MCS Program at Global Hospital Chennai (Gleneagles Global Health City)
• 2013-2017 – Head of the Cardiac Surgery, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Heart Transplant Department at Fortis Gurgaon Memorial Research Institute
• 2012-2013 – Director of Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Organ Transplantation at Global Hospitals Group in Chennai
• 2010-2012 – Vice President and Director of Cardiac Sciences Center at Narayana Health in Jaipur
• 2005-2010 – Chief heart surgeon and Head of the Cardiosurgical Division at Apollo Dhaka
• 2003-2005 – Senior cardiac surgeon consultant at the Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Calcutta
• 2000-2002 – Cardiac surgeon at Cardiac AJ Hospital and Research Center in Mangalore, Manipal Heart Foundation in Bangalore, and Narayana Hrudayalaya in Bangalore.

Education

• The Medical Faculty Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology – Degree in general medicine, specialty in general surgery, specialty in cardiothoracic surgery.

Membership in organizations

• The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
• The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
• The Minimally Invasive Robotic Association
• The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
• Being Human Foundation.

Dr. Ismail Oral Hastaoglu graduated from Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine in 1998. He completed his specialization at Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center in 2005. He is a member of several professional organizations, including EACTS, ESVS, UVCD, the Phlebology Association, and TKDCD.

Dr. Hastaoglu specializes in coronary bypass surgery, heart valve surgery, congenital heart diseases, heart tumors, and aneurysm treatments. He also has experience in carotid artery operations, aortic aneurysm repair, peripheral artery disease management, and AV fistula procedures. He has made important contributions to cardiovascular surgery.

Dr. Krishna Iyer is one of India's front ranking paediatric cardiac surgeons, recognised for his clinical expertise and wide ranging involvement with cardiac care for children in India and other developing nations, Dr. Iyer initiated the first dedicated paediatric cardiac care program in Northern India , a pioneering initiative, at Escorts Heart Institute Research Centre( now Fortis-Escorts Heart Institute ) in 1995. Under his guidance this paediatric cardiac program has become the benchmark for cardiac care for children for India and its South East Asian neighbours. Dr. Iyer has operated on more than 10,000 babies, children and adults with congenital heart diseases comprising various procedures like arterial switch procedure, double switch operation TAPVC repairs, Fontan and Fontan type procedures, corrections for tetralogy of Fallot, DORV, Truncus etc. Senning operation, conduit repairs and wide range of one stage and multi-stage corrections for complex congenital heart diseases. He has done original work on rapid two-stage arterial switch procedure and performed the first successful rapid two stage arterial switch and double-switch operation in India. His current interests are perfecting complex neonatal cardiac surgery, cardiac surgery in malnourished infants and children, salvaging late presenters of congenital heart disease, and developing cost effective cardiac care for children in developing countries. After basic training, he joined the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at AIIMS and was Additional Professor at the time he moved to Escorts Heart Institute to set up its paediatric cardiac care division. He trained in paediatric and infant cardiac surgery under the guidance of the renowned paediatric cardiac surgeon Dr. R.B.B.Mee as Senior Fellow at the Department of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery at Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne in Australia in 1989. He is involved in many charities for underprivileged children, most notably the 'Gift of Life' program of Rotary International.

Cardiac Surgeon, Specialist in congenital heart disease treatment

• Dr. Fernando Villagra Blanco specializes in Ventricular septal defect treatment.
• Methods used: surgical repair, catheter procedures, and medication management.
• International practice in Spain and United States, enhancing VSD treatment expertise.
• Expert in cutting-edge surgical techniques for pediatric cardiovascular conditions.
• Academic excellence with Cum Laude doctoral thesis from Autonomous University of Madrid.
• Consults patients online for preliminary Ventricular septal defect assessments.
• Fluent in English and Spanish, facilitating clear communication with diverse patients.

• Dr. Felix Berger specializes in Ventricular septal defect treatment.
• Employs methods like catheterization, surgical repair, and medication management.
• International training from Germany and Switzerland enhances his expertise.
• Holds an MD from the University of Berlin and a Ph.D. from the University of Zurich.
• Member of several cardiac societies, including German and Swiss Pediatric Cardiology.
• Offers consultations for patients worldwide, leveraging online platforms when necessary.
• Converses fluently in German and English, ensuring clear communication.

Kürşat Fidancı is a medical doctor who graduated from GATA Faculty of Medicine in 1999. Between 2000 and 2002, he served as the Chief Physician of the Şırnak Çakırsöğüt Commando Brigade. He completed his residency in Pediatrics from 2002 to 2006 at Istanbul GATA Haydarpaşa Training and Research Hospital. He worked as a Pediatrician at Ankara Beytepe Military Hospital between 2006 and 2009. He completed his subspecialty training in Paediatric Cardiology at GATA Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Cardiology Department from 2010 to 2013. He became an Assistant Professor in 2014 and obtained the title of Associate Professor in April 2016. He worked as a faculty member in the Department of Pediatric Cardiology at GATA Faculty of Medicine between September 2014 and December 2021. As a pediatric cardiologist, Dr. Kürşat Fidancı has seen numerous patients and his medical interests include Fetal Echocardiography, Congenital Heart Diseases, Rheumatic Heart Diseases, Rhythm Disorders, and Athlete's Heart Health and Follow-up.

• Dr. Fernando Villagrá specializes in Ventricular septal defect (VSD) treatment.
• Treatments include surgical repair, catheter procedures, and medication management.
• Trained in cardiovascular surgery at Autonomous University of Madrid.
• International training in the US, England, France, and The Netherlands.
• Certified by the ECFMG for medical practice in the US.
• Member of prestigious societies like Societe Europeenne de Cardiologie.
• Consults patients online; speaks English and Spanish.