Dr. Vijay Dikshit is one of India’s most experienced cardiothoracic surgeons with over four decades of surgical practice. He has performed more than 20,000 successful cardiac surgeries and is known for introducing beating heart surgery in India. Since 1995, he has been a senior consultant at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, where he is trusted for his expertise in complex and re-do cardiac procedures.

Educational Qualification

• MBBS, King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, 1973
• Master of Surgery (MS), King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, December 1977
• Magister Chirurgiae (MCh) Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, King George’s Medical College, Lucknow University, July 1980

Professional Experience:

• Residency in Cardio Vascular & Thoracic Surgery, G.M. Associated Hospital, Lucknow    
• A.M.O. Cardiac Surgery, Railway Hospital, Perambur (1981-1982)    
• Lecturer, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, K.G. Medical College, Lucknow (1982 - 1984)
• Consultant, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals, Madras (1984 - 1991)
• Senior Consultant & Coordinator, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad (1991 - Present)

Certifications

• Certified Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon under MCI (Medical Council of India)

Professional Memberships

• Medical Council of India (MCI)
• Cardiological Society of India (CSI)
• Society of Thoracic Surgeon (STS), USA
• European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS)
• Association of Thoracic and Cardio Vascular Surgeons of India (ATCVS)
• Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
• Indian College of Chest Physicians
• Asian Society of Cardio-Vascular Surgery

Fellowships

• Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore‍

Overseas work and training

• 1985 CARDIAC MEDICAID Fellowship in the USA for 3 months at
• Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesotta
• The Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Los Angeles
• Dr. Dudley Johnson’s Unit at Milwaukee
• 1988 Attended Pediatric Surgery Program at Royal Children Hospital, Melbourne, Australia with Dr. Roger B Mee, renowned authority on Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

• 1991 Special Training for Heart Transplantation at Abbots, North Western Hospital, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, USA for 4 weeks.

• 1996 Attended Official Training Workshop Program (LE CLUB MITRALE) for Mitral Valve Repair Surgery, conducted by Dr. Alen Carpentier in Florida, USA Dr. Alen Carpentier was a very senior Cardiac Surgeon from Paris, France and is a world authority for Mitral Valve Repair Surgery.

Publications

• The Senning Operation for Correction of Transposition of the Great Arteries. M.R. Girinath, Ganesh K. Mani, K.N. Reddy, R.K. Kalyan Sigh, Vijay Dikshit Indian Journal of Thoracic & Cardio Vascular Surgery 1982; 1:71 – 3

• Surgical Management of Aneurysm of the Ascending Aorta with Aortic Insufficiency Vijay Dikshit, Afroz Faruqi, D.K. Satsangi, J.S.N. Moorthy, M.R. Girinath Indian Journal of Thoracic & Cardio Vascular Surgery 1983; 2:39- 40

• Surgical Management of Partial Atrio Ventricular Canal Defects M.R. Girinath, Vijay Dikshit, K. Vardharajan, L.F. Sridhar. Proceedings of the World Conference on Open Heart Surgery, 1985, Bombay, India Chapter 17; 29 – 90

• Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Indian Patients M.R. Girinath, Vijay Dikshit, K. Subramanyam, K. Vardharajan. Proceedings of the World Conference on Open Heart Surgery, 1985, Bombay, India.

• Surgery For Coronary Artery Disease M.R. Girinath, Vijay Dikshit, Bakhtawar Murali Venkatraman South India Surgical Clinics, July 1988 Vol 3: 215 – 218 Co-author of a chapter in an API textbook of Medicine V edition Chapter Title – Surgical Aspects of Coronary Artery Disease Section: Cardiology edited by Dr. M.L. Bhatia

Rewards

• Received FIE National Award in 1994 from Dr. Manmohan Singh, Union Finance Minister for excellence in Medical Sciences, along with many other luminaries like Mr. Arun Shourie (Journalism), Mr. Ashok Kumar (Film actor), Mr. R.C. Bhargava (Maruti Udyog)

• Rama Krishna Mission honored for dedicated service to humanity.

• Facilitated by Medtronics Inc. USA for achieving 5000 Open Heart Surgeries in the year 2000.

• Facilitated by the Chairman, Apollo Group Padma hushan Dr. Pratap C. Reddy for excellent services and for being part of the team which performs 10,000 Open Heart Surgeries at Apollo Group. in the Year 2006

• Facilitated by the Chairman of Apollo Hospital, Mr. Chiranjeevi (Film actor) for completing 20,000 Heart Surgeries in the year 2016.